Biography
José Sazatornil Buendía (13 August 1925 – 23 July 2015) was a Spanish actor who appeared in numerous films since making his debut in 1946. He was born in Barcelona on 13 August 1925. He was the son of the owner of a small shop in the city and studied in his native city, specifically at the Brothers of the Christian Doctrine School.
Actor of great popularity, his career began in the theatre when he was thirteen years old. For seven years, according to his own words, was playing every Sunday a different work for months, and participated, in this way, in 280 comedies in seven years. Along these years, he combined his work in the theatres with his career as dependent on the family business.
In 1946 debuted at the Victoria Theatre in Barcelona, later he entered the theatrical Company of Paco Martínez Soria.
He debuted in cinema by the hand of Javier Setó in a Spanish fantasy film in 1953, since then he participated in more than one hundred and ten films including La escopeta nacional directed by Luis García Berlanga, and Amanece, que no es poco directed by José Luis Cuerda.
In 1957, José Sazatornil founded his own Theatre Company.
In 1974 he starred in his own television series: Los Maniáticos, by Fernando García de la Vega, in TVE.
In 1989 he received the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the movie Espérame en el cielo by Antonio Mercero. During his long theatrical, filmic and television career he received numerous prizes and awards, and he became a popular and loved comedian actor.In November 2013 was announced that he was suffering from Alzheimer's. He died of natural causes in Madrid on 23 July 2015, at the age of 89.
One of his most remembered roles was his unforgettable interpretation of Don Mendo in the play \"La revenge on Don Mendo\", traditionally represented by the first figures on the Spanish national theatre, such as Fernando Fernán Gómez and Manolo Gómez Bur.
Filmography
all 100
Movies 99
TV Shows 1
Vete de mí (2006)
Hotel Danubio (2003)
A Perfect Couple (1998)
Mátame mucho (1998)
El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche? (1994)
Tales of the Stinking Military Service (1994)
Everyone Off to Jail (1993)
Tretas de mujer (1993)
Pelotazo nacional (1993)
Ho sap el ministre? (1991)
A Submarine Under the Tablecloth (1991)
Don Juan, My Dear Ghost (1990)
Ovejas negras (1990)
Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing (1989)
La venganza de Don Mendo (1988)
Wait for Me in Heaven (1988)
The Impeccable Sinner (1987)
Year of Enlightment (1986)
Una y sonada... (1985)
La Comedia Musical Española (1985)
El donante (1985)
Dos mejor que uno (1984)
Playboy en paro (1984)
Operation Mantis (1984)
La avispita Ruinasa (1983)
El fascista, doña Pura y el follón de la escultura (1983)
The Beehive (1982)
El hijo del cura (1982)
La vendedora de ropa interior (1982)
Si las mujeres mandaran (o mandasen) (1982)
Huevos revueltos (1982)
Rocky Carambola (1979)
...And Give Us Our Daily Sex (1979)
Alejandra, mon amour (1979)
Five Forks (1979)
The National Shotgun (1978)
Préstamela esta noche (1978)
Tales of the White Sheets (1977)
El fin de la inocencia (1977)
And They Lived Happily Ever After (1976)
Cunning Young Vixen in a Bikini (1976)
Fierce Love, or When Children Play at Love (1975)
El último tango en Madrid (1975)
Ligeramente viudas (1975)
Strip-tis a la inglesa (1975)
Las correrías del Vizconde Arnau (1974)
My Son is Not What He Seems (1974)
El insólito embarazo de los Martínez (1974)
Las señoritas de mala compañía (1973)
Celos, amor y Mercado Común (1973)
Me has hecho perder el juicio (1973)
La llamaban la madrina (1973)
Una monja y un Don Juan (1973)
¡Qué cosas tiene el amor! (1973)
Las tres perfectas casadas (1973)
Venta por pisos (1972)
La novicia rebelde (1971)
Los gallos de la madrugada (1971)
A mí las mujeres ni fu ni fa (1971)
Cómo casarse en siete días (1971)
Si Fulano fuese Mengano (1971)
El astronauta (1970)
Coqueluche (1970)
Verano 70 (1970)
Una señora estupenda (1970)
El mesón del gitano (1970)
Topical Spanish (1970)
Las Leandras (1969)
Juicio de faldas (1969)
Amor a todo gas (1969)
Carola de día, Carola de noche (1969)
Blood in the Bullring (1969)
Una vez al año ser hippy no hace daño (1969)
El marino de los puños de oro (1968)
La vil seducción (1968)
Los que tocan el piano (1968)
Las secretarias (1968)
Amor en el aire (1967)
Las que tienen que servir (1967)
Los celos y el duende (1967)
¿Qué hacemos con los hijos? (1967)
Un millón en la basura (1967)
Fray Torero (1966)
Las viudas (1966)
La ciudad no es para mí (1966)
El rapto de T. T. (1964)
The Executioner (1963)
El amor empieza en sábado (1961)
Pasaje a Venezuela (1957)
Mañana... (1957)
Hospital de urgencia (1956)
El difunto es un vivo (1956)
La pecadora (1956)
Eyes of the Dead (1956)
El golfo que vio una estrella (1955)
Finally Alone (1955)
Good Bye, Sevilla (1955)
Los agentes del 5º grupo (1955)
Los gamberros (1954)
Fantasía española (1953)
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GenderMale
Birthday1925-08-13
Deathday2015-07-23 (89 years old)
Birth NameJosé Sazatornil Buendía
Birth PlaceBarcelona, Spain
CitizenshipsSpain
Also Known AsSaza, José Sazatornil Buendía
AwardsGoya Award for Best Supporting Actor
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