Rogelio Enrique San Francisco Cobo (10 March 1955 – 1 March 2021), better known as Quique San Francisco, was a Spanish actor and comedian. He was a noted figure in the so-called ''cine quinqui'' scene.

Biography

Enrique marked his theatre debut with '' El sueño de una noche de verano''. In 1965, he started his Television career with

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's show ''Santi, botones de hotel'' at the age of 10. and ''Diario Vasco'' on 13 March 1965. In 1975, he joined Madrid Actors' Studio. In 1975, he starred in the TV series '' El pícaro'', directed by

Fernando Fernán Gómez Fernando Fernández Gómez (28 August 1921 – 21 November 2007), better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez, was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director, novelist, and playwright. Prolific and outstanding in all these fiel ...

. He appeared in acclaimed films directed by

Eloy de la Iglesia Eloy de la Iglesia (1 January 1944 – 23 March 2006) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. De la Iglesia was an outspoken gay and socialist filmmaker who is relatively unknown outside Spain despite a prolific and successful career in hi ...

such as ''

Colegas ''Colegas'' () is a 1982 Spanish quinqui film written and directed by Eloy de la Iglesia. It stars José Luis Manzano, Antonio Flores and Rosario Flores. Set in the Concepción neighborhood of Madrid, the plot follows the misadventures of two yo ...

'' (1982), ''

Navajeros ''Navajeros'' () is a 1980 Spanish-Mexican action drama film, written and directed by Eloy de la Iglesia and starring José Luis Manzano, Isela Vega and Jaime Garza. The plot follows the misadventures of ''El Jaro'', a teen delinquent. It is base ...

'' (1980) o ''

El pico The Spanish-slang title means both "the shot" (of heroin) and , "the Civil Guard agent". () is a 1983 Spanish film written and directed by Eloy de la Iglesia. It stars José Luis Manzano. The films centers on drug addiction, urban juvenile delinqu ...

'' (1983) in the 1980s. On 24 October 2002, Enrique suffered a severe accident which led to his prolonged illness. He later appeared in TVE series ''

Cuéntame cómo pasó ' (), usually shortened to ''Cuéntame'' and also known in English as ''Remember When'', is a Spanish prime-time television historical drama series that originally ran on La 1 (Spanish TV channel), La 1 of Televisión Española for twenty-three ...

'' (2001-2008). His theatre plays include '' Frankie y la boda'' (1965), ''

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'' (1988), ''

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'' (1991), ''Decíamos ayer'' (1997), ''Entre fuerte y flojo'' (2004), ''Hijos de mamá'' (2005), ''

Misterioso asesinato en Manhattan Misterioso means ''mysterious'' in the Italian language, and in the context of written music, is an instruction to the performer to play the music in a mysterious mood. It may also refer to: * " Misterioso", a composition by jazz pianist Thelonio ...

'' (2007), '' El enfermo imaginario'' (2009), ''

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'' (2010), ''¡Se quieren!'' (2011), remake of 2002 drama

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and ''

Orquesta Club Virginia ''Club Virginia Orchestra'' () is a 1992 Spanish comedy film directed by from a screenplay he co-wrote with Joaquín Oristrell. It stars Jorge Sanz, Antonio Resines, Santiago Ramos, Enrique San Francisco, Emma Suárez, and Juan Echanove. Plot ...

'' (2012), adaptation of 1992 theatre film of the same title. As a radio host, he worked in shows like '' No somos nadie'' in

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. He also lent his voice to

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(''El Mánager'') with

Rosario Flores Rosario del Carmen González Flores (born 4 November 1963), better known as Rosario Flores (), is a two-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Spanish singer and actress. She was born in Madrid, Spain, as the daughter of Antonio González ('El Pescaíll ...

(''Gypsy Funky Love Me Do'') and with La Fuga (''Humo y cristales''), among other artists. San Francisco died in Madrid on March 1, 2021, aged 65, from a

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, after being hospitalized at

hospital Clínico San Carlos The Hospital Clínico San Carlos is a hospital located at the Ciudad Universitaria neighborhood in Madrid, Spain, part of hospital network of the Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS). It is one of the healthcare institutions associated to the C ...

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1962), by

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. * '' Diferente'' (1962), by

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. * '' El aprendiz de clown'' (1967), by Manuel Esteba Gallego. * '' La banda del Pecas'' (1968), by Jesús Pascual Aguilar. * ''

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'' (1969), by

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avec

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. * '' Un invierno en Mallorca'' (1969), by

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. * '' Estoy hecho un chaval'' (1975), by

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. * '' La larga noche de los bastones blancos'' (1977), by

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. * '' Arriba Hazaña'' (1978), by

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. * '' Sentados al borde de la mañana, con los pies colgando'' (1978), by

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. * ''

'' (1980), by

. * '' Maravillas'' (1981), by

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. * ''

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'' (1981), by Eloy de la Iglesia. * ''

'' (1982), by Eloy de la Iglesia. * ''

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'' (1982), by

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. * ''

'' (1983), by Eloy de la Iglesia. * '' Amanece, que no es poco'' (1988), by

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. * ''

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: El crimen del expreso de Andalucía'' (TV) (1991), by Imanol Uribe. * ''

'' (1992), by Manuel Iborra. * ''

Acción mutante ''Mutant Action'' () is a 1993 science fiction black comedy film co-written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia. It stars Antonio Resines, Álex Angulo, and Frédérique Feder. Plot A future post-apocalyptic world is ruled by the good-looking ...

'' (1993), by Álex de la Iglesia. * ''

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: La mujer gafe'' (TV) (1994), by Imanol Uribe. * ''La mujer de tu vida: La mujer vacía'' (TV) (1994), by Manuel Iborra. * '' Tirano Banderas'' (1995), by

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. * ''

Así en el cielo como en la tierra ''Así en el cielo como en la tierra'' ("In heaven as it is on Earth", referencing the Lord's Prayer, Our Father) is a 1995 Spain, Spanish comedy film directed by José Luis Cuerda. Plot Matacanes arrives at Heaven but it is not exactly as he imag ...

'' (1995), by José Luis Cuerda. * '' La ley de la frontera'' (1995), by

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. * '' Belmonte'' (1995), by

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. * '' Hotel y domicilio'' (1995), by Ernesto Del Río. * ''

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'' (1996), by Juan Miñón. * '' Pepe Guindo'' (1999), by Manuel Iborra. * '' París-Tombuctú'' (1999), by

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. * ''

Más pena que gloria ''No Pain, No Gain'' () is a 2001 Spanish film directed by Víctor García León which stars Bárbara Lennie and Biel Duran. Plot Displaying a far from idyllic vision of the teenage years, the fiction follows David, a teenager who finds out that ...

'' (2000), by

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. * ''

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'' (2001), by Ernesto Martín Ataz. * '' Sinfín'' (2005), by Manuel Sanabria and Carlos Villaverde. * ''Hot Milk'' (2005), by Ricardo Bofill Maggiora. * ''

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'' (2005), by Manuel Iborra. * '' Animal Crisis'' (2008), by Pedro Rivero. * '' Save the Zombies'' (2013), by Federico López. * '' Sin rodeos'' (2018), diredcted by

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. * '' 4 latas'' (2019), directed by

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Television

Series and fictions * ''

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'' (1971–80) in TVE. * '' Los libros'' (1974–77) in TVE. * ''

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'' (1978) in TVE. * '' Los pintores del Prado'' (1974) in TVE. * '' El pícaro'' (1975) in TVE. * ''

Curro Jiménez ''Curro Jiménez'' was a successful Spanish television historical drama series that was first broadcast on La Primera Cadena of Televisión Española from December 22, 1976 to March 25, 1978. Its main theme was Andalusian "bandolerismo" (bandit ...

'' (1976) in TVE. * ''

Proceso a Mariana Pineda ''Proceso a Mariana Pineda'' is a Spanish historical drama television miniseries directed by Rafael Moreno Alba, starring Pepa Flores in the leading role of Mariana Pineda. It aired on TVE1 in 1984. Premise Set in Granada in 1831, the plot is ...

'' (1984) in TVE. * '' Miguel Servet, la sangre y la ceniza'' (1989) in TVE. * ''

'' (1990–94) in TVE. * '' Compuesta y sin novio'' (1994) in

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. * '' Colegio Mayor'' (1994) in

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. * ''

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'' (1993–95) in Antena 3. * ''

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'' (1998) in

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. * '' Condenadas a entenderse'' (1998) in TVE. * ''

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'' (1999) in

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. * ''

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'' (2005) in Antena 3. * ''

'' (2001–08) in TVE. * ''

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'' (2005) in Telecinco. * ''

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'' (2015) in TVE. * '' Gym Tony'' (2016) in

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. * ''Follow San Francisco'' (2019) in

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. Programs * ''

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'' (1987–88) in TVE. * ''

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'' (2001–04) in Telecinco. * '' Un, dos, tres... a leer esta vez'' (2004) in TVE. * ''

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'' (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011 and 2012) in

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, Antena 3 and

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* ''

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'' (2007–19) (Guest) in Cuatro (2007–11) and Antena 3 (2011–19) * '' Mi casa es la tuya'' (2018) in Telecinco

Awards and nominations

;

Goya Awards The Goya Awards () are Spain's main national annual film awards. They are presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. The first ceremony was held in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Ar ...

;Actors' Union Awards ;Other Awards *

Gijón International Film Festival The Gijón International Film Festival ( or ''FICXixón'') is an annual film festival held in Gijón, a city in northwest Spain. The festival is mainly concentrated on independent and auteur cinema. Gijón's International Short Film Competition ...

Best Actor Award for '' El aprendiz de clown'' (1968) * Culture Ministry's Best Actor Award - 1979

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:San Francisco, Enrique 1955 births 2021 deaths Male actors from Madrid Spanish film actors Spanish television actors 20th-century Spanish male actors 21st-century Spanish male actors Deaths from pneumonia in Spain Comedians from Madrid Spanish male comedians