Manuel de Blas

Born in Badajoz on April 12, 1941, Manuel de Blas Muñoz spent his childhood in Córdoba. He enrolled in Political Science in Madrid, but when he realized that he was going to be an actor, he decided to combine these studies with those of dramatic art, at the Official School of Cinematography.

She first appeared on screen in 1961 in Rosa de Lima , by José María Elorrieta , where she had a minor role. Since the 1960s he has not stopped playing supporting roles such as Paco Martínez Soria ‘s son-in-law in Abuelo Made in Spain , a captain in Crusade at sea or a judge in Marbella, a five-star hit . He achieved immense prestige in the theater, by participating in productions of works as well known as “Blood Wedding” or “Divine Words”.

During the filming of Cita en Navarra , he fell in love with the American actress living in Spain Patty Shepard ( Slugs, slimy death ), whom he married in 1967.

On the screen he has stood out as a villain, since he played Dracula in The Monsters of Terror , and he was a contract killer who does not say a word, hired to kill Bud Spencer and Terence Hill in … and if not, we get angry . In I Hate My Body , the great success of Hispanic terror, he was an unscrupulous womanizer who suffers an accident, after which a crazy doctor transplants his brain into the body of a woman. He also lavished himself on television, in Estudio 1 , Teresa de Jesús or Los jinetes del alba .

Starting in the 80s, he became more selective, choosing film projects by prestigious directors. His work stands out in the role of General Mola in Dragon Rapid e, by Jaime Camino , and that of prior in The Darkest Night , by Carlos Saura . He was also a monk in Milos Forman ‘s The Ghosts of Goya .

He has remained a regular face on the small screen over the years. In recent times he has been a general, in Cuéntame cómo paso , the mysterious old man Saúl from El internado , and above all the rigorous maitre d’ Benjamin, who hides a dark secret, in Gran hotel . He now he just shot a scary teen in 3D, XP 3D .