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Eusebio Poncela(1945-2025)

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Eusebio Poncela
Known as Pedro Almodóvar's favorite horror film, 1979's arthouse movie Arrebato (Rapture), a stunning new 4K restoration of the mind-bending film about drug addiction, sex, and altered consciousness, written and directed by Spanish filmmaker and artist Iván Zulueta. Playing like an extended drug trip, Arrebato opens with low budget filmmaker José Sirgado, played by Eusebio Poncela, editing a black and white vampire sequence from his latest horror movie. José is frustrated with the way the movie is coming along and leaves and goes home, where he finds his ex-girlfriend, Ana (Cecilia Roth), passed out. José receives an odd package in the mail which contains a cassette tape, a Super 8 film, and a key. The package is from an aspiring filmmaker named Pedro, played enthusiastically by Will More. (Michelle Swope)
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Eusebio Poncela was born on 15 September 1945 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He was an actor and director, known for Matices (2025), Águila Roja (2009) and Intacto (2001). He died on 27 August 2025 in El Escorial, Madrid, Spain.
BornSeptember 15, 1945
DiedAugust 27, 2025(79)
BornSeptember 15, 1945
DiedAugust 27, 2025(79)
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  • Awards
    • 13 wins & 5 nominations total

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Known for

Matices (2025)
Matices
7.7
TV Series
  • Dr. Tomás Marlow
David Janer in Águila Roja (2009)
Águila Roja
6.7
TV Series
  • Malasangre
Intacto (2001)
Intacto
6.8
  • Federico
  • 2001
Matador (1986)
Matador
6.9
  • Comisario
  • 1986

Credits

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Actor

  • El homenaje
    • Adolfo Novak
    • TV Series
    • 2026
  • Matices (2025)
    Matices
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Tomás Marlow
    • 2025
  • María Pujalte, Boris Ruiz, Pere Vallribera, Carlos Cuevas, Jordi Coll, Claudia Vega, and Pablo Capuz in Merlí. Sapere Aude (2019)
    Merlí. Sapere Aude
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Dino
    • 2021
  • Eusebio Poncela, Quim Gutiérrez, Joel Bosqued, Inma Cuesta, Alain Hernández, and Berta Vázquez in El accidente (2017)
    El accidente
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Joâo Ferreira
    • 2017–2018
  • David Janer in Águila Roja (2009)
    Águila Roja
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Malasangre
    • 2015–2016
  • Rodolfo Sancho, Irene Escolar, and Raúl Mérida in The Broken Crown (2016)
    The Broken Crown
    6.6
    • Cardenal Cisneros
    • 2016
  • Álvaro Cervantes in Charles, Emperor King (2015)
    Charles, Emperor King
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
    • 2015
  • Jaime Blanch, Juan Gea, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Francesc Orella, Rodolfo Sancho, Nacho Fresneda, Julián Villagrán, Hugo Silva, Francesca Piñón, Manuela Vellés, Pep Miràs, Aura Garrido, and Macarena García in The Ministry of Time (2015)
    The Ministry of Time
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
    • 2015
  • Michelle Jenner in Isabel. La Reina (2014)
    Isabel. La Reina
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
    • 2014
  • Rodolfo Sancho and Michelle Jenner in Isabel (2011)
    Isabel
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
    • 2014
  • Bluu, Last Days of Ibiza (2013)
    Bluu, Last Days of Ibiza
    5.8
    • Casimiro
    • 2013
  • Eusebio Poncela in Estelares: Rimbaud (2012)
    Estelares: Rimbaud
    Music Video
    • 2012
  • El pacto (2011)
    El pacto
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Santiago López Ario
    • 2011
  • Querida voy a comprar cigarrillos y vuelvo (2011)
    Querida voy a comprar cigarrillos y vuelvo
    6.7
    • Inmortal
    • 2011
  • Tarancón. El quinto mandamiento (2010)
    Tarancón. El quinto mandamiento
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Casimiro Morcillo
    • 2010
  • The Valdemar Legacy II: The Forbidden Shadow (2010)
    The Valdemar Legacy II: The Forbidden Shadow
    4.6
    • Maximiliam
    • 2010

Director

  • Eusebio Poncela in Estelares: Rimbaud (2012)
    Estelares: Rimbaud
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 2012

Additional Crew

  • Dolores (1981)
    Dolores
    6.9
    • funding
    • 1981

Videos7

Arrebato (Rapture) - 4K Restoration Trailer
Demo Reel 1:42
Arrebato (Rapture) - 4K Restoration Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:28
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Official Trailer
Trailer 2:28
Official Trailer
Trailer [OV]
Trailer 1:30
Trailer [OV]
Trailer
Trailer 2:57
Trailer
I Come With The Rain
Trailer 1:46
I Come With The Rain
Intacto
Trailer 1:50
Intacto

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • September 15, 1945
    • Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  • Died
    • August 27, 2025
    • El Escorial, Madrid, Spain(cancer)
  • Other works
    Play: "Mariana Pineda", by Federico García Lorca. Dir. Alfredo Mañas.

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    His childhood was marked by two constants: his eagerness to be an actor and his usual expulsions from schools (up to eight they kicked him out), which over the years he remembered with laughter.

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