Ricardo Palacios

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López-Nuño and the second or maternal family name is Díez.
Ricardo Palacios
Born
Ricardo López-Nuño Díez

(1940-03-02)2 March 1940
Reinosa (Cantabria), Spain
Died11 February 2015(2015-02-11) (aged 74)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationActor

Ricardo López-Nuño Díez (2 March 1940 – 11 February 2015), better known as Ricardo Palacios, was a Spanish actor, film director and screenwriter.

Born in Reinosa (Cantabria), Palacios graduated from the Official Film School in Madrid as an actor and director. He debuted in the 1961 TV series Poly.[1]

He participated in about 150 films and television series, being mainly active in the Spaghetti Western genre, and he was also a recurring presence in films directed by Jesús Franco.[1][2]

Palacios made his directorial debut with Mi conejo es el mejor, erotic film starring Lina Romay and Emilio Linder. Subsequently, in 1987 Palacios directed ¡Biba la banda! starring Alfredo Landa, and in 1997 he directed the TV-series La banda de Pérez.[1][2]

After spending over a month in hospital with heart problems, Ricardo died on 11 February 2015 of heart failure.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c d Europa Press (February 12, 2015). "Fallece el actor cántabro Ricardo Palacios, habitual de 'spaguetti westerns' y de Jesús Franco". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 20 Minutos Editora, S.L. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c EFE (February 11, 2015). "Muere el actor cántabro Ricardo Palacios". ABC (in Spanish). Diario ABC, S.L. Retrieved February 14, 2015.