Julio de Diego

Julio de Diego (1900 – August 22, 1979) was a Spanish-born American visual artist. One of his best known paintings is "The Portentous City," a vertical view of Manhattan skyscrapers. Shortly thereafter, his art was exhibited for the first time in a show at a casino, where he sold his first painting. During this period, Diego also worked in a Madrid studio that produced scenery for opera productions. While still in his teens, Diego enlisted in the Spanish cavalry. Diego reported that he was wounded by an enemy saber during the Riff campaign. Shortly after his arrival, he is said to have gone to the observation deck of the Woolworth Building (then New York's tallest), and thrown all of his money off the roof, saying "I wanted to start from scratch." Together they traveled with the Royal American Shows where Gypsy worked as a performer while her husband created murals.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1958 The Buccaneer Miguel