Eusebio Poncela
Acting
Biography
Eusebio Poncela (September 15, 1947 - August 27, 2025) was a Spanish actor. His debut on stage was with"Mariana Pineda". In 1969 appears on screen for first time in "Fuenteovejuna", but his first notable role was the protagonist of the Spanish cult movie Arrebato (1979), directed by Iván Zulueta. Another hit was TVE miniserie Los gozos y las sombras (1985). He was the protagonist of La ley del deseo by Pedro Almodóvar. He came back to cinema with Martín (Hache), by Adolfo Aristarain. Another films: Tuno negro (2001) and Remake (2006); or Intacto, by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, with Max von Sydow. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eusebio Poncela, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Born: September 15, 1947
Place of Birth: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Known For
Fuenteovejuna
(Sin título) Descartes Arrebato
Recovered Zulueta short.
The Ministry of Time
A soldier from the 15th century, a university student from the 19th century and a nurse from the present join the secret 'Department of Time', a secret department within the Spanish government with the ability to travel through time. Their mission is prevent changes in history.
Isabel
Charting the life of Isabella I of Castile, one of the most important women in Spain’s history, Isabel follows her passionate story from childhood to being crowned Queen. From her political struggles within King Henry IV's court to her wedding to Ferdinand of Aragon, the drama encapsulates the passions, emotions and sacrifices of a woman who refused to just be a figurehead and whose outlook was ahead of her time.
The Painting
For three and a half centuries, from the same day that Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) applied his last brushstroke to the canvas, the enigma of “Las meninas, o La familia de Felipe IV” (1656) has not been deciphered. The secret story of a painting unveiled as if it was the resolution of a perfect crime.
Martin (Hache)
After having a nearly fatal drug overdose, 19-year-old Argentine Martin is sent to Madrid, where his film director father lives with his new, younger lover, Alicia, and his bisexual actor friend, Dante.
Law of Desire
Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director and in his passion would stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire.
Curro Jiménez
Curro Jiménez was a successful Spanish TV series that aired on TVE1 from 22 December 1976 to 1979. Its main theme was Andalusian "bandolerismo" in the 19th century, located in the Ronda mountains. The main characters were four bandits, Curro Jiménez
Larga noche de julio
Tony wants to carry out a perfect robbery and get a lot of money during the celebration of the 24 Hours of Montjuic, a motorcycle race. To accomplish this, he counts with the complicity of Peter, a runner who wants to switch to professional level. Everything is carefully planned, but at the last moment a crime is committed and Peter is trapped in the house of the victim unable to get out as the gate has been locked. The only way to help Peter is that Tony gets a copy of the key that Carmen has, the girl who took care of the victim, before she returns home.
Darling, I Am Going Out for Cigarettes and I Will Be Right Back
Ernesto, an ordinary man who, after making a deal with a strange character, has the chance to return to the past and live his youth again, tries to recover lost opportunities and avoid certain behaviors to change his gray and insipid present.
Filmography
as Self
as Tomás Marlow
as The Man
as Self
as Joâo Ferreira
as Self - Interviewee
as Cardenal Cisneros
as Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
as Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
as Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
as Santiago López Ario
as Casimiro Morcillo
as Maximilian
as Maximilian
as Vargas
as Fray Gaspar Daza
as Cardenal Giuliano della Rovere
as Luis Morini
as Dr. Civita
as Scott
as Luis Almarcha
as Federico
as Don Justo
as Jaime
as Hombre Madrid (voice)
as El mago Tulan
as Ariel Kluge
as Dante
as Jacques
as Fernando Delgado
as Conde La Peña Andrade
as Floro
as Otálora
as León
as Guzmán
as Pablo Quintero
as Werther
as Pepe Carvalho
as Pepe Carvalho
as Police Commissioner
as Pepe Carvalho
as Pepe Carvalho
as Pepe Carvalho
as Crisanto
as Narrador
as Santi
as Carlos Deza
as El novio
as José Sirgado
as Txabi
as Himself
as Himself
as Charles Grandet
as Luis Bosch
as Luis
as Pedro
as Francis
as Miguel
as Frondoso
as Néstor
as Óscar Fuentes
as The Monster
as El hombre