José Luis López Vázquez originally worked in theater as a costume designer, a scenic designer, and as an assistant director to Pío Ballesteros and Enrique Herreros. In 1946, he switched over to films, with a small role. Originally starring in comic roles, he made the move to drama films in the 1960s, demonstrating his profound aptitude for acting. During his life, he starred in more than 200 movies, filming several full-length films in a year. Although he usually appeared in Spanish films, he occasionally worked on international projects.

KNOWN FOR

Cuéntame cómo pasó
2002
Los ladrones van a la oficina
1993
Peor es nada
1991
Little Lips
1978
The Legend of Frenchie King
1971
Sabias a lo que venías
2007
Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella
2001
Este Señor de Negro
1975
The Court of the Pharaoh
1985
Travels with My Aunt
1972
Amor a la española
1967
Memorias del ángel caído
1997

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
245
Directing
1
Costume & Make-Up
3
Crew
1
2021
FFG, el último gran conversador
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2017
El precio de la risa
as Himself (archive footage)
2007
¿Y tú quién eres?
as Andrés
2007
Sabias a lo que venías
as Self
2006
Cuba libre
as El Abuelo
2004
Moon of Avellaneda
as Don Aquiles
2003
Moscow Gold
as Beltrán
2002
Cuéntame cómo pasó
as Faustino Arias
2001
Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella
as Guijarro
2000
El botones Sacarino
as Don Octavio
1999
No respires, el amor está en el aire
as Jesús
1999
La familia... 30 años después
as Juan, el padrino
1997
Memorias del ángel caído
as Antonio
1996
Demasiado caliente para ti
as Joaquín
1996
Confidencias
as Jose Luis
1996
Sombras y luces: Cien años de cine español
1994
Lazos
1993
Everyone Off to Jail
as Padre Rebollo
1993
Los ladrones van a la oficina
as Escabeche
1992
The Naked Target
as Anselmo
1992
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes
as El ventero
1992
The Fencing Master
as Campillo
1992
The Long Winter
as Tío Paco
1992
El juego de los mensajes invisibles
as Matías
1991
Offsides
as Don Anselmo del Castillo
1991
Peor es nada
1991
Imágenes perdidas
as Himself - Narrator
1990
Pareja enloquecida busca madre de alquiler
as Manolo
1990
Disparate nacional
as Jefe de la banda
1989
Esquilache
as Antonio Campos
1989
El rey del mambo
as Don Martín
1988
La gran comedia
as Jose L. Lopez Vazquez
1988
Little Spanish Soldier
as Manuel Ocón
1987
Mi general
as General Torres
1987
The Galoshes of Happiness
as Schulrat
1987
The Hidden Truth
as Gramophone Man
1987
Moors and Christians
as Jacinto López
1986
Los presuntos
as Camilo Blanco
1986
Capullito de alhelí
as Moisés
1986
The Comic Order
as General Fernando Ordóñez
1986
Crónica sentimental en rojo
as Comisario Méndez
1986
Hay que deshacer la casa
as Pepe Luis
1985
El rollo de septiembre
as Don Mamerto
1985
The Chosen One
as Federico Limón
1985
The Court of the Pharaoh
as Police Commissioner
1985
Café, coca y puro
as Félix
1984
Playboy en paro
as Don Ramiro
1984
Operation Mantis
as Marcello Antonelli
1984
Akelarre
as Inquisidor
1984
My Friend the Vagabond
as Nazario Valiente 'El Duque'
1984
Violines y trompetas
as Rafael
1983
La avispita Ruinasa
as Master
1983
El fascista, doña Pura y el follón de la escultura
as José Ribas
1983
Un genio en apuros
as Capitán
1983
The Angry Cid
as Conde García Ordóñez
1983
Juana la Loca… de vez en cuando
as Rey Fernando II 'El Católico'
1983
Pájaros de ciudad
1982
National III
as Luis José
1982
De camisa vieja a chaqueta nueva
as Manolo Vivar de Alda
1982
The Beehive
as Leonardo Meléndez
1982
Adolescencia
as Jacobo
1982
Los embarazados
as Rodopiano Soler
1982
Death in the Vatican
as Don Perrone
1981
National Heritage
as Luis José
1981
127 millones libres de impuestos
as Arturo Valgañón
1981
Airlift
as Salvatierra
1981
Heat of Desire
as Sr. Martínez - le recteur de l'université de Barcelone
1981
Profesor eróticus
as Sr. Smith
1980
The Truth on the Savolta Affair
as Pajarito de Soto
1980
Él y él
as Ramón
1980
¡Qué verde era mi duque!
as Duque Lázaro
1980
F. E. N.
as Domingo
1980
El divorcio que viene
as Luis Vázquez
1980
El gran secreto
as Sebastián
1979
La familia bien, gracias
as Juan, el padrino
1979
I viaggiatori della sera
as Simoncini
1979
El fascista, la beata y su hija desvirgada
as Juan Gutiérrez de la Macorra
1979
Honey
as Agustín
1979
Tigers in Lipstick
as Garage Owner
1978
Playing Parents
as Juan
1978
The National Shotgun
as Luis José
1978
Nunca en horas de clase
as Ligue de Angélica
1978
Casa de citas
as Luciano Guerrero
1978
Little Lips
as Publisher
1977
The Apolitical Man
as Enrique Tolosa
1977
El monosabio
as Juanito
1977
Girls... The Hall
as Don Natalio
1977
Doña Perfecta
as Don Inocencio
1976
Nosotros, los decentes
as Roque
1976
The Burned City
as Enric Prat de la Riba
1976
El señor está servido
as Don Alberto Arregui
1975
Zorrita Martínez
as Serafín Tejón
1975
Sleep, Sleep, My Love
as Mario Martínez
1975
Blood Stains in a New Car
as Ricardo Cariedo
1975
País S. A.
as Actores invitados
1975
Canciones de nuestra vida
as Self
1975
Este Señor de Negro
as Sixto Zabaleta
1974
Una pareja... distinta
as Charly
1974
Cousin Angelica
as Luis
1974
Doctor, me gustan las mujeres, ¿es grave?
as Carlos Pérez de Lezcano
1974
La revolución matrimonial
as Pedro
1974
Antonio Gaudí, una visión inacabada
as Antoni Gaudí
1973
Speak, Silent One
as Rodrigo
1973
It's Not Good for a Man to Be Alone
as Martin
1973
Lo verde empieza en los Pirineos
as Serafín Requejo
1973
A Chaste Spanish Man
as Santiago
1973
Mi profesora particular
as José
1973
La descarriada
as Florencio
1973
Las señoritas de mala compañía
as Don Joaquín
1972
El vikingo
as Ramón
1972
The Telephone Box
as Phone Booth Man #1
1972
Venta por pisos
as Lorenzo
1972
My Dearest Senorita
as Adela Castro Molina / Juan
1972
La cera virgen
as Don Florencio
1972
Love Letter of a Murderer
as Antonio
1972
¡No firmes más letras, cielo!
as Valentín Palomino
1972
Two Revue Girls
as Maestro Roberto Castro
1972
The Big Deal
as Calogero Locascio
1972
Travels with My Aunt
as Dambreuse
1972
One Billion for a Blonde
as Terence
1971
Blanca por fuera y Rosa por dentro
as Ramiro Peláez
1971
Black Story
as Pedro Ortuza / Peter P. Peter
1971
La decente
as Roberto Clavijo
1971
Préstame quince días
as Alfonso Pérez
1971
The Fourth Victim
as Inspector Dunphy
1971
Spaniards in Paris
as Fernando
1971
Si Fulano fuese Mengano
as Evaristo Rebollo
1971
La graduada
as Justino Serafín
1971
A mí las mujeres ni fu ni fa
as Nicolás Marlasca
1971
The Legend of Frenchie King
as Barber
1970
The Other Residence
as Vicente
1970
El astronauta
as Anselmo
1970
Crimen imperfecto
as Torcuato
1970
Long Live the Bride and Groom
as Leonardo Pozas
1970
The Garden of Delights
as Antonio
1970
¿Por qué pecamos a los 40?
as Enrique
1970
En un lugar de la Manga
as Don Felipe
1970
The Ancines Woods
as Benito Freire
1970
Dele color al difunto
as Pedro Pérez
1970
Las secretas intenciones
as Hombre accidentado
1970
Una señora estupenda
as Nicolás
1969
Furnished Studio 2.P.
as Ramón Fontecha
1969
Pecados conyugales
as Emilio
1969
Mi marido y sus complejos
as Germán Gutiérrez Olmedilla
1969
No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta
as Nemesio Caporeto
1968
Operation Mata Hari
as Coronel Von Faber
1968
¡Cómo está el servicio!
as Manolo Locumula Verruguillo, primo de Vicenta
1968
Objetivo: BI-KI-NI
as Acacio Rendueles Cañizo
1968
¡Cuidado con las señoras!
as Doctor Enrique Varela
1968
Long Play
as Arturo
1968
El turismo es un gran invento
as Basilio
1967
Crónica de nueve meses
as Leopoldo
1967
Peppermint Frappé
as Julián
1967
Sor Citroen
1967
Novios 68
as Marcelino, novio de Conchita
1967
Un millón en la basura
as Pepe Martínez
1967
The Midshipmen
as Cabo Goro Rioseco
1967
Operación cabaretera
as Daniel Antúnez
1967
Amor a la española
as Francisco "Paco" Lafuente
1967
Los chicos del Preu
as Padre de Lolo
1967
40 grados a la sombra
as Jacinto
1967
Operation Delilah
1966
Operación Plus Ultra
as Arturo Rodríguez
1966
Hoy como ayer
as Modern Plumber
1966
Las viudas
as Regino (segment "El Retrato de Regino")
1966
Balearic Caper
as Fernando
1966
La visita que no tocó el timbre
as Juan
1966
¡Es mi hombre!
as Antonio Jiménez
1966
Operación Secretaria
as Don Rodolfo García
1966
Algunas lecciones de amor
as Tomás
1966
Les Combinards
1965
Historias de la televisión
as Eladio (1)
1965
Un vampiro para dos
as Pablo Pardo
1965
The Family and One More
as Juan, el padrino
1965
Black Humor
as Jacinto - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma'
1965
El cálido verano del señor Rodríguez
1965
Totò d'Arabia
as Paco
1965
Tres gorriones y pico
1964
Vacaciones para Ivette
as Federico Aranda
1964
Casi un caballero
as Agustín
1964
The Palomos
as Emilio Palomos
1964
Fin de semana
as Don Alberto Durán
1963
Las hijas de Helena
as Manolo
1963
Chica para todo
as Finito
1963
The Executioner
as Antonio Rodríguez, el hermano mayor de José Luis
1963
Confidencias de un marido
as Juan
1963
Benigno, hermano mío
1963
Operación: Embajada
as Ángel Enríquez
1963
The Swindlers
as Judge (segment "Pretura, La")
1963
La chica del trébol
as Portero
1963
Los derechos de la mujer
as Ortiz
1962
Una isla con tomate
as Ulpiano
1962
Placido
as Gabino Quintanilla
1962
Robbery at 3 O'clock
as Fernando Galindo
1962
You and I Are Three
as Enfermero Gómez
1962
The Big Family
as Juan, el padrino
1962
Vuelve San Valentín
as Fernando Amaral
1962
Sabían demasiado
as El Palillos
1962
I motorizzati
as Mariano
1962
Vamos a contar mentiras
as Lorenzo
1962
Accident 703
as Enrique 'Quiquito'
1962
Solteros de verano
1962
Martes y trece
as Pepe / Julio
1961
Tres de la Cruz Roja
as Jacinto
1961
Usted puede ser un asesino
as Enrique Picart
1961
Los pedigüeños
as Goyo
1961
Cuidado con las personas formales
as Julio
1961
¡Adiós, Mimí Pompón!
as Gastón
1960
Un bruto para Patricia
as Carlos de Carvajal
1960
El cerro de los locos
as Don Paco
1960
Police Calling 091
as Lorenzo Barea
1960
The Wheelchair
as Alvarito
1960
Trío de damas
as Julio
1960
Los económicamente débiles
as Javier
1960
Días de feria
as Figueroa
1960
Un ángel tuvo la culpa
as Jaime
1960
Navidades en junio
as Oltrán
1959
The Little Apartment
as Rodolfo
1959
Los tramposos
as Don Ursicino
1959
Streetcar for Sale
as Julián el Toribio
1959
De espaldas a la puerta
as Arévalo
1959
Una gran señora
as Tobías Práxedes
1958
Una muchachita de Valladolid
as Ángel Enríquez - el Secretario
1958
El inquilino
as Guía de Mundis Jauja
1958
Familia provisional
1958
El aprendiz de malo
as Fotógrafo
1958
La noche y el alba
as Fotógrafo
1957
El fotogénico
as Recepcionista de hotel
1957
Miracles of Thursday
as Don Fidel
1957
Madrugada
as Manolo, periodista
1957
Un marido de ida y vuelta
as Fotógrafo (as José L. López Vázquez)
1957
Las muchachas de azul
as Álvaro
1956
Esa voz es una mina
as Don Fermín
1956
La vida en un bloc
as Mago Roberto
1956
Andalusia Express
as Pretendiente de Lola
1956
El piyayo
as (no acreditado)
1955
Un día perdido
as Pacheco
1955
La lupa
as Sacerdote
1954
The Devil Plays the Flute
as Periodista
1954
Boyfriend in Sight
as Juanito Renovales
1954
Un caballero andaluz
as (no acreditado)
1954
Merry Christmas
as Felipe, taxista
1953
That Happy Couple
as Jewelry Store Employee (uncredited)
1952
Facultad de Letras
1947
María Fernanda la Jerezana
as (uncredited)