José Luis López Vázquez de la Torre (born March 11, 1922 in Madrid) is a Spanish actor.

Career

The actor originally worked in theater as a costume designer, a scenic designer , and as an assistant director to Pío Ballesteros and Enrique Herreros. In 1946, he switched over to film, with a small role in the movie María Fernanda la Jerezana. Originally starring in comic roles, he made the move to drama films in the 1960s, demonstrating his profund aptitude for acting.

To date, he has starred in more than 200 movies, filming several full-length films in a year. In 1971, he acted in a record 11 films. Although he usually appears in Spanish films, he has occasionally worked on international projects: in the UK film Travels With My Aunt from 1972, starring opposite Dame Maggie Smith. His best known role may be in the Emmy-winning film, La Cabina, which was made the same year with director Antonio Mercero. Vázquez has worked with Mercero on numerous other occasions, the most recent being their collaboration on a new project, a movie called ¿Y tú quién eres? (2006).

Personal life

Selected Films

• El pisito, 1959
• El cochecito, 1960
• Plácido, 1961
• Atraco a las tres, 1962
• La gran familia, 1962
• Amor a la española, 1967
• El bosque del lobo, 1970
• Mi querida señorita, 1971
• Travels with my aunt, 1972
• La prima Angélica, 1972
• La escopeta nacional, 1977
• Todos a la cárcel, 1993

Awards

Gold Medal of Arts

• 1985 - Gold Medal of Arts (Medalla de Oro de las Bellas Artes).

International Emmy Awards

• 1973 - Fiction for La Cabina

1972 Chicago Film Festival

• 1972 - Best Actor Award for Mi querida señorita

1971 Chicago Film Festival

• 1971 - Best Actor Award for El bosque del lobo