Introduction
Alfredo Landa Areta(3 March 1933 – 9 May 2013) was a Spanish actor.
Biography
He was born in Pamplona (Navarre), Spain. He finished his pre-university studies in San Sebastián. He then began university studies on Law, where he began to work with university school groups. He left university to work in the theater.
After working as a dubbing actor for a short time in the 1950s, he debuted with his first considerable role in film in José María Forqué's Atraco a las tres in 1962.
When Francisco Franco died in 1975, censorship began to disappear. This led to a growth of erotic comedies on Spanish cinema. Landa became the "sexually repressed" role of that trend, especially under directors Mariano Ozores and Pedro Lazaga. He even created his own trend, that some people called landismo.
Afterwards, Landa changed his image, taking much deeper roles, like his bandit in El Bosque animado.
Landa, along with Francisco Rabal, won Best Actor award at 1984 Cannes Film Festival for his memorable performance in Los santos inocentes.
He is now widely recognized as a great dramatic actor.
After a career with more than one hundred and twenty movies, one dozen of television series, and several stage successes, with a great amount of Spanish and European awards, 74-year-old Landa announced his retirement at the X Festival de Cine de Málaga (10th Movie Festival of Málaga) while receiving a new award.
Awards and nominations
In 2008 he received the Prince of Viana Prize from the Government of Navarre for promoting his homeland, but he also has received many film prizes throughout his career:
Cannes Film Festival
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Best Actor Award | Los santos inocentes | Won |
Goya Awards
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Best Leading Actor | El bosque animado | Won |
| 1988 | Best Leading Actor | Sinatra | Nominated |
| 1989 | Best Leading Actor | El río que nos lleva | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Leading Actor | La marrana | Won |
| 1994 | Best Leading Actor | Canción de cuna | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Leading Actor | La luz prodigiosa | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Leading Actor | Luz de domingo | Nominated |
| 2007 | Honorary Goya Award | Won | |
Fotogramas de Plata
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Best Film Actor | Los santos inocentes | Nominated |
| 1987 | Best Film Actor | ¡Biba la banda! El bosque animado El pecador impecable |
Nominated |
| 1992 | Best TV Actor | El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best TV Actor | Lleno, por favor | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Film Actor | Luz de domingo | Nominated |
Spanish Actor's Guild
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Best Film Leading Actor | La marrana | Nominated |
| 1993 | Best TV Leading Actor | Lleno, por favor | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Film Leading Actor | Luz de domingo | Won |
TP de Oro
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Best actor | Ninette y un señor de Murcia | Won |
| 1986 | Best actor | Tristeza de amor | Won |
| 1993 | Best actor | Lleno, por favor | Won |
Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Best actor | El crack | Won |
| 1994 | Best actor | Canción de cuna | Won |
| 2007 | Best actor | Luz de domingo | Won |
Honours
- Gold Medal of Merit in Labour (Kingdom of Spain, 5 December 2008).