# Alfredo Landa

Alfredo Landa Areta MML (3 March 1933 – 9 May 2013) was a Spanish actor.

## Biography

He was born in Pamplona, Navarre. He finished his pre-university studies in Donostia-San Sebastián. He then began university studies in law, where he began to work with university school groups. He left university to work in the theater.
After working as a dubbing actor for a short time in the 1950s, he debuted with his first considerable role in film in José María Forqué's Atraco a las tres in 1962.
When dictator Franco died in 1975, censorship began to disappear. This led to the growth of erotic comedies in Spanish cinema. Landa became the "sexually repressed" role of that trend, especially under directors Mariano Ozores and Pedro Lazaga. He even created his own trend, that some people called landismo.
Afterwards, Landa changed his image, taking much deeper roles, like his bandit in El Bosque animado.
Landa, along with Francisco Rabal, won the Best Actor award at 1984 Cannes Film Festival for his memorable performance in Los santos inocentes.
He is now widely recognized as a great dramatic actor.
After a career with more than one hundred and twenty movies, one dozen of television series, and several stage successes, with a great amount of Spanish and European awards, 74-year-old Landa announced his retirement at the X Festival de Cine de Málaga (10th Movie Festival of Málaga) while receiving a new award.
Landa died on May 9, 2013, following complications from Alzheimer's disease at the age of 80.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | Minor Role | Michael Anderson | Uncredited |
| 1958 | El puente de la paz | Jornalero burro | Rafael J. Salvia | Uncredited |
| 1962 | Atraco a las tres | | José María Forqué | |
| 1963 | El verdugo | Sacristán | Luis García Berlanga | |
| 1963 | The Fair of the Dove | Manolo | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | |
| 1963 | Se vive una sola vez | | Arturo González | |
| 1964 | Llegaron los marcianos | X4 | Franco Castellano and Pipolo | |
| 1964 | La niña de luto | Rafael Castroviejo | Manuel Summers | |
| 1964 | Casi un caballero | Gabriel Mostazo | José María Forqué | |
| 1965 | Television Stories | Antonio Parrondo y Carnicero, novio de Katy (2) | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | |
| 1965 | Whisky y vodka | Cosme | Fernando Palacios | |
| 1965 | Aragonese Nobility | Perico | Juan de Orduña | |
| 1966 | Ninette y un señor de Murcia | Armando Espinosa | Fernando Fernán Gómez | |
| 1966 | La ciudad no es para mí | Genaro | Pedro Lazaga | |
| 1966 | Nuevo en esta plaza | Marcial Flores 'El Verónicas' | Pedro Lazaga | |
| 1966 | El arte de no casarse | Alfonso de la Peña y Peña, abogado (1) / Alfredo, marqués (2) / Benito López (3) / Pascual, soldado (4) | Jorge Feliu and José María Font | |
| 1966 | Hoy como ayer | Felipe | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1966 | Las viudas | Valentín Martínez | José María Forqué | (segment "El Retrato de Regino") |
| 1966 | El arte de casarse | Dr. León Hernández / Antolín | Jorge Feliu and José María Font | (segment "Amor con amor se paga") / (segment "Pastoral") |
| 1967 | Amor a la española | Rafa | Fernando Merino | |
| 1967 | Los guardiamarinas | Ignacio Vidal | Pedro Lazaga | |
| 1967 | ¿Qué hacemos con los hijos? | Enrique | Pedro Lazaga | |
| 1967 | Las cicatrices | Tormento | Pedro Lazaga | |
| 1967 | Crónica de nueve meses | Alejandro | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1967 | De cuerpo presente | Joe | Antonio Eceiza | |
| 1967 | Las que tienen que servir | Antonio Ponce de León | José María Forqué | |
| 1967 | Novios 68 | Pepe García Moratillo, fontanero | Pedro Lazaga | |
| 1967 | Pero ¿en qué país vivimos? | Rodolfo Sicilia | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | |
| 1968 | Forty Degrees in the Shade | Máximo | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1968 | Un diablo bajo la almohada | Brocheros | José María Forqué | |
| 1968 | Los subdesarrollados | Timoteo Fonseca | Fernando Merino | |
| 1968 | Farewell to Marriage | Casimiro Rodríguez, el albañil | Juan de Orduña | |
| 1968 | No somos de piedra | Lucas Fernández | Manuel Summers | |
| 1968 | Los que tocan el piano | Venancio Torralba 'El Torralba' | Javier Aguirre | |
| 1968 | Tuset Street | Cheering Man in Audience | Luis Marquina | Uncredited |
| 1968 | La dinamita está servida | Bruno - El jeque árabe | Fernando Merino | |
| 1969 | Una vez al año ser hippy no hace daño | Ricardo | Javier Aguirre | |
| 1969 | ¿Por qué te engaña tu marido? | Eduardo | Manuel Summers | |
| 1969 | No disponible | | Pedro Mario Herrero | |
| 1969 | Cuatro noches de boda | Lorenzo Jiménez Albo | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1969 | Soltera y madre en la vida | Paco | Javier Aguirre | |
| 1969 | Las leandras | Casildo | Eugenio Martín | |
| 1970 | El alma se serena | Manolo Cortés | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | |
| 1970 | Cateto a babor | Miguel Cañete Moste | Ramón Fernández | |
| 1970 | No desearás al vecino del quinto | Antón Gutiérrez | Ramón Fernández | |
| 1971 | La decente | Comisario Miranda | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | |
| 1971 | Vente a Alemania, Pepe | Pepe | Pedro Lazaga | |
| 1971 | Préstame quince días | Galdino | Fernando Merino | |
| 1971 | El diablo cojuelo | Cleofás Pérez Zambullo | Ramón Fernández | |
| 1971 | Aunque la hormona se vista de seda | Bienvenido Garcés | Vicente Escrivá | |
| 1971 | Si estás muerto, ¿por qué bailas? | Inspector Murphy | Pedro Mario Herrero | |
| 1971 | No desearás la mujer del vecino | Pedro | Fernando Merino | |
| 1971 | Los días de Cabirio | Alfredo Velázquez | Fernando Merino | |
| 1971 | Simón, contamos contigo | Simón Giménez / Alquimista / Comerciante / Padre de Simón | Ramón Fernández | |
| 1972 | Vente a ligar al Oeste | Benito | Pedro Lazaga | |
| 1972 | No firmes más letras, cielo | Sabino Gurupe | Pedro Lazaga | |
| 1972 | Los novios de mi mujer | Emilio Antúnez | Ramón Fernández | |
| 1972 | Guapo heredero busca esposa | Fidel Frutos | Luis M. Delgado | |
| 1972 | París bien vale una moza | Juan | Pedro Lazaga | |
| 1973 | Pisito de solteras | Emilio Vallejo | Fernando Merino | |
| 1973 | Las estrellas están verdes | Luis Oñate | Pedro Lazaga | |
| 1973 | Manolo la nuit | Manolo Olmedillo | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1974 | Jenaro, el de los catorce | Jenaro Castrillo | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1974 | Un curita cañón | Padre Saturio | Luis M. Delgado | |
| 1974 | Dormir y ligar todo es empezar | Saturnino del Olmo | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1974 | El reprimido | Lucas Trigo | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1974 | Las obsesiones de Armando | Armando | Luis M. Delgado | |
| 1974 | Fin de semana al desnudo | Rodolfo | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1975 | Cuando el cuerno suena | José | Luis M. Delgado | |
| 1975 | Los pecados de una chica casi decente | Gino | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1975 | Solo ante el streaking | Ángel Perales | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | |
| 1976 | Celedonio y yo somos así | Daniel Martínez | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1976 | Esclava te doy | Alberto | Eugenio Martín | |
| 1976 | Mayordomo para todo | Germán | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1976 | Alcalde por elección | Federico Villalba / Ricardo Smith | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1977 | El puente | Juan | Juan Antonio Bardem | |
| 1977 | Tío ¿de verdad vienen de París? | Alberto | Mariano Ozores | |
| 1977 | Borrasca | | Miguel Ángel Rivas | |
| 1979 | Historia de S. | Sebastián | Francisco Lara Polop | |
| 1979 | Las verdes praderas | José Rebolledo | José Luis Garci | |
| 1979 | El rediezcubrimiento de México | Ceferino Díaz Fernández | Fernando Cortés | |
| 1979 | Paco el seguro | Paco | Didier Haudepin | |
| 1979 | Polvos mágicos | Arturo | José Ramón Larraz | |
| 1980 | 'Forja de amigos | Padre Velasco | Tito Davison | |
| 1980 | El alcalde y la política | Tomás Sierra | Luis M. Delgado | |
| 1980 | El canto de la cigarra | Aris | José María Forqué | |
| 1981 | El crack | Germán Areta | José Luis Garci | |
| 1981 | El poderoso influjo de la luna | Morán | Antonio del Real | |
| 1981 | Profesor eróticus | Profesor Mussy | Luis M. Delgado | |
| 1981 | Préstame a tu mujer | Blas | Jesús Yagüe | |
| 1982 | La próxima estación | José Luis | Antonio Mercero | |
| 1983 | Un Rolls para Hipólito | Hipólito Castañón | Juan Bosch | |
| 1983 | El crack II | Germán Areta | José Luis Garci | |
| 1983 | Las autonosuyas | Austrasigildo | Rafael Gil | |
| 1984 | Piernas cruzadas | Jeremías | Rafael Villaseñor | |
| 1984 | Los santos inocentes | Paco, El Bajo | Mario Camus | |
| 1984 | Una rosa al viento | José | Miguel Iglesias | |
| 1985 | La vaquilla | Brigada Castro | Luis García Berlanga | |
| 1985 | Los paraísos perdidos | Benito | Basilio Martín Patino | |
| 1986 | Bandera negra | Patxi | Pedro Olea | |
| 1986 | Tata mía | Teo | José Luis Borau | |
| 1987 | ¡Biba la banda! | Sargento Pérez | Ricardo Palacios | |
| 1987 | El pecador impecable | Honorio Sigüenza | Augusto Martínez Torres | |
| 1987 | El bosque animado | Malvís / Bandido Fendetestas | José Luis Cuerda | |
| 1988 | Sinatra | Sinatra | Francesc Betriu | |
| 1989 | El río que nos lleva | El Americano | Antonio del Real | |
| 1990 | Bazar Viena | | Amalio Cuevas | |
| 1991 | Marcelino, pan y vino | Frate Pappina | Luigi Comencini | |
| 1992 | Aquí, quién no corre, vuela | Teo | Ramón Fernández | |
| 1992 | La marrana | Bartolomé | José Luis Cuerda | |
| 1994 | Canción de cuna | Don José | José Luis Garci | |
| 1994 | Por fin solos | Arturo | Antonio del Real | |
| 1995 | El rey del río | Antón Costa | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón | |
| 1996 | Los Porretas | Segismundo Porretas | Carlos Suárez | |
| 2000 | El árbol del penitente | El Cura | José María Borrell | |
| 2000 | La isla del cangrejo (2000) | Narrator (Sam) | Txavi Basterretxea and Joxan Muñoz | Voice |
| 2002 | Historia de un beso | Blas Otamendi | José Luis Garci | |
| 2002 | El refugio del mal | Gasolinero | Félix Cábez | |
| 2003 | La luz prodigiosa | Joaquín | Miguel Hermoso | |
| 2003 | El oro de Moscú | Faustino Peláez | Jesús Bonilla | |
| 2004 | Tiovivo c. 1950 | Eusebio Cascajero y Esparza | José Luis Garci | |
| 2007 | El Arca de Noé | God | Juan Pablo Buscarini | Voice |
| 2007 | Luz de domingo | Joaco | José Luis Garci | (final film role) |

## Awards and nominations

In 2008 he received the Prince of Viana Prize from the Government of Navarre for promoting his homeland, but he also has received many film prizes throughout his career:
Cannes Film Festival
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
| 1984 | Best Actor Award | Los santos inocentes | Won |
Goya Awards
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
| 1987 | Best Leading Actor | El bosque animado | Won |
| 1988 | Best Leading Actor | Sinatra | Nominated |
| 1989 | Best Leading Actor | El río que nos lleva | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Leading Actor | La marrana | Won |
| 1994 | Best Leading Actor | Canción de cuna | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Leading Actor | La luz prodigiosa | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Leading Actor | Luz de domingo | Nominated |
| 2007 | Honorary Goya Award | Honorary Goya Award | Won |
Fotogramas de Plata
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
| 1984 | Best Film Actor | Los santos inocentes | Nominated |
| 1987 | Best Film Actor | ¡Biba la banda! El bosque animado El pecador impecable | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best TV Actor | El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best TV Actor | Lleno, por favor | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Film Actor | Luz de domingo | Nominated |
Spanish Actor's Guild
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
| 1992 | Best Film Leading Actor | La marrana | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best TV Leading Actor | Lleno, por favor | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Film Leading Actor | Luz de domingo | Won |
TP de Oro
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
| 1984 | Best actor | Ninette y un señor de Murcia | Won |
| 1986 | Best actor | Tristeza de amor | Won |
| 1993 | Best actor | Lleno, por favor | Won |
Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
| 1981 | Best actor | El crack | Won |
| 1994 | Best actor | Canción de cuna | Won |
| 2007 | Best actor | Luz de domingo | Won |

## Honours

* Gold Medal of Merit in Labour (Kingdom of Spain, 5 December 2008).