Alejandro Angulo León (12 April 1953, in Erandio, Biscay – 20 July 2014, in Fuenmayor, La Rioja), better known as Álex Angulo was a Spanish actor who performed in over sixty films during his career spanning more than 30 years.

Álex Angulo
Angulo in 2010
Born
Alejandro Angulo León

(1953-04-12)12 April 1953
Erandio (Biscay), Spain
Died20 July 2014(2014-07-20) (aged 61)
OccupationActor

Angulo died on 20 July 2014 at the age of 61 when the vehicle in which he was travelling veered from the road.[1][2] At that moment he was going to the filming of Bendita calamidad.[3] Then he was replaced by Luis Varela.[4] The Spanish director Mikel Rueda dedicated his film Hidden Away to Angulo posthumously.[5]

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  1. ^ Belinchón, Gregorio (20 July 2014). "Muere el actor Álex Angulo tras sufrir un accidente de tráfico". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. ^ EFE (20 July 2014). "Fallece en un accidente de tráfico en La Rioja el actor Alex Angulo". Público (in Spanish). Grupo Zeta. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Suspenden el rodaje al que se dirigía Álex Angulo cuando tuvo el accidente que le costó la vida". Hola! (in Spanish). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ^ Sánchez Borroy, Ana (4 August 2014). "El actor Luis Varela sustituye a Álex Angulo en el rodaje de 'Bendita Calamidad'". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Zaragoza. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. ^ E.R.J. (7 October 2014). "Mikel Rueda dedica su película 'A escondidas' a Álex Angulo". elpais.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Álex Angulo fallece en un accidente de tráfico". Espinof. 20 July 2014.

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