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Rafael de León(1908-1982)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Rafael de León
Rafael de León was born on 6 February 1908 in Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain. He was a writer, known for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Broken Embraces (2009) and Beetlejuice (1988). He died on 9 December 1982 in Madrid, Spain.
BornFebruary 6, 1908
DiedDecember 9, 1982(74)
BornFebruary 6, 1908
DiedDecember 9, 1982(74)
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Known for

Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Cate Blanchett, Bud Cort, Anjelica Huston, Michael Gambon, and Owen Wilson in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2004
Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (2009)
Broken Embraces
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2009
Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Keaton, and Catherine O'Hara in Beetlejuice (1988)
Beetlejuice
7.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 1988
Sophia Loren, Ann-Margret, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau in Grumpier Old Men (1995)
Grumpier Old Men
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 1995

Credits

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Writer

  • Gitana (1966)
    Gitana
    5.0
    • story
    • 1966
  • Rumbo (1950)
    Rumbo
    6.0
    • play
    • 1950
  • Chuflillas
    Short
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1944
  • Manolo Reyes
    Short
    • story
    • 1944
  • A la lima y al limón (1942)
    A la lima y al limón
    Short
    • story
    • 1942
  • La parrala (1942)
    La parrala
    Short
    • story
    • 1942
  • La petenera (1941)
    La petenera
    Short
    • story
    • 1941
  • Rosa de África (1941)
    Rosa de África
    5.0
    Short
    • story
    • 1941
  • Verbena (1941)
    Verbena
    6.2
    Short
    • story
    • 1941
  • María de la O (1939)
    María de la O
    6.7
    • poem
    • 1939

Music Department

  • Rocío Dúrcal in Rocío de La Mancha (1963)
    Rocío de La Mancha
    5.8
    • lyricist
    • 1963
  • Miguel Ligero, Pepe Marchena, and Antoñita Moreno in La reina mora (1955)
    La reina mora
    4.4
    • additional songs
    • 1955
  • Morena Clara (1954)
    Morena Clara
    6.0
    • composer: songs (as León)
    • 1954
  • ¡Ay, pena, penita, pena! (1953)
    ¡Ay, pena, penita, pena!
    6.3
    • composer: songs (as Leon)
    • 1953
  • Filigrana (1949)
    Filigrana
    5.5
    • composer: songs (as León)
    • 1949
  • Brindis a Manolete (1948)
    Brindis a Manolete
    4.0
    • composer: songs (as León)
    • 1948
  • La Lola se va a los puertos (1947)
    La Lola se va a los puertos
    5.6
    • composer: songs (as León)
    • 1947
  • Serenata española (1947)
    Serenata española
    5.2
    • songs
    • 1947
  • La blanca Paloma (1942)
    La blanca Paloma
    4.2
    • composer: songs
    • 1942
  • Imperio Argentina in Goyescas (1942)
    Goyescas
    5.6
    • composer: songs (as R. de León)
    • 1942

Soundtrack

  • Kevin Hart, Marcello Hernández, Kam Patterson, Mason Gooding, and Ben Marshall in 72 Hours (2026)
    72 Hours
    5.4
    • writer: "Shake Senora"
    • 2026
  • Óscar Jaenada and Ricardo Gómez in Fate (2025)
    Fate
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Romance de la Reina Mercedes"
    • 2025
  • Antonio Flores and Alba Flores in Flores para Antonio (2025)
    Flores para Antonio
    7.3
    • writer: "¡Ay, pena, penita, pena!"
    • 2025
  • El príncep (2024)
    El príncep
    6.8
    Short
    • writer: "Las coplas de Luis Candelas"
    • 2024
  • Najwa Nimri and Alba Planas in The Red Virgin (2024)
    The Red Virgin
    6.8
    • writer: "Zapatitos de charol"
    • 2024
  • Monsieur Aznavour (2024)
    Monsieur Aznavour
    7.2
    • lyrics: "La Bohemia" (La Bohème)
    • 2024
  • The Inmortal (2022)
    The Inmortal
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Ay, pena, penita"
    • 2024
  • Quim Gutiérrez and Úrsula Corberó in Burning Body (2023)
    Burning Body
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Pena, penita, pena"
    • 2023
  • Michael Keaton, Ezra Miller, and Sasha Calle in The Flash (2023)
    The Flash
    6.6
    • writer: "Si Tú Supieras Compañero"
    • 2023
  • Love & Revolution (2023)
    Love & Revolution
    7.0
    • writer: "A tu vera"
    • 2023
  • 37 premios Goya (2023)
    37 premios Goya
    5.3
    TV Special
    • writer: "¡Ay pena, penita, pena!"
    • 2023
  • La Ruta (2022)
    La Ruta
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Mi gran amor"
    • 2022
  • Bosé (2022)
    Bosé
    5.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Y sin embargo te quiero"
    • 2022
  • Ester Expósito in Venus (2022)
    Venus
    5.5
    • writer: "Ay pena penita"
    • 2022
  • Libertad (2021)
    Libertad
    6.5
    • writer: "Ay pena penita"
    • 2021

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Leon
  • Born
    • February 6, 1908
    • Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain
  • Died
    • December 9, 1982
    • Madrid, Spain

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