Juan de Landa

Juan de Landa (1894–1968) was a Spanish film actor, who was born in the Basque Country. De Landa entered the film industry in 1930 following the arrival of sound film. He initially acted in Spanish-language versions of Hollywood films, but later worked mainly in the Spanish and Italian film industries. His best-known role is in Luchino Visconti's 1943 film Ossessione.[1]

Juan de Landa
Actress Assumpció Casals and Juan de Landa in Al margen de la ley (1936)
Born27 January 1894
Died18 February 1968
Motrico, Basque Country, Spain
Other namesJuan Pisón Pagoaga y Landa
OccupationActor
Years active1930 - 1958

Partial filmography

References

  1. Bacon p.248

Bibliography

  • Bacon, Henry. Visconti: Explorations of Beauty and Decay. Cambridge University Press, 1998.


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