Félix Rotaeta
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Félix Rotaeta | |
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| Born | 1 April 1942 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 23 November 1994 (aged 52) Barcelona, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, novelist, screenwriter |
Félix Rotaeta (1 April 1942 – 23 November 1994) was a Spanish actor, director, novelist, and screenwriter.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Madrid, Rotaeta studied journalism and drama, and started his career on stage, writing and performing with the fringe theatre company Los Goliardos.[1][2] He worked intensively as a character actor, and directed two feature films, El placer de matar (1987), based on his novel Las pistolas and starring Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril, and Chatarra (1991), which was entered into the main competition at the 48th Venice International Film Festival.[1][2]
Death
[edit]In November 1994, while shooting an independent western film Rotoeta fell ill and died shortly after from septic shock and multiorgan failure, at the age of 52.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Fallece en Barcelona el actor, director y escritor Félix Rotaeta". El País (in Spanish). 23 November 1994. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ a b Torres, Augusto M. (2004). "Félix Rotaeta". Directores españoles malditos (in Spanish). Huerga Y Fierro Editores. pp. 306–8. ISBN 978-84-8374-480-2.
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Categories:
- 1944 births
- 1994 deaths
- 20th-century Spanish male actors
- 20th-century Spanish male writers
- 20th-century Spanish novelists
- 20th-century Spanish screenwriters
- Deaths from sepsis
- Film directors from Madrid
- Infectious disease deaths in Spain
- Fringe theatre
- Male actors from Madrid
- Spanish male film actors
- Spanish male screenwriters
- Spanish male stage actors
- Spanish male television actors
- Writers from Madrid