José Manuel Martín
| José Manuel Martín | |
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| Born |
José Manuel Martín Pérez May 24, 1924 Casavieja, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Other names | J. Manuel Martin, Jose M. Martin, Jose Manuel Martin, José M. Martin, José Manuel Martí, J. Manuel Martín, J.M. Martín, Jose M. Martín, José M. Martín, Manuel Martín, J. Manuel Martín Pérez, J.M. Martín Pérez |
| Occupation |
Film and television actor Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1952–1989 |
José Manuel Martín Pérez (born May 24, 1924) is a retired Spanish film and television actor, radio broadcaster, and screenwriter. He was a popular character actor in Spanish cinema during the 1950s and 60s, best remembered for playing villainous henchmen, appearing in more than 100 film and television productions.
Born in Casavieja, Spain, Pérez studied at Madrid's Teatro Español Universitario and the Lope de Rueda, and began working for Radio Nacional de España in 1942, before making his feature film debut in César Fernández Ardavín's 1952 war drama La llamada de África starring Ali Beiba Uld Abidin, Yahadid Ben Ahmed Lehbib and Farachi Ben Emboiric.
Pérez is particularly noted for his work in the Spaghetti Western genre, alongside regulars such as Aldo Sambrell and Andrea Scotti, with supporting roles in Savage Guns (1961), Gunfighters of Casa Grande (1964), Minnesota Clay(1964), A Pistol for Ringo (1965), Seven Dollars on the Red (1966), Arizona Colt (1966), A Bullet for the General (1966), Blood River (1967), 100 Rifles (1969), and Cut-Throats Nine (1972). He also had memorable roles in EuroHorror films such as Sax Rohmer's The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969), The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff (1973), Count Dracula's Great Love (1974), and Curse of the Devil (1974).
Early life
José Manuel Martín Pérez was born on May 24, 1924 in Casavieja, Ávila, Castilla y León, Spain . He initially studied at the Teatro Español Universitario in Madrid with José Luis López Vázquez, María Jesús Valdés and Valeriano Andrés before obtaining a scholarship at the Lope de Rueda. It was there that he started working in professional theater under Alejandro Ulloa. Starting in 1942, he was also employed as a broadcaster for Radio Nacional de España. Pérez eventually received a bachelor degree in journalism.
Career
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At age 28, Pérez made his feature film debut in the war drama La llamada de África (1952), written and directed by César Fernández Ardavín, and starred Ali Beiba Uld Abidin, Yahadid Ben Ahmed Lehbib and Farachi Ben Emboiric. This was followed by minor roles in Ángel Vilches' adventure film A dos grados del ecuador (1953), the Luis Lucia comedy Aeropuerto (1953), and Rafael Gil's religious-themed historical dramas I Was a Parish Priest (1953) and Judas' Kiss (1954). He received his first supporting role, as Muñoz, in Gil's next film Murió hace quince años (1954) appearing alongside Rafael Rivelles, Francisco Rabal and Lyla Rocco. He made two other films with Gil, La otra vida del capitán Contreras (1955) and El canto del gallo (1955), as well part of the supporting cast in Javier Setó's dramas Duelo de pasiones (1956) and Ha pasado un hombre (1956), Pedro Luis Ramírez's comedy Los ladrones somos gente honrada (1956), and José María Ochoa's La mestiza (1956). He appeared in one more film for Rafael Gil that same year, Miracle of the White Suit (1956), and landed an important supporting roles in Spanish Affair (1957), co-directed by Don Siegel and Luis Marquina, Sergio Corbucci's Ángeles sin cielo (1957),[1] and Luis Buñuel's Viridiana (1961).[2][3] He also started working in television joining the cast of Diego Valor in 1958. Pérez continued on in supporting roles for number of other films then being shot in Almería and elsewhere.[4]
Spaghetti Westerns
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In the early-1960s, Eurowesterns, which would evolve into the popular Spaghetti Westerns, were being shot in Almería. Pérez was among a number of Spanish character actors to find fame in this new genre. His background playing villains made him ideal for being cast as a Mexican bandit or henchman. Pérez's prolific appearances made him was one of the most recognizable Spanish actors involved in the genre, rivaling those of fellow Spaghetti Western regulars such as Aldo Sambrell and Andrea Scotti, and is considered one of the best villains of the era.[5]
His first roles were in Savage Guns[6] and Gunfighters of Casa Grande (1964), one of the genre's earliest films, and continued working at its height with memorable performances in Bullets Don't Argue (1964),[6] Minnesota Clay(1964), A Pistol for Ringo (1965),[5][6] Seven Dollars on the Red (1966), Arizona Colt (1966), A Bullet for the General (1966),[5] Blood River (1967),[7][8] I Want Him Dead (1968), 100 Rifles (1969), A Bullet for Sandoval (1969),[2][9] and into the "twilight" Spaghetti Westerns Bastard, Go and Kill (1971), Amigo, Stay Away (1972), and Cut-Throats Nine (1972).[10] His last Italo-Western appearance, Amigo, Stay Away, was an uncredited role as a peddler.
In between Spaghetti Westerns, Pérez also had supporting roles in The Ceremony (1963),[2] Operation Atlantis (1965),[11] Fall of the Mohicans (1965),[12] Con el viento solano (1966), and Bewitched Love (1967).
Later career
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In the late-1960s and 70s, Pérez starred in Spanish horror films such as Sax Rohmer's The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969), The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff (1973), Count Dracula's Great Love (1974), and Curse of the Devil (1974). An author of numerous poems, he occasionally tried his hand at screenwriting. His first script was for Rafael Romero Marchent's The Student Connection (1974), co-written with Luciano Ercoli, José Luis Navarro, and Marchent.
Pérez went into semi-retirement in the late-1970s. He made several guest appearances on the popular action-adventure television series Curro Jiménez, starring Sancho Gracia, in 1977. Other notable performances included supporting roles in Alberto Vázquez Figueroa's Oro rojo (1978), Mariano Ozores' comedy western Al este del oeste (1984), Jaime Camino's Spanish Civil War film Dragón Rapide (1986), and the Peter Lilienthal sports film Der Radfahrer von San Cristóbal (1988). His last regular film was an uncredited role in Montoyas y Tarantos (1989) followed by a final appearance in the crime-drama film Amor propio (1994) directed by Mario Camus. He also wrote two more scripts during the decade: Ángel Martínez Astudillo short film El pisito (1996) and the comedy Maestros (2000), which he co-wrote with director Óscar del Caz.
In the early-2000s, Pérez made one-time guest appearances on television series Policías, en el corazón de la calle and Los Serrano. He also had a cameo on Dunia Ayaso and Félix Sabroso's dramady Descongélate! (2003), starring Pepón Nieto, Candela Peña and Loles León.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | La llamada de África | ||
| 1953 | A dos grados del ecuador | ||
| Aeropuerto | (uncredited) | ||
| I Was a Parish Priest | |||
| 1954 | Judas' Kiss | (as J.M. Martín Pérez) | |
| Murió hace quince años | Muñoz | (as J. Manuel Martín Pérez) | |
| 1955 | La otra vida del capitán Contreras | ||
| El canto del gallo | |||
| 1956 | Duelo de pasiones | ||
| Ha pasado un hombre | |||
| We Thieves Are Honourable | Antón, el mayordomo | ||
| La mestiza | |||
| Miracle of the White Suit | Jugador | ||
| 1957 | Spanish Affair | Fernando | |
| Ángeles sin cielo | Curro | ||
| 1958 | El aprendiz de malo | Socio de Bautista | |
| Die Sklavenkarawane | |||
| 1959 | Molokai, la isla maldita | (as José M. Martín) | |
| Luna de verano | |||
| Gayarre | Frascuelo | ||
| Two Men in Town | |||
| Leap to Fame | |||
| Life Around Us | |||
| Der Löwe von Babylon | Aftab | ||
| 1960 | Juicio final | ||
| Juanito | Carras | (as José M. Martin) | |
| La paz empieza nunca | |||
| 1961 | Conqueror of Maracaibo | ||
| At Five in the Afternoon | Secretario | ||
| Viridiana | Beggar | ||
| El hombre de la isla | |||
| Savage Guns | Sequra | ||
| 1962 | Mentirosa | ||
| Cupido contrabandista | Walter | ||
| 1963 | Cristo negro | ||
| The Castilian | |||
| Shéhérazade | (as J.M. Martín) | ||
| The Girl from La Mancha | |||
| Los Tarantos | Curro | (as J. Manuel Martín) | |
| The Ceremony | 2nd gendarme | ||
| 1964 | Rueda de sospechosos | ||
| Gunfighters of Casa Grande | Don Luis Ariola | (uncredited) | |
| Weeping for a Bandit | El Tuerto | ||
| Bullets Don't Argue | Ramon | ||
| Minnesota Clay | |||
| 1965 | A Pistol for Ringo | Pedro | |
| Man from Canyon City | Esteban | ||
| Operation Atlantis | Nailawi | ||
| Train d'enfer | |||
| Fall of the Mohicans | Cunning Fox | ||
| 1966 | Seven Dollars on the Red | El Gringo/Chulo | |
| Con el viento solano | Zafra | (as Manuel Martín) | |
| Per il gusto di uccidere | Rodrigo | ||
| Arizona Colt | Watch Henchman | ||
| Five for Revenge | Ramon | ||
| Gunfight at High Noon | Richard | ||
| He Who Shoots First | Ringo | (as José M. Martín) | |
| A Bullet for the General | Raimundo | ||
| 1967 | Bewitched Love | Lorenzo | |
| Operation Delilah | Joe | ||
| Blood River | Bud | ||
| Forty Degrees in the Shade | |||
| 1968 | Fifteen Scaffolds for the Killer | Benny | |
| Un treno per Durango | Peons Speaker | ||
| Four Dollars of Revenge | Manuel de Losa | ||
| Un minuto per pregare, un instante per morire | El Bailarin | (uncredited) | |
| I Want Him Dead | Jack Blood | ||
| Pride and Vengeance | Juan | (uncredited) | |
| Commando Attack | |||
| 1969 | El médico y el curandero | Short film | |
| Juan Pedro the Scyther | |||
| 100 Rifles | Sarita's Father | (as Jose Manuel Martin) | |
| Deadly Sanctuary | Victor | ||
| Sax Rohmer's The Castle of Fu Manchu | Omar Pashu | (as Jose Manuel Martin) | |
| The Forgotten Pistolero | Miguel | ||
| A Bullet for Sandoval | Guerico | ||
| Day After Tomorrow | |||
| 1970 | La larga agonía de los peces fuera del agua | Hombre de la pistola | |
| Fortunata and Jacinta | Fortunata's Uncle | ||
| Arizona | Moreno | ||
| No desearás al vecino del quinto | Taxista | (as Jose M. Martín) | |
| The Wind's Fierce | Visitante | ||
| 1971 | Bastard, Go and Kill | Cherokee | |
| El Cristo del Océano | Libio | ||
| Rum Runners | Un policier panaméen | (uncredited) | |
| Death Walks on High Heels | Smith | (as J. Manuel Martin) | |
| Hunt the Man Down | Mexican Soldier | ||
| 1972 | Amigo, Stay Away | Peddler | (uncredited) |
| Antony and Cleopatra | Guard | ||
| Cut-Throats Nine | John McFarlane | ||
| 1973 | The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff | Albert Mathews | |
| 1974 | El último viaje | Manolo | |
| Count Dracula's Great Love | (as Jose Manuel Martin) | ||
| Curse of the Devil | Bela | (as Jose M. Martin) | |
| 1976 | La espada negra | ||
| 1977 | Del amor y de la muerte | ||
| 1978 | Oro rojo | ||
| 1980 | Adiós, querida mamá | ||
| 1984 | Al este del oeste | (as Jose Manuel Martin) | |
| 1986 | Dragón Rapide | Oficial ayudante del General Franco | (as José Manuel Martí) |
| 1988 | El Lute II: mañana seré libre | ||
| Der Radfahrer von San Cristóbal | Camillo | ||
| The Brother from Space | |||
| 1989 | Montoyas y Tarantos | (uncredited) | |
| 1994 | Amor propio | Quico | |
| 2003 | Descongélate! |
- As a screenwriter
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Student Connection | Co-writer | (as José M. Martin) |
| 1996 | El pisito | Writer | Short film |
| 2000 | Maestros | Writer |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Diego Valor | Mekong | |
| 1965 | Estudio 1 | Casca | Episode: "Julio César" |
| 1974 | Los camioneros | Rogelio | Episode: "Seis toros y uno toreado" |
| 1977 | Curro Jiménez | Episode: "Carambola a tres bandas" Episode: "El secuestro" Episode: "Veinte mil onzas mejicanas" | |
| 1983 | La comedia | Episode: "El baile de los ladrones" | |
| 2000 | Policías, en el corazón de la calle | Episode: "Vivir se ha puesto al rojo vivo" | |
| 2004 | Los Serrano | Episode: "El fluido básico" |
References
- ↑ Sammons, Eddie. Shakespeare: A Hundred Years On Film. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2004. (pg. 125) ISBN 0-8108-4446-X
- 1 2 3 Krafsur, Richard P., ed. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1961-1970. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1976. (pg. 131, 161, 412, 439, 708, 847, 1180) ISBN 0-520-20970-2
- ↑ Schneider, Stephen Jay, ed. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. 5th ed. Happage, New York: Barron's Educational Series, 2008. (pg. 393) ISBN 0-7641-6151-2
- ↑ Masegosa, Lola Caparrós, Ignacio Fernández Mañas, and Juan Soler Vizcaíno. La producción cinematográfica en Almería, 1951-1975. Almena: Instituto de Estudios Almerienses, 1997. ISBN 84-8108-131-0
- 1 2 3 Hughes, Howard. Once Upon a Time in the Italian West: The Filmgoers' Guide to Spaghetti Westerns. London and New York: I.B. Tauris, 2006. ISBN 1-85043-896-X
- 1 2 3 Fridlund, Bert. The Spaghetti Western: A Thematic Analysis. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2006. (pg. 76) ISBN 0-7864-2507-5
- ↑ Pym, John, ed. The Time Out Film Guide. London: Penguin Books, 2002. (pg. 122) ISBN 0-14-029395-7
- ↑ Maltin, Leonard. Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 2004. New York: Signet, 2003. (pg. 538) ISBN 0-451-20940-0
- ↑ Kinnard, Roy. The Blue and the Gray on the Silver Screen: More than Eighty Years of Civil War Movies. Secaucus, New Jersey: Carol Publishing Group, 1996. (pg. 253) ISBN 1-55972-383-1
- ↑ Bruckner, Ulrich P., ed. Für ein paar Leichen mehr: der Italo-Western von seinen Anfängen bis heute. Berlin: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, 2002. ISBN 3-89602-416-7
- ↑ Parish, James and Michael Pitts. The Great Spy Pictures II. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow, 1986. (pg. 11) ISBN 0-8108-1913-9
- ↑ Weisser, Thomas. Spaghetti Westerns: The Good, The Bad, and The Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 1992. (pg. 187) ISBN 0-89950-688-7
Further reading
- Frayling, Christopher. Spaghetti Westerns: Cowboys and Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leone. 2nd ed. London and New York: I.B. Tauris, 1998. ISBN 1-86064-200-4
- Gasca, Luis. Un siglo de cine español. Barcelona: Planeta, 1998. ISBN 84-08-02309-8
External links
- Happy 85th Birthday José Manuel Martín
- José Manuel Martín at the Internet Movie Database
- José Manuel Martín at Rotten Tomatoes
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