The Spanish actor Manolo Zarzo died at 93

Manuel López Zarzaartistically known as Manolo Zarzo, died at 93 years In Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, according to the EFE agency. The actor was considered an emblem of the Iberian cinema boom. Zarzo began his career at age 19 and quickly became very popular. His career was so fruitful that he participated in 150 filmsmany of which marked the identity and the Spanish generations. He also worked in theater and television. The statement of the Union of Actors after the death of Manolo Zarzo (Source: X/@unionactors) the Union of actors He echoed the news and published a sense message on social networks. “Manolo Zarzo dies at 93, The actor leaves us with a wide theatrical and cinematographic legacy. Our deepest condolences for family and friends of the actor. Rest in peace, ”they wrote. For their part, the Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences of Spain He also replied greetings in his honor: “The mythical cast actor, who leaves more than 150 films, had received for his last work, the short film the new neighborhood, The best actor award at the Comedy Film Festival Tarazona and Moncayo ”. As explained by Hola magazine! Spain, in 2024, the actor had suffered decompensation because of a “Cardiac anomaly”which complicated his state of health from that time. However, that did not prevent him from continuing with his work. On that occasion he was intervened and They placed a pacemaker. In a few weeks he recovered and returned to the stage, with different theatrical works and even granted interviews with the media to talk about his state of health. Nevertheless, Your body was already delicate. Manolo Zarzo participated in 150 films, many of them international fire him in the “strictest intimacy” and “only with the closest friends”.Manolo Zarzo was born on April 26, 1932 in Madridin a peak political context and in the middle of the Spanish civil war that would occur a few years later. He started from the hand of his sister Josefa and together they called themselves “The Zarzo Brothers”. The dynamism and grace that they projected in the public earned them several followers at the Madrid festivals of the time, until in 1948 their success led them to tour the entire country under the company The kids of Spain.Manolo Zarzo in the 1960 golf (Source: RTVE)In 1951 he debuted with his first film, Day after daydirected by Antonio del Amo. From there his name was required for other feature films, such as the golfs, in 1959, and the faithful infantry, at five in the afternoon and there goes another recruit!, In 1960. That same year He was clinically dead for two hoursbecause of a strong blow to the chest he received when he saved a young woman to die printed against the asphalt during a fire.Manolo Zaro stars in Pepe's stories (1971) thanks to his weight in the cinema, he was given an opportunity in the television series, so in the 80s and 90s he made his way in that other world. With appearances in Fortunata and Jacinta, 1980; Juncal, 1989; Endless alley, 1990; High voltage, from 1993; Companions, 1998; The Super, 1996.In 1996 he also did theater with the play The last hour And in 2001 he resumed the stages with Achipé production, Achipé. Manolo Zarzo debuted in the cinema in 1951 with the film day after day, which catapulted him to stardom (Source: Kiko Huesca/EFE) internationally worked in French and Italian co -productions with renowned artists, like Ettore Scola, Monica Vitti and Marcello Mastroianni In the demon of jealousy. In addition, he filmed in Angola, Cambodia and Vietnam. Manolo Zarzo thanked the greetings he received for his 93rd birthday between his latest works are paradise (2000); The truth of Laura (2002); There is no one who lives (2003) and serve and protect (2017). In 2015 he received the award he acts in recognition of the Interpretation of excellence and in February 2025, at the Awards of the Circle of Cinematographic Writers, He was awarded the Medal of Honor.