Eduardo Fajardo

Eduardo Martínez Fajardo (14 August 1924 – 4 July 2019) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 183 films, 75 plays and made 2,000 television appearances between 1947 and 2002.

Biography He was born in Meis, Pontevedra on 14 August 1924, and raised in Haro and Santander, where he studied Bachillerato. He began his career as a voice actor from 1942 to 1946, and in 1947 he made his film debut in Héroes del 95, directed by Raúl Alfonso. In the 1950s he moved to Mexico, and when he came back to Spain appeared in spaghetti westerns such as Gli eroi di Fort Worth (1965) by Martin Herbert, and Django (1966) by Sergio Corbucci.

In 2002, he founded Teatro sin barreras in Almeria, in order to help people with disabilities. He started the Almeria Walk of Fame, where he received a star in April 2012 due to his intervention in 7th Cavalry and Django.

Personal life and death Fajardo was married four times. In Mexico he married twice, once with the actress Carmelita González, with whom he had a daughter, Paloma del Rocío. His others children are José Antonio, Corazón, Lucero, Dusko, Alma and Eduardo.

Fajardo died while vacationing with five of his seven children in Mexico on 4 July 2019 at the age of 94.

Awards He was honoured by the Diputación de Pontevedra and had been named hijo predilecto del Concello de Meis. In January 2019 he was honoured by the Almería Western Museo del Cine.

Selected filmography

Héroes del 95 (1947) – Enrique de Mendoza Dulcinea (1947) – Ginés de la Hera La nao Capitana (1947) – Soldier (uncredited) Lady in Ermine (1947) – Don Luis Tristán The Princess of the Ursines (1947) – Capitán emisario Fuenteovejuna (1947) – Soldado 2 cuentos para 2 (1947) – Franklin Perry Don Quijote de la Mancha (1947) – Don Fernando Amanhã Como Hoje (1948) – Capitão Madness for Love (1948) – Marqués de Villena Mare Nostrum (1948) – Capitán The Captain from Loyola (1949) Currito de la Cruz (1949) – Man at bullring (uncredited) Noche de Reyes (1949) Just Any Woman (1949) – Ricardo The Duchess of Benameji (1949) – Carlos, Marqués de Miraflores ¡El santuario no se rinde! (1949) – Teniente Ramos Paz (1949) – Voz en radio (voice, uncredited) El sótano (1949) – Juan Bell Tempest (1949) – Coronel Puig Moltó Tormented Soul (1950) Woman to Woman (1950) – Luis Agustina of Aragon (1950) – Luis Montana Tres ladrones en la casa (1950) – Felipe Reckless (1951) – Mario Santos The Lioness of Castille (1951) – Tovar Dawn of America (1951) – Gastón Cerca de la ciudad (1952) – Antonio Gloria Mairena (1952) – Paulino Céspedes The Curious Impertinent (1953) – Bocaccio Airport (1953) – Espectador (uncredited) La intrusa (1954) – Raúl Gómez de Fonseca Tehuantepec (1954) La engañadora (1955) Orgullo de mujer (1956) – Ramón Durán Tizoc (1957) – Arturo La ciudad de los niños (1957) – Señor Jaime Andrade Las últimas banderas (1957) Escuela de rateros (1958) – Eduardo, ladrón de joyas Macario (1960) – Virrey La Llorona (1960) – Don Nuño de Montes Claros Ánimas Trujano (1961) – El Español Los invisibles (1963) – Jewel Thief Las hijas del Zorro (1964) Canción del alma (1964) – Alejandro Las invencibles (1964) I due toreri (1965) – Ispettore N.B. Vengeance of the Vikings (1965) – Olaf Heroes of Fort Worth (1965) – Col. George Bonnet A Coffin for the Sheriff (1965) – Russell Murdock Ringo's Big Night (1966) – Joseph Finley La ciudad no es para mí (1966) – Dr. Agustín Valverde hijo Django (1966) – Major Jackson Agent 3S3: Massacre in the Sun (1966) – Professor Theodore Karleston Pas de panique (1966) – Lorenzaccio Missione apocalisse (1966) – Axel Ringo, the Mark of Vengeance (1966) – Tim Trap for Seven Spies (1966) – Colonnello Riteau El aventurero de Guaynas (1966) Master Stroke (1967) – Mr. Ferrington Argoman the Fantastic Superman (1967) – Shandra, butler Seven Pistols for a Massacre (1967) – Tilly Come rubare un quintale di diamanti in Russia (1967) – Gen. Poniatowski Il tempo degli avvoltoi (1967) – Don Jaime Mendoza Gentleman Killer (1967) – Colonel Fernando Ferreras Killer Adios (1968) – Sam Ringold Cover Girl (1968) – Maurice Behar Uno straniero a Paso Bravo (1968) – Acombar Los flamencos (1968) – Kuis Go for Broke (1968) – Paco Nuñez A Stroke of 1000 Millions (1968) – Teopulos Pistol for a Hundred Coffins (1968) – Chavel, Madman Uno a uno, sin piedad (1968) – Sheriff Lyman The Mercenary (1968) – Alfonso García No le busques tres pies... (1968) – Juan Tiempos de Chicago (1969) – Captain Harper Pagó cara su muerte (1969) – Trevor Bootleggers (1969) – Sir Louis Baymond El taxi de los conflictos (1969) – Comisario Diéguez Sharon vestida de rojo (1969) – Matthews Eagles Over London (1969) – German officer Cry Chicago (1969) – Dick O'Connor Cuatro noches de boda (1969) – Miguel Las nenas del mini-mini (1969) – Padre de Chalo Homicidios en Chicago (1969) – Arthur El perfil de Satanás (1969) – Staub El mesón del gitano (1970) – Jaime Os cinco Avisos de Satanás (1970) – Leonardo Shango (1970) – Maj. Droster Helena y Fernanda (1970) ¿Quién soy yo? (1970) – General Varclano Viva Cangaceiro (1970) – Governor Branco Il tuo dolce corpo da uccidere (1970) – Franz Adler Sabata the Killer (1970) – Mangosta Apocalypse Joe (1970) – Berg Compañeros (1970) – Mexican Colonel Trasplante de un cerebro (1970) – Clifton Reynolds La araucana (1971) – Virrey Lagasca Dead Men Ride (1971) – Redfield Il lungo giorno della violenza (1971) – Juan Cisneros 'Malpelo' Bad Man's River (1971) – General Duarte Delusions of Grandeur (1971) – Gen. Huerta Un Grand d'Espagne Long Live Your Death (1971) – Gen. Huerta The Two Faces of Fear (1972) – Luisi La mansión de la niebla (1972) – Mr. Tremont Sonny and Jed (1972) – Don García Moreno Knife of Ice (1972) – Marcos Fuenteovejuna (1972) Sting of the West (1972) – Grant What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution? (1972) – Herrero La redada (1973) – El Conde The Scarlet Letter (1973) The Killer with a Thousand Eyes (1973) – Costa No es bueno que el hombre esté solo (1973) – Don Alfonso Fuzzy the Hero (1973) – Cogan The Lonely Woman (1973) – Lawyer Ricco the Mean Machine (1973) – Cyrano Counselor at Crime (1973) – Calogero Vezza (uncredited) Yankee Dudler (1973) – Henry The Three Musketeers of the West (1973) – Horatio Maurice DeLuc Lisa and the Devil (1973) – Francis Lehar La hiena (1973) – Capitán Steven Una chica y un señor (1974) – Médico El último viaje (1974) – Comisario Mendoza ¿... Y el prójimo? (1974) – Vicente The Four Musketeers (1974) – General Siete chacales (1974) El último proceso en París (1974) – Mr. Dupont The Killer Must Kill Again (1975) – Inspector Evil Eye (1975) – Walter, the majordomo La cruz del diablo (1975) – Enrique Carrillo Lisa and the Devil (1975) – Francis Lehar (1975) – Dynamite Dick Convoy Buddies (1975) – Monsieur Le Renard Juego sucio en Panamá (1975) – Edward Las adolescentes (1975) – Ana's Father Docteur Justice (1975) – Dr. Alverio El socarrón (1975) Guapa, rica y... especial (1976) – Don Arístides La ragazza dalla pelle di corallo (1976) – Barrymore Storia di arcieri, pugni e occhi neri (1976) – Baron / Duke of Sherwood Lucecita (1976) Las marginadas (1977) – Don Fernando La llamada del sexo (1977) – Sr. Montero El despertar de los sentidos (1977) – Juan Espectro (Más allá del fin del mundo) (1978) – Profesor Antón del Valle Venus de fuego (1978) – Padre de Alberto Polvos mágicos (1979) – Leandro The Shark Hunter (1979) – Il capitano Gómez Tres mujeres de hoy (1980) – Rafael Nightmare City (1980) – Dr. Kramer El niño de su mamá (1980) – Enrique Buitres sobre la ciudad (1981) – Bonardis Asalto al casino (1981) – Director of Security El lago de las vírgenes (1982) – Sebastián Oasis of the Zombies (1982) – Colonel Kurt Meitzell La vida, el amor y la muerte (1982) Vatican Conspiracy (1982) – Rettore Pájaros de ciudad (1983) Hundra (1983) – Chieftain Exterminators of the Year 3000 (1983) – Senator Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold (1984) – Man-Who-Knows Café, coca y puro (1985) – Tío de Pablo Bangkok, cita con la muerte (1985) – Flanagan Mordiendo la vida (1986) – Don Ricardo Esto es un atraco (1987) – Ramón Fratello dello spazio (1988) – General Bradley