Rafael Banquells (born Rafael Banquells Garafulla; 25 June 1917 – 27 October 1990) was a Cuban-born Mexican actor, director and TV producer known in Mexico as Rafael Banquells (I).

Biography

Banquells was born on 25 June 1917 in La Habana, Cuba. His parents were actors in Spain. He began his career as a movies actor in 1940. He was married three times. His wives were actresses. First he married Blanca de Castejón (deceased). He was then married to the actress and TV producer Silvia Pinal and they had a daughter, Sylvia Pasquel; and he was last married to the actress

Dina de Marco Dina de Marco (née Dinazar Nuñez Jimenez; July 6, 1937 – June 17, 1998) was a Mexican actress and television director. She studied acting in the Academy of Andrés Soler. Biography Dina de Marco started her career as an actress in 1958, ...

. Their children are José Manuel, Rocío Banquells, Jeanette, Mary Paz, Ariadne and Rafael Jr.. Rafael died on 27 October 1990 in Mexico City, at the age of 73.

Filmography

As an actor

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Banquells, Rafael 1917 births 1990 deaths People from Havana Cuban male telenovela actors Cuban male film actors Cuban film directors Cuban people of Catalan descent 20th-century Cuban male actors Cuban emigrants to Mexico