Ángel de Andrés

Ángel de Andrés Miquel was a Spanish theatre actor and director.

Background

In 1938, after the Spanish Civil War broke out, the young Andrés worked as an amateur street actor and then as a "galán cómico" in the Salvador Videgain theatre company. In 1940, he played roles in the Isbert, Infanta Isabel and María Guerrero theatre companies, among others.

Andrés began his own theatre company with Antonio Casal, which became very successful. It was there that Andrés met actress Chity Juárez. Andrés and Juárez married in 1959 and remained together for the rest of Andrés' life. They had two children.

From 1939 until the 1990s, Andrés had regular jobs in theatre, cinema and television. He used his full name as his stage name, however, the people who knew him always called him Angelito de Andrés (Angelito is the familiar form for Ángel).

During the 1940s, Andrés began acting in movies as an extra, but it was not until 1950 that he was first cast serious roles. Throughout his career, Andrés worked by then in Portugal and Mexico. In the 1950s as a presenter and actor in radio and cinema.

Andrés' best performances came after Francisco Franco's death in 1975. In the 1980s, Andrés starred in numerous comedy films, winning the affection as a humorist and also in the TV series Celia and Lorca la muerte de un poeta of Juan Antonio Bardem. In the 1988 he played the character of Zenón de Somodevilla in Josefina Molina film's Esquilache with Fernando Fernán Gómez and Concha Velasco.

After suffering a paralysis due to a thrombus in the 1990s, he retired from the theaters, but not from television screens. In the summer of 2006, Andrés died in his sleep from a heart attack.

Selected filmography

Fin de curso (1944, by Ignacio F. Iquino) - Gorito Turbante blanco (1944) - Duque Gregorio Paraíso sin Eva (1944) - Mariano Cabeza de hierro (1944) - Polilla Thirsty Land (1945) Leyenda de feria (1946) The Prodigal Woman (1946, by Rafael Gil) - Miguel Unknown Path (1946, by José Antonio Nieves Conde) - Peter Dulcinea (1947) - Diego Hernández The Faith (1947, by Rafael Gil) - Dueño casa huéspedes Don Quijote de la Mancha (1947, by Rafael Gil) - Primer Caballero (First Gentleman) (uncredited) Confidences (1948, by Jerónimo Mihura) - Luis The Sunless Street (1948) - José Mare Nostrum (1948) - Toni Pototo, Boliche y Compañía (1948) Jalisco Sings in Seville (1949, by Fernando de Fuentes) Currito de la Cruz (1949) - Empleado de la taberna 'La gallega' (uncredited) ¡Fuego! (1949, by Arthur Duarte) - Bombero Just Any Woman (1949) - Camionero ¡El santuario no se rinde! (1949) - Curro Un corazón en el ruedo (1950) - (uncredited) Hipólito, el de Santa (1950) Tres ladrones en la casa (1950) - Talia I Want to Marry You (1951) - Andrés Tercio de quites (1951, by Emilio Gómez Muriel) - Angelillo Fantasía española (1953, by Javier Setó) - Pepe Juzgado permanente (1954) - Carterista Historias de la radio (1955, by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia) - Ladrón Manolo guardia urbano (1956, by Rafael J. Salvia) - Felipe, el limpiabotas Un Abrigo a cuadros (1957, by Alfredo Hurtado) - Germán El Hincha (1958, by José María Elorrieta) - Nicolás, el hincha Pasa la tuna (1960, by José María Elorrieta) - Tomás González 091 Policía al habla (1960, by José María Forqué) - Manolo Las Estrellas (1962, by Miguel Lluch) - El Ciruqui You and Me Are Three (1962, by Rafael Gil) - Chófer La Pandilla de los once (1963, by Pedro Lazaga) - Dick 'EL Chuleta' La Batalla del domingo (1963, by Luis Marquina) - Pepe, el limpiabotas Tomy's Secret (1963, by Antonio del Amo) - Presentador del concurso El espontáneo (1964) - Situado Fin de semana. (1964, by Pedro Lazaga) - Fernando Dulcinea del Toboso (1964) Mi canción es para ti (1965, by Ramón Torrado) - Melitón Pérez Tumbao 'Tumbaito' Suena el clarín (1965) - Apoderado He's My Man! (1966, by Rafael Gil) - Portero Club Pinky El Padre Manolo (1966, by Ramón Torrado) - Roberto, el chófer Aquí mando yo (1967, by Rafael Romero Marchent) - Guardia urbano Another's Wife (1967, by Rafael Gil) - Taxista The Sailor with Golden Fists (1968, by Rafael Gil) - Héctor De Picos Pardos a la ciudad (1969, by Ignacio F. Iquino) - Pepe Relaciones casi públicas (1969) - Empresario teatral ¡Se armó el belén! (1969, by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia) - Comprador y decorador Con ella llegó el amor (1970, by Ramón Torrado) - Rafael Don Erre que erre (1970, by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia) La casa de los Martínez (1971) - Bombero Secuestro a la española (1972, by Mateo Cano) - Martín Casa Flora (1973, by Ramón Fernández) - Leoncio La llamaban La Madrina (1973) - Pardillo timado Me has hecho perder el juicio (1973) - Hombre en el metro El Reprimido (1974, by Mariano Ozores) - Pepe No quiero perder la honra (1975, by Eugenio Martín) - Camacho Bienvenido, Mister Krif (1975) El último tango en Madrid (1975) El mejor regalo (1975) - Taxista And in the Third Year, He Rose Again (1980) - Leoncio Brujas mágicas (1981, by Mariano Ozores hijo) - Don Lope Cristóbal Colón, de oficio... descubridor (1982, by Mariano Ozores hijo) - Fray Juan Pérez La canción de los niños (1982) - Andrés Una pequeña movida (1983) The Autonomines (1983, by Rafael Gil) - Telesforo Juana la loca... de vez en cuando (1983, by José Ramón Larraz) - Duque de Medina Sidonia El Cid cabreador (1983, by Angelino Fons) - Cardenal Libro Luces de bohemia (1985, by Miguel Ángel Díez) Esquilache (1989, by Josefina Molina) - Ensenada Tahiti's Girl (1990) - Senador Menéndez La forja de un rebelde (1990, TV Series, by Mario Camus) - José Celia (1993, TV Series, by José Luis Borau) - Don Restituto