Ricardo Palacios
Ricardo López-Nuño Díez (2 March 1940 – 11 February 2015), better known as Ricardo Palacios, was a Spanish actor, film director and screenwriter. Ricardo Palacios was born in Reinosa (Cantabria), Palacios graduated from the Official Film School in Madrid as an actor and director. He debuted in the 1961 TV series Poly.
Also recorded as Ricardo López-Nuño Díez
Ricardo Palacios
- Name
- Ricardo Palacios
- Birth Name
- Ricardo López-Nuño Díez
- Born
- 2 March 1940
- Birthplace
- Reinosa (Cantabria), Spain
- Died
- 11 February 2015
- Place of death
- Madrid, Spain
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Spain
- Fields
- Western
- Languages
- Spanish
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Ricardo López-Nuño Díez (2 March 1940 – 11 February 2015), better known as Ricardo Palacios, was a Spanish actor, film director and screenwriter. Ricardo Palacios was born in Reinosa (Cantabria), Palacios graduated from the Official Film School in Madrid as an actor and director. He debuted in the 1961 TV series Poly.
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He participated in about 150 films and television series, being mainly active in the Spaghetti Western genre, and he was also a recurring presence in films directed by Jesús Franco. Palacios made his directorial debut with Mi conejo es el mejor, erotic film starring Lina Romay and Emilio Linder. Subsequently, in 1987 Palacios directed ¡Biba la banda! Starring Alfredo Landa, and in 1997 he directed the TV-series La banda de Pérez. After spending over a month in hospital with heart problems, Ricardo died on 11 February 2015 of heart failure.
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• Name — Ricardo Palacios • Birth Name — Ricardo López-Nuño Díez • Born — 2 March 1940 • Birthplace — Reinosa (Cantabria), Spain • Died — 11 February 2015 • Place of death — Madrid, Spain • Occupation — Actor
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