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Luis Prendes Estrada (22 August 1913 – 27 October 1998) was a Spanish actor. He was considered one of the country's most famous
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during the 1940s and 1950s. He was also an important figure in the country's
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Selected filmography

* '' Corner in Madrid'' (1936) - Mario * ''Fortuna'' (1940) * '' Heart of Gold'' (1941) - Agustín * ''Una conquista difícil'' (1942) * ''La madre guapa'' (1942) * ''La culpa del otro'' (1942) - Juan Carlos * ''Su excelencia el mayordomo'' (1942) - Alfredo * ''Melodías prohibidas'' (1942) * ''Boda accidentada'' (1943) - Nico * ''Mi adorable secretaria'' (1943) - Miguel * ''Rosas de otoño'' (1943) * ''Una chica de opereta'' (1944) - Armando d'Olbés * ''Mi enemigo y yo'' (1944) - Mauricio de Viera * '' Lola Montes'' (1944) - Carlos Benjumea * ''Tambor y cascabel'' (1944) * ''Estaba escrito'' (1945) * ''
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'' (1946) - Jaime Borrell * '' Four Women'' (1947) - enamorado de Elena * ''La manigua sin dios'' (1949) * ''Una noche en blanco'' (1949) - Álvaro * ''Cita con mi viejo corazón'' (1950) * ''El duende y el rey'' (1950) * ''La sombra iluminada'' (1950) - Daniel * ''
The Seventh Page ''The Seventh Page'' (Spanish: ''Séptima página'') is a 1951 Spanish drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Adriano Domínguez, Raúl Cancio and Carlota Bilbao.Hortelano p.201 The film's sets were designed by the art director Fr ...
'' (1951) - Manolo * '' Reckless'' (1951) - Fernando Mendoza * ''
Black Sky ''Black Sky'' (Spanish: ''Cielo negro'') is a 1951 Spanish drama film directed by Manuel Mur Oti and starring Susana Canales, Fernando Rey and Luis Prendes.Mira p.259 A woman working in a shop falls in love with a bohemian poet. Cast * Susan ...
'' (1951) - Ricardo Fortuny * ''
Devil's Roundup ''Devil's Roundup'' (Spanish: ''El cerco del diablo'') is a 1952 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio del Amo, Enrique Gómez, Edgar Neville, José Antonio Nieves Conde and Arturo Ruiz Castillo.Betz p.248 Cast * Fernando Aguirre as Pescad ...
'' (1952) - Buhonero * '' The Devil Plays the Flute'' (1953) - Bernaldino * ''
Condemned to Hang ''Condemned to Hang'' or ''Flesh for the Gallows'' (Spanish: ''Carne de horca'', Italian: ''Il terrore dell'Andalusia'') is a 1953 Italian-Spanish historical adventure film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Rossano Brazzi, Fosco Giachetti a ...
'' (1953) - Tomás * ''Luces de candilejas'' (1956) * ''Dos basuras'' (1958) * ''Venta de Vargas'' (1959) - Comandante De Moulin * ''
Back to the Door ''Back to the Door'' (Spanish: ''De espaldas a la puerta'') is a 1959 Spanish crime film directed by José María Forqué and starring Emma Penella, Amelia Bence and Luis Prendes.de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-M ...
'' (1959) - Enrique Simón * ''El precio de la sangre'' (1960) * ''El príncipe encadenado'' (1960) * '' Ursus'' (1961) - Setas * ''
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'' (1961) - as Dismas, the Penitent Thief * ''
Kill and Be Killed ''Kill and Be Killed'' () is a 1962 Spanish-Argentine crime film directed by Manuel Mur Oti and written by Enrique Llovet. Starring Olga Zubarry, and Alberto de Mendoza. Plot A former opera singer lives alone with her fortune and a housekeeper. ...
'' (1962) - Inspector Muñoz * ''Todos eran culpables'' (1962) * ''Plaza de oriente'' (1963) - Gabriel Ardanaz * ''Carta a una mujer'' (1963) - Augusto * ''Los muertos no perdonan'' (1963) - Pablo Laínez * '' Pyro... The Thing Without a Face'' (1964) - Police Inspector * ''La hora incógnita'' (1964) - Policía * '' Loca juventud'' (1965) - Carlos Durán, padre de Johnny * '' 100.000 dollari per Lassiter'' (1966) - Mack (uncredited) * ''
Seven Vengeful Women ''Seven Vengeful Women'' (Spanish: ''Las siete magníficas'', Italian: ''7 donne per una strage'') is a 1966 western film directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and Sidney W. Pink.Weisser p.207 It stars Anne Baxter, Maria Perschy and Gustavo Rojo. It was ...
'' (1966) - Pope * ''
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'' (1966) - Mago de Oz (segment "El mago de Oz") * ''El fantástico mundo del doctor Coppelius'' (1966) - The Mayor * ''Django Does Not Forgive'' (1966) * '' El hombre que mató a Billy el Niño'' (1967) - John Tunstill * ''El dedo del destino'' (1967) - Winkle * ''
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'' (1967) - Judge George Perkins * ''Un homme à abattre'' (1967) - Julius * ''
White Comanche ''White Comanche'' or ''Comanche blanco'' or ''Rio Hondo'' is a 1968 Spaghetti Western starring William Shatner in a dual role. The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book '' The Official Razzie Movie Guide'' as ...
'' (1968) - Grimes * ''La banda del Pecas'' (1968) - Padre de Marina * ''Investigación criminal'' (1970) - Inspector Basilio Lérida * ''Chino'' (1973) - (uncredited) * ''Un hombre como los demás'' (1974) * ''Hay que matar a B.'' (1974) - Commisary * '' Breakout'' (1975) - Juez (uncredited) * ''El juego del diablo'' (1975) - Alcalde / Town Mayor * ''Secuestro'' (1976) - Óscar * ''Cazar un gato negro'' (1977) - Doctor * '' China 9, Liberty 37'' (1978) - Williams * ''
Jaguar Lives! ''Jaguar Lives!'' is a 1979 American action film directed by Ernest Pintoff and starring Joe Lewis, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence and Barbara Bach. Its plot follows a secret agent who battles an international drugs ring. Plot Cast * Jo ...
'' (1979) - Habish * '' Tuareg – The Desert Warrior'' (1984) - Abdul El Kabir * ''Memorias del general Escobar'' (1984) - General Aranguren * ''Alfonso X y el Reino de Murcia'' (1985) - Alfonso X * '' The Falling'' (1985) - Dr. W. Tracer, NASA * ''
La Gran Fiesta ''La gran fiesta'' (in English, ''The Great Party'') is a 1985 Puerto Rican drama film, written and directed by Marcos Zurinaga, based on a story by Ana Lydia Vega. The film was selected as the Puerto Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language ...
'' (1986) - Don Manuel González * ''Loco veneno'' (1989) - Sr. Sadurny * '' Atilano, presidente'' (1998) - Don Aníbal


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prendes, Luis 1913 births 1998 deaths Spanish male film actors Spanish male stage actors Spanish male television actors 20th-century Spanish male actors Deaths from cancer in Spain People from Melilla