Eduardo Fajardo

Eduardo Fajardo

Biography

Eduardo Martínez Fajardo (14 August 1924 – 4 July 2019) was a Spanish film actor born in Meis (Pontevedra), Spain. He appeared in 183 films, 75 plays and made 2,000 television appearances between 1947 and 2002.

He was born in Meis, Pontevedra on 14 August 1924, and he raised in Haro and Santander, where he studied Bachillerato. He began his career as a voice actor from 1942 to 1946, and in 1947 he made his film debut in Héroes del 95, directed by Raúl Alfonso. In the 1950s he moved to Mexico, and when he came back to Spain he appeared in spaghetti westerns such as Gli eroi di Fort Worth (1965) by Martin Herbert, and Django (1966) by Sergio Corbucci.

In 2002, he founded Teatro sin barreras in Almeria, in order to help people with disabilities. He started the Almeria Walk of Fame, where he received a star on 11 April 2012 due to his intervention in 7th Cavalry and Django.

Fajardo was married four times. In Mexico he married twice, one of her with the actress Carmelita González, with whom he bore a daughter, Paloma del Rocío. His others children are José Antonio, Corazón, Lucero, Dusko, Alma and Eduardo.

Fajardo died while vacationing with five of his seven children in Mexico on 4 July 2019 at the age of 94.

He was honoured by the Diputación de Pontevedra and had been named hijo predilecto del Concello de Meis. In January 2019 he was honoured by the Almería Western Museo del Cine.

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Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-08-14

Place of birth

Meis, Galicia, Spain

Images

Cast

Knife of Ice

Knife of Ice

1972

6.00

Compañeros

Compañeros

1970

6.52

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

1947

5.50

Killer Adios

Killer Adios

1968

5.00

Tizoc

Tizoc

1957

7.42

Macario

Macario

1960

8.70

Evil Eye

Evil Eye

1975

4.70

Tequila!

Tequila!

1973

5.00

Shango

Shango

1970

5.60

Ricco

Ricco

1973

6.00

The Intruder

The Intruder

1954

5.00

Bootleggers

Bootleggers

1969

0.00

Go For Broke

Go For Broke

1968

5.80

Conquest

Conquest

1971

4.20

Fuenteovejuna

Fuenteovejuna

1972

10.00

Django

Django

1966

7.22

El sótano

El sótano

1949

5.50

One by One

One by One

1968

5.60

Biting Life

Biting Life

1987

0.00

Neurosis

Neurosis

1970

10.00

Magic Powder

Magic Powder

1979

5.00

The Hyena

The Hyena

1973

0.00

Hundra

Hundra

1983

4.80

The Knave

The Knave

1975

0.00

Mare nostrum

Mare nostrum

1948

5.70

Dulcinea

Dulcinea

1947

0.00

Black Jack

Black Jack

1981

0.00

I due toreri

I due toreri

1964

5.80

Lucecita

Lucecita

1976

4.00

Reckless

Reckless

1951

6.00

Cry Chicago

Cry Chicago

1969

4.50

Airport

Airport

1953

5.30

Love Charm

Love Charm

1947

5.40

The Shack

The Shack

1979

6.00