Federico Luppi

Federico Luppi (February 23, 1936 – October 20, 2017) was an Argentine-Spanish film, TV, radio and theatre actor. He won numerous awards throughout his acting career, including a Concha de Plata at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Biography
Luppi worked mostly in Argentine cinema, but also worked in Chile, Mexico, Spain, and the United States. He acted in almost 100 films and 50 television series from the time of his debut in 1964. His first films were Pajarito Gómez and Psique y sexo in 1965. In 2004, he directed his first film, Pasos (Steps), made in Spain.
His English-language films (and his work with international directors) include John Sayles' Men with Guns and Los pasos perdidos, among others.
He was one of Guillermo del Toro's favorite actors, and they worked together in three of del Toro's films: Cronos, The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth.
Amongst other awards he received a Konex Merit Diploma for his acting in three editions of the Entertainment Konex awards (1981, 1991 and 2001). He was also nominated in 1996 for the Goya Awards as "Best Actor in a Leading Role" for Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead.
Luppi acquired Spanish citizenship in June 2003. He appeared in the film The 33 in 2015.
Selected filmography
Pajarito Gómez (1965)
Psique y Sexo (1965) (Manuel Antin con Fernanda Mistral)
Todo sol es amargo (1966)
El ABC del amor (1967) as Toto (segment "Noche terrible")
El Romance del Aniceto y la Francisca (1967, directed by Leonardo Favio) as Aniceto
El Derecho a la felicidad (1968)
Las Ruteras (1968) as Camionero
El Proyecto (1969, inedit)
Después del último tren (1969)
Pasión dominguera (1970)
Los herederos (1970) as Carlos
Mosaico (1970) as Marcelo
Paula contra la mitad más uno (1971) as Mike González
Crónica de una señora (1971)
La revolución (1973)
Las Venganzas de Beto Sánchez (1973) as Juanjo
La flor de la mafia (1974) as Luis Alterio
La Patagonia rebelde (1974, directed by Hector Olivera) as Jose Font, 'Facon Grande'
Triángulo de cuatro (1975)
Yo maté a Facundo (1975) as Santos Pérez
Una mujer (1975)
Juan que reía (1976) as Sr. Baiocco
Tiempo de revancha (1981, directed by Adolfo Aristarain) as Pedro Bengoa
Últimos días de la víctima (1982) as Raúl Mendizábal
Plata dulce (1982) as Carlos Bonifatti
El arreglo (1983) as Luis
No habrá más penas ni olvido (1983, directed by Hector Olivera) as Ignacio Fuentes
Pasajeros de una pesadilla (1984) as Bernardo Fogelman
Luna caliente (1985) as Braulio Tennembaum
Cocaine Wars (1985, directed by Hector Olivera) as Gonzalo Reyes
La vieja música (1985, directed by Mario Camus) as Martín Lobo
Les Longs Manteaux (1986) as Garcia
Sobredosis (1986)
Sostenido en La menor (1986)
Malayunta (1986) as Bernardo
Los líos de Susana (1986)
El año del conejo (1987) as Pepé Tinelli
The Stranger (1987, directed by Adolfo Aristarain) as Manager
La amiga (1988) as Pancho
Después del último tren (1989)
Isla se alquila por hora (1989)
I Don't Owe 100 Times (Cien veces no debo) (1990) as Millán
Flop (1990) as Grimlat
Guerriers et captives (1990) as Colonel Garay
Las tumbas (1991) as Espiga
Un lugar en el mundo (1992, directed by Adolfo Aristarain) as Domingo
Matar al abuelito (1993) as Don Mariano Aguero
Cronos (1993, directed by Guillermo del Toro) as Jesus Gris
Sin opción (1995)
Caballos salvajes (1995, directed by Marcelo Piñeyro) as Eusebio
La ley de la frontera (1995) as El Argentino
Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto (1995) as Eduardo
Extasis (1996) as Daniel
Sol de otoño (1996, directed by Eduardo Mignogna) as Raul Ferraro
Martín (Hache) (1997, directed by Adolfo Aristarain) as Martín
Bajo Bandera (1997, directed by Juan José Jusid) as Coronel Hellman
Men with Guns (1997) as Dr. Fuentes
Frontera Sur (1998) as Ciriaco Maidana
Lisboa (1999, directed by Antonio Hernández) as José Luis
Las huellas borradas (1999, directed by Enrique Gabriel Lipschutz) as Manuel Perea
Divertimento (2000) as Daniel Osantos
Rosarigasinos (2001) as Tito
El espinazo del diablo (2001, directed by Guillermo del Toro) as Dr. Casares
Los pasos perdidos (2001) as Bruno Leardi
El lugar donde estuvo el paraíso (2002) as Consul
El último tren (2002, directed by Diego Arsuaga) as Pepe
La balsa de piedra (2002) as Pedro
Lugares comunes (2002, directed by Adolfo Aristarain) as Fernando Robles
Machuca (2004, directed by Andrés Wood) as Roberto Ochagavía
Incautos (2004, directed by Miguel Bardem) as Federico
Pasos (2005) as Amigo de José
Elsa & Fred (2005) as Pablo
El viento (2005, directed by Eduardo Mignogna) as Frank Osorio
El buen destino (2005, directed by Leonor Benedetto) as Manuel
Pan's Labyrinth (2006, directed by Guillermo del Toro) as Rey
La distancia (2006) as Entrenador
Cara de queso (2006, directed by Ariel Winograd) as Sr. Guerchuni
La habitación de Fermat (2007, directed by Luis Piedrahita and Rodrigo Sopeña) as Fermat
El último justo (2007, directed by Manuel Carballo) as El Hombre del Puzzle
La luna en botella (2007, directed by Grojo) as Rubén Cumplido
Ese beso (2008, Short, directed by Kamala López)
Que parezca un accidente (2008, directed by Gerardo Herrero) as Arturo
Cuestión de principios (2009, directed by Rodrigo Grande) as Adalberto Castilla
Verano amargo (2009, directed by Juan Carlos Desanzo)
Sin retorno (2010, directed by Miguel Cohan) as Víctor Marchetti
Phase 7 (2010, directed by Nicolás Goldbart) as Zanutto
Cuatro de copas (2011, directed by Pablo Yotich)
Acorralados (2012) as Antonio Funes
Puerta de Hierro, el exilio de Perón (2012) as Dr. Antonio Puigvert
The Corporation (2012) as Dalmaso
Cuatro de copas (2012)
Inevitable (2013)
El gurí (2015)
Magallanes (2016) as Coronel
Al final del túnel (2016) as Guttman
Siete semillas (2016) as Manuel
Nieve negra (2017, directed by Martín Hodara) as Sepia
Necronomicón (2018) as Dieter (final film role)
Awards (partial)
Wins
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival: Lifetime Achievement Award, 2003.
Havana Film Festival: Honorary Award, 2002.
Mar del Plata Film Festival: Best Actor, for: Rosarigasinos, 2001.
Huelva Latin American Film Festival: Prize of the City of Huelva, 2000.
Fantasporto: International Fantasy Film Award, Best Actor, for: Cronos, 1993.
Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Won six awards for best actor, a record unbroken up to this day.
References
External links
(in English)
Federico Luppi – Interview to Diagonal
1936 births
2017 deaths
Argentine male film actors
Argentine people of Italian descent
Actors from Buenos Aires Province
Naturalised citizens of Spain
Argentine emigrants to Spain
Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery