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José Luis Tortosa(1896-1963)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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José Luis Tortosa
José Luis Tortosa was born in 1896 in Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for De la sartén al fuego (1935), El capitán Tormenta (1936) and El día que me quieras (1935). He died in 1963 in the USA.
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Died1963
Born1896
Died1963
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De la sartén al fuego (1935)
De la sartén al fuego
  • Henri Rilet
  • 1935
Fortunio Bonanova and Lupita Tovar in El capitán Tormenta (1936)
El capitán Tormenta
4.5
  • Dr. Kelly
  • 1936
Carlos Gardel and Rosita Moreno in El día que me quieras (1935)
El día que me quieras
7.1
  • Pedro Dávila
  • 1935
Martin Garralaga and Tito Guízar in The Prodigal Returns (1939)
The Prodigal Returns
  • Actor
  • 1939

Credits

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Actor

  • Ingrid Bergman and Gary Cooper in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
    For Whom the Bell Tolls
    6.8
    • Civil Guard (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Bill Elliott and Tex Ritter in Vengeance of the West (1942)
    Vengeance of the West
    6.1
    • Florencio (as Jose Tortosa)
    • 1942
  • Ellen Drew, Robert Preston, and Alice White in The Night of January 16th (1941)
    The Night of January 16th
    6.2
    • Cuban Cab Driver (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Ralph Byrd, Thornton Edwards, and Jack Mulhall in Desperate Cargo (1941)
    Desperate Cargo
    5.2
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Leon Errol, William Frawley, Eddie Quillan, Lupe Velez, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga (1941)
    Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga
    5.9
    • Banker (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • William Boyd and Georgia Ellis in Doomed Caravan (1941)
    Doomed Caravan
    6.3
    • Governor Don Pedro
    • 1941
  • Tana in El rancho del pinar (1939)
    El rancho del pinar
    • Señor Vazquez
    • 1939
  • Martin Garralaga and Tito Guízar in The Prodigal Returns (1939)
    The Prodigal Returns
    • 1939
  • El milagro de la calle mayor
    • McNeil
    • 1939
  • Ronald Reagan and Rosella Towne in Code of the Secret Service (1939)
    Code of the Secret Service
    5.2
    • Border Police Officer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Dorothy Fay and Buck Jones in Law of the Texan (1938)
    Law of the Texan
    6.1
    • Col. Sanchez - Mexican Rurales (as Jose Tortosa)
    • 1938
  • Don Ameche, John Carradine, Walter Catlett, and Loretta Young in Love Under Fire (1937)
    Love Under Fire
    5.6
    • Aide (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Fortunio Bonanova and Lupita Tovar in El capitán Tormenta (1936)
    El capitán Tormenta
    4.5
    • Dr. Kelly
    • 1936
  • Wallace Beery, Barbara Stanwyck, and John Boles in A Message to Garcia (1936)
    A Message to Garcia
    5.9
    • Pasquale Castova
    • 1936
  • El crimen de media noche (1936)
    El crimen de media noche
    • Chief James Sullivan
    • 1936

Writer

  • Fortunio Bonanova and Lupita Tovar in El capitán Tormenta (1936)
    El capitán Tormenta
    4.5
    • Writer
    • 1936
  • De la sartén al fuego (1935)
    De la sartén al fuego
    • Writer
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Jose Tortosa
  • Born
    • 1896
    • Spain
  • Died
    • 1963
    • USA

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