Manuel Alexandre

He began the studies of law. But after his participation in the universitary theater he left the university and entered the school of dramatic arts in Madrid. In 1945 he debuted in the proffesional theater, and in the cinema in 1947.The perfect traveling buddy to Spanish cinema and television, Alexandre accompanied their evolution for six decades. For better or worse. During a very long life (born in 1917, he died in 2010 at age 92) and a very long career (Alexandre debuted on the boards in 1945, in the cinema in 1947 and on TV in 1963), the actor had had the time to appear in dozens of plays ("Mother Courage and her sons", "Tres hombres y un destino, ...) and his performances either on the big or the small screen amount to the staggering number of 456! Mainly, a character actor, sometimes confined to mere bits, Alexandre's everlasting presence has nevertheless earned him unfailing public recognition. As a matter of fact, the fondly remembered thespian proved as eclectic as he was p... [Details Intro]