Vicente Parra

Vicente Parra began his career in the theater, integrating, among others, in the companies of Luis Prendes and Amparo Rivelles, and in small film roles. He made his cinematographic debut in 1949 at the age of 18, with the help of Ramón Torrado, in the film Rumbo. In 1956, with Francisco Rovira Beleta's El expreso de Andalucía, he achieved a certain popularity. His moment of greatest popularity is reached thanks to "¿Dómde vas, Alfonso XII?" (1958), by Luis César Amadori, a film in which he plays the Spanish King Alfonso XII. Two years later he starred in a sequel titled ""¿Dónde vas, triste de ti?"Later, he resumed his theatrical career creating his own company and participating in the productions Cita en Senlis (1963) by Jean Anouilh, Cara de plata (1967), Sólo Dios puede juzgarme (1969) by Emilio Romero, El amante complaciente (1969) by Graham Greene or Hilo rojo, in which he played the role of Sigmund Freud.At the beginning of the seventies, he tries to turn his career around, overcoming his stage of gallant, to give life to a psychopath in La semana del asesino (1972), by Eloy de la Iglesia. A year later, he repeated his experience with the same director, also working as a producer, in the thriller Nadie oyó gritar. Neither title was successful.His works gradually spread, and during his last artistic stage he participated in the TV series Platos rotos (1985), the plays La jaula de las locas (1977), Isabelita la Miracielos (1978), Isabel, reina de corazones (1983), La barca sin pescador (1984), El cianuro, ¿solo o con leche? (1985), Los ladrones somos gente honrada (1985), La decente (1988) and La noche del sábado (1991) or the films Suspiros de España (y Portugal) (1995) and Tranvía a la Malvarrosa (1997), both by José Luis García Sánchez. Show less «