Actor. He was born as Juan Espantaleón Torres in Sevilla, Andalucia. He debuted on stage in Sevilla on Teatro Novedades at the age of twelve. After the Spanish Civil War, he developed a prolific career on cinema, playing comedic, dramatic and tender roles. He was married with the stage actress María Victorero. On cinema, he appeared in films such as "El Beso Fatal" (1915), "El Fantasma del Castillo" (1915), "El Niño de las Monjas" (1925), "Nobleza Baturra" (1935), "El Crucero Baleares" (1941), film that was censored by Franco's dictatorship, "Eloísa Está Debajo de un Almendro" (1943), "El Clavo" (1944), "El Fantasma y Doña Juanita" (1944), "La Pródiga" (1946), "Don Quijote de la Mancha" (1947), "Locura de Amor" (1948), "Currito de la Cruz" (1948), "Pequeñeces" (1950), "La Señora de Fátima" (1951) and "Alba de América" (1951). He died in Madrid.
Actor. He was born as Juan Espantaleón Torres in Sevilla, Andalucia. He debuted on stage in Sevilla on Teatro Novedades at the age of twelve. After the Spanish Civil War, he developed a prolific career on cinema, playing comedic, dramatic and tender roles. He was married with the stage actress María Victorero. On cinema, he appeared in films such as "El Beso Fatal" (1915), "El Fantasma del Castillo" (1915), "El Niño de las Monjas" (1925), "Nobleza Baturra" (1935), "El Crucero Baleares" (1941), film that was censored by Franco's dictatorship, "Eloísa Está Debajo de un Almendro" (1943), "El Clavo" (1944), "El Fantasma y Doña Juanita" (1944), "La Pródiga" (1946), "Don Quijote de la Mancha" (1947), "Locura de Amor" (1948), "Currito de la Cruz" (1948), "Pequeñeces" (1950), "La Señora de Fátima" (1951) and "Alba de América" (1951). He died in Madrid.
Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
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