Raul Julia

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AKA: Raul Rafael Carlos Julia y Arcelay
Nationality: Puerto Rican
Birthdate: 03/09/1940
Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Death Date: 10/24/1994

biography

From his 1964 arrival in New York from Puerto Rico this exuberant yet urbane leading man, singer and character player with a broad, open face and large, popping eyes won considerable acclaim as a distinguished and prolific stage actor before branching out into films. Although he possessed darkly handsome Latino looks, often sported a trim mustache and never completely lost a mellifluous Spanish accent, Julia quickly transcended stereotyping, bringing a regal bearing, manic energy and remarkable versatility to an exceptionally broad range of roles.

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Credits

Gomez Addams
1991
Ramon Guerola
1988
Valentin
1985
Kalibanos
1982
Michael Reisler
1978
Cottard
Carlos/Escalante
(uncredited) Bobby's Husband
Joaquin Manero
Strom
Sandy Stern
Gomez Addams
Stu Quinones
Roberto Strausmann
David Suarez
Ricardo
Archbishop Oscar Romero
Chico Mendes
MacHeath

milestones

Year
Milestone
1963 
Appeared with the Tapia Theatre, San Juan in "Bye, Bye Birdie," "The Four Poster," "The Happy Time," "Macbeth," and "Othello"
1964 
Moved to New York
1964 
New York stage debut off-Broadway in a Spanish-language production of "La Vida Es Sueno/Life Is a Dream"
1966 
Debut with Joseph Papp's NY Shakespeare Festival as MacDuff in a Spanish-language version of "Macbeth"
1968 
Broadway debut in "The Cuban Thing" (closed after one performance)
Continued

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