Celebrity Biographies
Paco tous
He will remain forever in the memory as Paco, the inspector from Cádiz who has dazzled the television audience for several years. But Paco Tous gives more than himself, as evidenced by his recent conversion into the coup lieutenant colonel Antonio Tejero.
Born in Seville on February 10, 1964, although he grew up in Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz), he began in the field of Andalusian theater. He first formed part of the Seville Theater Institute, and later became one of the founders of Los Ulen, which over time became a prestigious company in Andalusia. “The theater’s obligation is to stir consciences, make people think, reflect,” the actor commented.
He made his film debut as a secondary in Las dos orillas , followed by Los invitados . Later, he played another small role in Solas , by Benito Zambrano , where he was the partner of the unscrupulous trucker who had impregnated the character of Ana Fernández .
Although for a long time he had to settle for equally irrelevant appearances, in titles such as 15 days with you and Alatriste , he was chosen to play the protagonist of Los hombres de Paco , in 2005. His work as the Cádiz inspector Paco Miranda made him all a celebrity. “Fame doesn’t matter to me, and my real success was working with actors like Adriana Ozores , Pepón Nieto , Hugo Silva or Juan Diego ,” the actor explained.
After finishing the series, which lasted five years, Tous was hired to play Colonel Tejero, in 23-F , a recreation of the failed 1981 coup, where he is accompanied again by another regular actor from Los hombres de Paco , Juan Diego, who plays the general Armada. “I’ve gone from calling him ‘my commissioner’ to ‘my general’ in this film,” says the actor.