Eduardo Fajardo

Eduardo Fajardo

1924-08-14 – 2019-07-04 (age 94) Meis, Galicia, Spain
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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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Known For

Django
Django

1966

as Major Jackson

The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers

1974

as Officer

The Mercenary
The Mercenary

1968

as Alfonso García

Exterminators of the Year 3000
The Important Man
The Important Man

1961

as El Español

Delusions of Grandeur
Delusions of Grandeur

1971

as Cortega

Macario
Macario

1960

as Virrey

Nightmare City
Nightmare City

1980

as Dr. Kramer

Lisa and the Devil
Lisa and the Devil

1973

as Francis Lehar

Compañeros
Compañeros

1970

as Colonel

Last of the Badmen
Last of the Badmen

1967

as Don Jaime Mendoza

Eagles Over London
Eagles Over London

1969

as German officer

The Call of Sex
The Call of Sex

1977

as Sr. Montero

Viva Cangaceiro
Viva Cangaceiro

1969

as Governor Branco

Bad Man's River
Bad Man's River

1971

as General Duarte

Hundra
Hundra

1983

as Chieftain

Counselor at Crime
Counselor at Crime

1973

as Calogero Vezza

Tizoc
Tizoc

1957

as Arturo

Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Don't Turn the Other Cheek

1971

as Gen. Huerta

Magic Powder
Magic Powder

1979

as Butler