Eusebio Poncela

Eusebio Poncela

Actor

Madrid, Madrid, Spain
September 15, 1947

Biography

Eusebio Poncela  (September 15, 1947 - August 27, 2025) was a Spanish actor. His debut on stage was with"Mariana Pineda". In 1969 appears on screen for first time in "Fuenteovejuna", but his first notable role was the protagonist of the Spanish cult movie Arrebato (1979), directed by Iván Zulueta. Another hit was TVE miniserie Los gozos y las sombras (1985). He was the protagonist of La ley del deseo by Pedro Almodóvar. He came back to cinema with Martín (Hache), by Adolfo Aristarain. Another films: Tuno negro (2001) and Remake (2006); or Intacto, by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, with Max von Sydow. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eusebio Poncela, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Photo

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Representative Works

Querido Fotogramas
Querido Fotogramas
4.0
/ Spanish
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
6.2
/ Spanish
Una historia
Una historia
8.0
/ Spanish
The Painting
The Painting
7.5
/ Spanish
Law of Desire
Law of Desire
7.1
/ Spanish
Operation Ogre
Operation Ogre
6.9
/ Spanish
800 Bullets
800 Bullets
5.8
/ Spanish
Matador
Matador
6.7
/ Spanish
Intacto
Intacto
6.6
/ Spanish
Rapture
Rapture
6.7
/ Spanish
Werther
Werther
7.3
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Querido Fotogramas
2018Nominee

Best Performance

Querido Fotogramas

In Memoriam
1977Nominee

Best Performance

In Memoriam

The Painting
2019Winner

Best Performance

The Painting

Career Highlights

Law of Desire
1987Highlight

Best Performance

Law of Desire

Operation Ogre
1979Highlight

Best Performance

Operation Ogre