Fernando Rey September 20 1917 March 9 1994 best known as Fernando Rey was a Spanish film theatre and TV actor who worked in both Europe and the United States A suave international actor best known for his roles in the films of surrealist director Luis Buñuel Tristana 1970 Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie 1972 That Obscure Object of Desire 1977 and as a drug lord in The French Connection 1971 he appeared in more than 150 films over half a century The debonair Rey was described by French Connection producer Philip DAntoni as the last of the Continental guys He achieved his greatest notoriety after he turned 50 Perhaps it is a pity that my success came so late in life he told The Times of Madrid in 1973 It might have been better to have been successful while young like El Cordobes in the bullring Then your life is all before you to enjoy it
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