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Abel Franco(1922-2000)

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Abel Franco was born on 22 October 1922 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for ¡Trois amigos! (1986), Santa Barbara (1984) and Toma (1973). He died on 15 June 2000 in Pasadena, California, USA.
BornOctober 22, 1922
DiedJune 15, 2000(77)
BornOctober 22, 1922
DiedJune 15, 2000(77)
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Known for

Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short in ¡Trois amigos! (1986)
¡Trois amigos!
6.5
  • Papa Sanchez
  • 1986
Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Melissa Reeves, Robert Alan Browne, Paul Burke, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Margarita Cordova, Nicolas Coster, Lane Davies, Richard Eden, Gina Gallego, Linda Gibboney, Andrea Howard, Ava Lazar, A Martinez, Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson, Rupert Ravens, Julie Ronnie, Kerry Sherman, Louise Sorel, Jonna Leigh Stack, Marcy Walker, and Dane Witherspoon in Santa Barbara (1984)
Santa Barbara
5.7
TV Series
  • Uncle Guilliermo
Susan Strasberg, Tony Musante, and Simon Oakland in Toma (1973)
Toma
7.5
TV Series
  • Manny
Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn in Le jeu du faucon (1985)
Le jeu du faucon
6.8
  • Interrogator
  • 1985

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  • Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
    Dallas
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Casul
    • 1990
  • Les contes de la crypte (1989)
    Les contes de la crypte
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Lt. Bushmill
    • 1990
  • Grand Slam (1990)
    Grand Slam
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Al Ramirez
    • 1990
  • Break of Dawn (1988)
    Break of Dawn
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Manuel Rosalez
    • 1988
  • Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Melissa Reeves, Robert Alan Browne, Paul Burke, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Margarita Cordova, Nicolas Coster, Lane Davies, Richard Eden, Gina Gallego, Linda Gibboney, Andrea Howard, Ava Lazar, A Martinez, Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson, Rupert Ravens, Julie Ronnie, Kerry Sherman, Louise Sorel, Jonna Leigh Stack, Marcy Walker, and Dane Witherspoon in Santa Barbara (1984)
    Santa Barbara
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Uncle Guilliermo
    • 1988
  • Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short in ¡Trois amigos! (1986)
    ¡Trois amigos!
    6.5
    • Papa Sanchez
    • 1986
  • La loi de Los Angeles (1986)
    La loi de Los Angeles
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Judge Luis M. Rivera
    • 1986
  • Maricela (1986)
    Maricela
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Hernandez
    • 1986
  • Cagney et Lacey (1981)
    Cagney et Lacey
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Hernandez
    • 1986
  • Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Alex Cord in Supercopter (1984)
    Supercopter
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Garcia
    • 1986
  • Death of an Angel (1985)
    Death of an Angel
    5.1
    • Don Tarjetas
    • 1985
  • Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Cynthia Gibb, Erica Gimpel, Bill Hufsey, Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg, and Gene Anthony Ray in Fame (1982)
    Fame
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Hector
    • 1985
  • Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn in Le jeu du faucon (1985)
    Le jeu du faucon
    6.8
    • Interrogator
    • 1985
  • Andrea Elson and Matthew Labyorteaux in Les petits génies (1983)
    Les petits génies
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Emil Carranza
    • 1984
  • El Norte (1983)
    El Norte
    7.7
    • Raimundo
    • 1983

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 22, 1922
    • El Paso, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • June 15, 2000
    • Pasadena, California, USA(complications from a stroke)

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    Head of the drama department, Pasadena High School, for nearly 30 years.

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