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Eusebio Poncela

Eusebio Poncela

Actor · Born September 15, 1947 (79) · Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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

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Born
September 15, 1947 (79)
From
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 73 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 35% in 30 days

What are Eusebio Poncela's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
22%
Morality
21%
Bonds
20%
Survival
17%
Power
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 8

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 9
Shadow
2 of 9
Mentor
2 of 9
Ally
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
6
Dread
5
Contemplative
4
Romantic
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Haunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Eusebio Poncela's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eusebio Poncela's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

73 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Tribute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · In Memory Of · as Adolfo Novak

  • Shades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Tomás Marlow

  • The Painting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as The Man

  • El accidente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 13 episodes · as Joâo Ferreira

  • The Broken Crown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Cardenal Cisneros

  • Carlos, rey emperador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros

  • The Ministry of Time(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Bluu, Last Days Of Ibiza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Isabel(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · as Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Tarancón, el quinto mandamiento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Casimiro Morcillo

  • El pacto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · as Santiago López Ario

  • Darling, I Am Going Out for Cigarettes and I Will Be Right Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Inmortal

  • Tarancón, el quinto mandamiento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Casimiro Morcillo

  • The Valdemar Legacy II: The Forbidden Shadow(2010)

    as Maximilian

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Valdemar Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Maximilian

  • I Come with the Rain(2009)

    as Vargas

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Theresa: The Body of Christ(2007)

    as Fray Gaspar Daza

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Borgia(2006)

    as Cardenal Giuliano della Rovere

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Remake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Hermanas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Luis Morini

  • Eyes of Crystal(2004)

    as Dr. Civita

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Eight Hundred Bullets(2002)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Barbie Can Also Be Sad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Ken

  • Viento del pueblo: Miguel Hernández (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Luis Almarcha

  • Intacto(2001)

    as Federico

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Black Serenade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Don Justo

  • Sagitario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Jaime

  • Private Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Hombre Madrid (voice)

  • Lost Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as El mago Tulan

  • La casa de Tourneur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • La sombra de Caín (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Esteban

  • Sleepwalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ariel Kluge

  • Arrebatos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Martin (Hache) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Dante

  • A Shadow You Soon Will Be (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • La balada de Donna Helena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • The Greek Labyrinth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jacques

  • Dream Kiss(1992)

    as Fernando Delgado

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • El juego de los mensajes invisibles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Jaime

  • The Dumbfounded King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Conde La Peña Andrade

  • El invierno en Lisboa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Floro

  • Continental (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Otálora

  • Párpados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Winter Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as León

  • El Dorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Guzmán

  • Law of Desire(1987)

    as Pablo Quintero

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Werther(1986)

    as Werther

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Recién casados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Pepe Carvalho

  • Pigmalión (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Pepe Carvalho

  • Matador(1986)

    as Commissioner

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • La dama inacabada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Pepe Carvalho

  • Las aventuras de Pepe Carvalho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 8 episodes · as Pepe Carvalho

  • Young Sierra, peso pluma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Pepe Carvalho

  • The Arrangement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Crisanto

  • Valentina(1982)

    as Narrador

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Entre paréntesis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Santi

  • Los Gozos y las Sombras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 13 episodes · as Carlos Deza

  • Sus años dorados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as El novio

  • Rapture(1980)

    as José Sirgado

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Operation Ogre(1979)

    as Txabi

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Una historia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Antonio

  • Eugenia Grandet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Charles Grandet

  • In memoriam(1977)

    as Luis Bosch

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Curro Jiménez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Death of the Scorpion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Luis

  • Larga noche de julio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Pedro

  • The Killer Is One of Thirteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Francis

  • Separación matrimonial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Miguel

  • Fuenteovejuna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Frondoso

  • The Cannibal Man(1972)

    as Néstor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • A House Without Boundaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Óscar Fuentes

  • Cake of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as The Monster

  • Zumo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as El hombre

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 73 titles, 72 of them dated from 1971 to 2026; peak year 1986.

Biggest box office

The Borgia (2006)

$8.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Law of Desire (1987)

Midcredits 86th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19712026

Peak 1986 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting73 of 73: 72 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew1 of 73: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s13 · acting1980s18 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 12% of 17 roles
729707

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Eusebio Poncela's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Theresa: The Body of Christ (2007)

79th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Isabel (2011)

Midcredits 94th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Eusebio Poncela's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 72 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles54–77 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Eusebio Poncela work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eusebio Poncela's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carmen Maura shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles