About Jesús Tordesillas
Lived 1893 – 1973 (aged 80). Jesús Tordesillas was a Spanish actor.
Jesús Tordesillas Fernández (28 January 1893 – 24 March 1973) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 94 films between 1921 and 1973. He starred in the film Reckless which was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.
Selected filmography
Flor de España o La historia de un torero (1925) Currito of the Cross (1926) – Currito de la Cruz Madrid se divorcia (1935) The Strange Marchioness (1939) Marianela (1940) – Pablo's Father The Unloved Woman (1940) – Esteban The Queen's Flower Girl (1940) Pepe Conde (1941) – Don Gaspar Idilio en Mallorca (1943) Fever (1943) – L'avvocato Dora la espía (1943) The Nail (1944) – Presidente del Consejo Eugenia de Montijo (1944) – Próspero Mérimée Lola Montes (1944) – Luis I de Baviera A Shadow at the Window (1945) – Pedro Alar Espronceda (1945) – Miguel de los Santos Viento de siglos (1945) Su última noche (1945) – Narrador White Mission (1946) – Padre Urcola Leyenda de feria (1946) La mantilla de Beatriz (1946) – Calderón de la Barca El crimen de Pepe Conde (1946) – Marqués A New Play (1946) – Shakespeare Las inquietudes de Shanti Andía (1947) – Patricio Allen Serenata española (1947) – Robert Brighton The Captain's Ship (1947) – Don Antonio Lola Leaves for the Ports (1947) – Don Diego Leyenda de Navidad (1947) – William Scrooge Madness for Love (1948) – Don Filiberto de Vere Jalisco Sings in Seville (1949) – Don Manuel Vargas Neutrality (1949) – Spanischer Kapitän El sótano (1949) – Padre Ramón Tempest (1949) – Don Juan Fernández Pequeñeces... (1950) – Padre Cifuentes Woman to Woman (1950) – Antonio – Isabel's father Agustina of Aragon (1950) – Coronel Torres Reckless (1951) – Don Carlos Mendoza The Lioness of Castille (1951) – Don López The Seventh Page (1951) – Arrosti Dawn of America (1951) – Fray Juan Pérez Doña Francisquita (1952) – Don Matías Jeromin (1953) – Carlos V El indiano (1955) – Duque La lupa (1955) – Padre Miguel El piyayo (1956) – D. Carlos Afternoon of the Bulls (1956) – Luis Montes The Legion of Silence (1956) – Josef Dimentica il mio passato (1957) Spanish Affair (1957) – Sotelo La guerra empieza en Cuba (1957) – Marqués El andén (1957) – Don Javier The Warrior and the Slave Girl (1958) – Crisippo Where Are You Going, Alfonso XII? (1959) – Ceferino Venta de Vargas (1959) – French General Una Gran señora (1959) – Richard Chrysler S.O.S., abuelita (1959) Listen To My Song (1959) – Marqués de Alvar, abuelo de Joselito The Little Colonel (1960) – Don Esteban Un ángel tuvo la culpa (1960) – Falso Conde de Campoy Margarita se llama mi amor (1961) El pobre García (1961) Ella y los veteranos (1961) – Joaquín Aguirre Fray Escoba (1961) – Padre Prior Kill and Be Killed (1962) – Farmacéutico Teresa de Jesús (1962) Zorro the Avenger (1962) – Raimundo Mentirosa (1962) Shades of Zorro (1962) – Raimundo Magic Fountain (1963) – José Serrano Plaza de oriente (1963) Cristo negro (1963) – Padre Braulio The Sign of the Coyote (1963) – Don Cesar's Father Juicio contra un ángel (1964) Black Angel of the Mississippi (1964) – David Edwards Tintin and the Blue Oranges (1964) – Don Lope (uncredited) El señor de La Salle (1964) – Juez Per un pugno nell'occhio (1965) – Enterrador A Coffin for the Sheriff (1965) – Slim, the Old Man El proscrito del río Colorado (1965) – Cristobal Riaño Spies Strike Silently (1966) – Prof. Roland Bergson Acompáñame (1966) – Pantaleón Dos hombres van a morir (1968) – Mormon Leader (uncredited) A Stranger in Paso Bravo (1968) Hard Contract (1969) – Minor Role (uncredited) Los escondites (1969) El relicario (1970) ¿Es usted mi padre? (1971) The Horsemen (1971) – Little Governor (uncredited) In nome del padre, del figlio e della Colt (1971) – (uncredited) Delusions of Grandeur (1971) – (uncredited) The Guerrilla (1973) – Don Alonso La llamaban La Madrina (1973) Con la música a otra parte (1974) – Mr. Jazz
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Jesús Tordesillas?
actor (1893–1973)
When was Jesús Tordesillas born?
Jesús Tordesillas was born on 28 January 1893 in Madrid.
When did Jesús Tordesillas die?
Jesús Tordesillas died on 24 March 1973 in Madrid.
What was Jesús Tordesillas's occupation?
Jesús Tordesillas was an actor.
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Jesús Tordesillas was Spanish.
Sources & further reading
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