Álex Angulo

Acting

Álex Angulo

Born April 12, 1953 · Erandio, Vizcaya, Spain

Died July 20, 2014 · aged 61

Alejandro Angulo León (April 12, 1953–July 20, 2014) was a Spanish Basque actor who performed in over sixty films during his career, spanning more than thirty years.

Known For

Pan's LabyrinthPan's Labyrinth · 2006
Pan's Labyrinth
★ 7.82006
MovieFantasyDrama
In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom. To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy.
The Day of the BeastThe Day of the Beast · 1995
The Day of the Beast
★ 7.31995
MovieHorrorComedy
When a rogue priest discovers the exact date the Antichrist will be born, he enlists a Death Metal record store clerk and a cheesy TV psychic for an urban spree of gore, sacrilege and twisted humor to prevent the Apocalypse.
Live FleshLive Flesh · 1997
Live Flesh
★ 7.01997
MovieDramaRomance
When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his mind, his body... and his desire for vengeance on the man who put him there. After his release and still madly in love with her, Victor will stop at nothing to win her over even if means revenge, for Elena has married David, the cop who sent him to prison!
The BackwoodsThe Backwoods · 2006
The Backwoods
★ 5.42006
MovieHorrorThriller
An English couple's holiday in Spain is interrupted when they discover a girl imprisoned in a cabin.
Brain DrainBrain Drain · 2009
Brain Drain
★ 5.12009
MovieComedyRomance
Emilio, a shy, not too brilliant pupil at a humble local secondary school, has always harboured a secret love for Natalia, the cutest, brightest girl in the class. On the last day of the school year, when he finally decides to declare his love, Natalia is awarded a scholarship to study Medicine at Oxford. It would seem that all is lost for Emilio, but his drop-out school-pals are not ready to throw in the towel. After faking qualifications and scholarships, this band of brainless nuts land in Oxford, causing havoc in the normally peaceful campus existence.
Hidden AwayHidden Away · 2014
Hidden Away
★ 7.52014
MovieDramaRomance
At the age of 14 the world around you changes at a dizzying speed. But what if actually it's you that changing? What if these changes take you away from what up until now, has been your world? Ibrahim and Rafa are going to suffer these changes for themselves, experiencing first love in a way they never could have imagined. And having to keep it Hidden away.
Mutant ActionMutant Action · 1993
Mutant Action
★ 6.31993
MovieActionComedy
Waging war against all things glamorous and beautiful, crippled terrorists Acción Mutante plot a series of attacks on society's elite, and attempt the kidnapping of a wealthy socialite at her elaborate wedding reception.
Zip & Zap and the Marble GangZip & Zap and the Marble Gang · 2013
Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang
★ 5.92013
MovieAdventureComedy
Mischevious twins Zip and Zap are placed in Esperanza, a school where games are prohibited. There, they found the Club of Marble, a resistance to challenge authority. Thanks to intelligence, courage, and unwavering faith in friendship, Zip, Zap and the club will discover a mysterious secret hidden deep in the school and live the most exciting adventure of their lives.

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The Pedal Push CarThe Pedal Push Car · 2004
The Pedal Push Car
★ 6.72004
MovieComedy
During Holy Week of 59 in the tragicomic social landscape of Franco's Spain, takes place the sentimental chronicle of a nine years old boy: Pablito. Pablito wants the pedal car he sees in a shop near his home. His family -middle class with bad luck - silently suffers the pressure of the other part of the family- middle class with good luck and best influences. The desire of the car and the hope to get it encourage his parents to take the child, piggy bank in hand, through a strange journey to the colorful and surprisingly familiar world full of lies and blackmail. Pablito emotionally survives in that environment thanks to his ability to get from his imagination the answers that parents and teachers do not give him. And that way, Pablito will create his own happy ending.

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