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Eusebio Poncela

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Eusebio Poncela

Born September 15, 1947 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain59 films

Eusebio Poncela  (September 15, 1947 - August 27, 2025) was a Spanish actor.

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His debut on stage was with"Mariana Pineda".

In 1969 appears on screen for first time in "Fuenteovejuna", but his first notable role was the protagonist of the Spanish cult movie Arrebato (1979), directed by Iván Zulueta.

Another hit was TVE miniserie Los gozos y las sombras (1985). He was the protagonist of La ley del deseo by Pedro Almodóvar.

He came back to cinema with Martín (Hache), by Adolfo Aristarain. Another films: Tuno negro (2001) and Remake (2006); or Intacto, by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, with Max von Sydow.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Matador poster6.7Matador1986Intacto poster6.6Intacto2001Martin (Hache) poster7.5Martin (Hache)1997Rapture poster6.7Rapture1980The Valdemar Legacy poster5.9The Valdemar Legacy2010800 Bullets poster5.8800 Bullets2002Operation Ogre poster6.9Operation Ogre1979The Broken Crown poster6.6The Broken Crown2016

Filmography

59 films as actor
  1. TBAZumoEl hombre
  2. 2016The Broken CrownCardenal Cisneros
  3. 2013Bluu, Last Days Of Ibiza
  4. 2011Darling, I Am Going Out for Cigarettes and I Will Be Right BackInmortal
  5. 2010Tarancón, el quinto mandamientoCasimiro Morcillo
  6. 2010The Valdemar Legacy II: The Forbidden ShadowMaximilian
  7. 2010The Valdemar LegacyMaximilian
  8. 2009I Come with the RainVargas
  9. 2007Theresa: The Body of ChristFray Gaspar Daza
  10. 2006The BorgiaCardenal Giuliano della Rovere
  11. 2006Remake
  12. 2005HermanasLuis Morini
  13. 2004Eyes of CrystalDr. Civita
  14. 2002800 BulletsScott
  15. 2002Barbie Can Also Be SadKen
  16. 2001IntactoFederico
  17. 2001Black SerenadeDon Justo
  18. 2001SagitarioJaime
  19. 2001Private LivesHombre Madrid (voice)
  20. 2001Lost HorizonEl mago Tulan
  21. 2001La casa de Tourneur
  22. 1999La sombra de CaínEsteban
  23. 1998SleepwalkerAriel Kluge
  24. 1997Martin (Hache)Dante
  25. 1994A Shadow You Soon Will Be
  26. 1994La balada de Donna Helena
  27. 1993The Greek LabyrinthJacques
  28. 1992Dream KissFernando Delgado
  29. 1992El juego de los mensajes invisiblesJaime
  30. 1991The Dumbfounded KingConde La Peña Andrade
  31. 1991El invierno en LisboaFloro
  32. 1989ContinentalOtálora
  33. 1989Párpados
  34. 1988Winter DiaryLeón
  35. 1988El DoradoGuzmán
  36. 1987Law of DesirePablo Quintero
  37. 1986WertherWerther
  38. 1986Recién casadosPepe Carvalho
  39. 1986PigmaliónPepe Carvalho
  40. 1986MatadorCommissioner
  41. 1986La dama inacabadaPepe Carvalho
  42. 1986Young Sierra, peso plumaPepe Carvalho
  43. 1983The ArrangementCrisanto
  44. 1982ValentinaNarrador
  45. 1982Entre paréntesisSanti
  46. 1980Sus años doradosEl novio
  47. 1980RaptureJosé Sirgado
  48. 1979Operation OgreTxabi
  49. 1978Una historiaAntonio
  50. 1977Eugenia GrandetCharles Grandet
  51. 1977In MemoriamLuis Bosch
  52. 1976Death of the ScorpionLuis
  53. 1974Larga noche de julioPedro
  54. 1973The Killer Is One of ThirteenFrancis
  55. 1973Separación matrimonialMiguel
  56. 1972FuenteovejunaFrondoso
  57. 1972The Cannibal ManNéstor
  58. 1972A House Without BoundariesÓscar Fuentes
  59. 1971Cake of BloodThe Monster