Born the Marquis of Las Marisimas del Guadalquivir, Luis Escobar was among the very few Spanish aristocrats to involve himself in the entertainment industry. The versatile Escobar found success on both stage and screen as a writer, director, producer, and a performer, though he was most famed for his theatrical work, notably his 1949 production of José Zorrilla's Don Juan Tenorio, which featured costume and production designs by renowned surrealist Salvador Dali. As an actor, Escobar achieved his greatest fame playing nobleman Marquis of Leguineche in Luis Garcia Berlanga's trio of political satires, La Escopeta Nacional/National Shotgun (1978), Patrimonio Nacional/National Patrimony (1980), and Nacional III/National III (1982).
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Fuera de Juego
Actor |
1991 | |||
| 1990 | ||||
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Al Andalus
Actor |
1989 | |||
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La Gran Comedia
Actor |
1987 | |||
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Moros Y Cristianos
Actor |
1987 | |||
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Sufre Mamon
Actor |
1987 | |||
| 1986 | ||||
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Manuel Y Clemente
Actor |
1986 | |||
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Teo El Pelirrojo
Actor |
1986 | |||
| 1985 | ||||
| 1982 | ||||
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La Colmena
Actor |
1982 | |||
| 1982 | ||||
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Buscando a Perico
Actor |
1981 | |||
| 1981 | ||||
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Nacional 3
Actor |
1981 | |||
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Patrimonio Nacional
Actor |
1980 | |||
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La Sabina
Actor |
1979 | |||
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La Escopeta Nacional
Actor |
1978 | |||
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Luna de Miel
Screenwriter |
1959 | |||
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La Honradez de la Cerradura
Director, Screenwriter |
1950 |