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José Suárez

José Suárez

Actor · Died August 6, 1981, aged 61 · Spain

José Lisardo Suárez Sánchez was born in Trubia (Asturias, Spain) on Sept 9th.1919. He was raised in Oviedo until in 1927 the family moved to Logroño. In 1935 after returning to Asturias his father died and he left school urged to find work. Only 16 when the Spanish Civil War broke out, he entered the Army on the National side, then the Falange. He joined the Legionary Corps (la Legión), and finally volunteered for the División Azul (German infantry division fighting communism) to Russia, returning to Spain in 1943. After the war ended he got a job at the Asturian railways. A well-known Spanish director, Gonzalo Delgrás, selected him after a casting to star in his next film, Altar mayor (1944). It became a success and the start of a long career. Some of his early films were Oro y marfil (1947), La niña de Luzmela (1950), Historia de una escalera (1950), a secondary role in Dawn of America (1951) and then came the young policeman in Criminal Squad (1950). This film became sort of a trademark for him, and from then on he would often play police roles and hard-boiled characters becoming his tall, reserved and dark looks. That same year, 1950, he married his Asturian girlfriend María Luisa, they would have a daughter. He received an award for his role in An Impossible Crime (1954) and would be one of the football players in Once pares de botas (1954). He made Señora ama (1955) with Dolores del Río and then came Main Street (1956) with Betsy Blair, maybe his most well known film, for which he would receive the Triunfo award as best actor. The success of this film at the Venice festival opened him the doors to the Italian cinema. He got leading roles in films like The Challenge (1958), directed by Francesco Rosi, and Il magistrato (1959), directed by Luigi Zampa. He would go on playing mostly detective stories, drama, westerns and some comedies in Spanish and European productions. In 1971 he was elected mayor and local head of the Movimiento (Franco's regime only political party) for Aller, Asturias, and left Madrid for his homeland, building a house in Moreda where he died after a previous stroke (thrombosis) in 1981. His last role was in 1977 in a popular TV series (Curro Jiménez (1976)).

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 19, 1919
Died
August 6, 1981 (aged 61)
From
Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 59 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 28% in 30 days

What are José Suárez's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
59%
Power
31%
Survival
7%
Bonds
3%
Revenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · 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 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
3
Thrilling
2
Romantic
1
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5

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 José Suárez's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for José Suárez'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

59 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • DKDA: Sueños de juventud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 115 episodes · as Pablo Martinez

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

    Show 1 episode · as Antonio Navajo

  • Blood and Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Don Pablo

  • A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die(1972)

    as Maj. Charles Ballard

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

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

    Actor

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

    as Dr. Golfín

  • Los jóvenes amantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • The Christ of the Ocean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Don Eustaquio

  • La montaña rebelde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Damasio

  • El mejor del mundo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Paco Vélez

  • The Price of Power(1969)

    as Chester A. Arthur

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Gunman of Ave Maria(1969)

    as Genaral Juan Carrasco

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • El taxi de los conflictos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Guardia en puerta de comisaría

  • Bootleggers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Engineer

  • El amor de María Isabel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Ricardo Robles

  • Christopher Colombus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Spy Today, Die Tomorrow(1967)

    as General Burch

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Maria Isabel(1968)

    as Ricardo Robles

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Texas, Adios(1966)

    as Cisco Delgado

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Agent X-77 Orders to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Franck

  • El primer cuartel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Capitán Fernando Martín del castillo

  • 7 uomini d'oro(1965)

    as Bank Manager

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Rueda de sospechosos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Comisario Luis Lozano

  • La boda(1964)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Clean Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Román

  • Jaguar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as José Mendoza

  • El globo azul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Arturo Serra

  • Slave Girls of Sheba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Omar

  • Scano Boa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Baronello

  • Carthage in Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Hiram

  • Un bruto para Patricia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Andrés Fernández

  • The Magistrate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Andrea Morandi

  • Diego Corrientes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Diego Corrientes

  • The Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Vito Polara

  • The Italians They Are Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Pieroni

  • Las aeroguapas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Mario Toselli

  • Le belle dell'aria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Mario Toselli

  • The Shadow Battalion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Pepe

  • Main Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Juan

  • Melodías de amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Julio Andrés / José María del Valle

  • The Man who saw Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Señora ama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Feliciano

  • Eleven Pairs of Boots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Ignacio Ariza

  • ¿Crimen imposible? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Inspector Alberto Bassano

  • La danza de los deseos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Juan Antonio

  • Condemned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Juan

  • Lawless Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Ricardo

  • This is Madrid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Antonio

  • Bronce y luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • That Man from Tangier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Dawn of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Rey Fernando el Católico

  • Spanish Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Pablo

  • Criminal Brigade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Fernando Olmos Sánchez

  • La mujer de nadie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Juan Bautista Nebot

  • Historia de una escalera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Fernando

  • El hijo de la noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • La muralla feliz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as David Aguirre

  • Un viaje de novios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • Altar mayor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as José

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles from 1944 to 1999; peak year 1966.

Highest rated

7 uomini d'oro (1965)

Midcredits 66th

Most popular right now

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972)

Film career

19441999

Peak 1966 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 1956Screen debut· Main Street

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting59 of 59: 59 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1940s3 · acting1950s25 · acting1960s21 · acting1970s9 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

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.

How do José Suárez's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2

Most loved · actor

Maria Isabel (1968)

Midcredits 82nd · 70% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 38. 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.

Who does José Suárez work with?

People who share at least 2 of José Suárez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tonino Valerii shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Editors