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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).