Lado, José María

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José María Lado in Historias de la radio (1955)

José María Lado was a character actor, active in Spanish films from the 1920's until his death in 1961.

He was born José María Lado Rodriguez in Havana, Cuba on September 13th 1895, to parents from Galicia and Cordoba.[1][2]

Back in Spain he trained and made his debut as a stage actor in Barcelona at the age of 22. His earliest screen appearances were in background roles in silent films in the 1920's.

With the coming of sound he started playing larger roles, initially in films shot in Barcelona, and was also very active as a dubbing artist. He settled in Madrid in 1944 and rapidly became a well respected character actor, usually receiving fairly prominent billing. While he would have been a familiar name to Spanish cinema-goers in the 40's and 50's, he sadly seems to be largely forgotten today. He continued working steadily up until his death.

José María died in Madrid on October 17th 1961, at the age of 66.

Filmography

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1923

1. Curro Vargas .... Man in the crowd in the square (uncredited)
   
   1934
2. Alala .... Ramón (credit unknown)
   
   1935
3. Hombres contra hombres .... Daniel Suárez (poster credit as "Jose Mª Lado" - role unconfirmed)
   
   1937
4. Hogueras en la noche .... Federico (poster credit as "Jose Lado" - role unconfirmed)
   
   1940
5. Manolenka .... Juanón (poster credit as "Jose Mª Lado" - role unconfirmed)
6. Sierra de Teruel .... Peasant (credited as "Jose Lado")
   
   1941
7. Verbena (short film) .... Don Ernesto (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
   
   1942
8. Boda en el infierno .... Leader of the rebels (credited)
9. Se ha perdido un cadáver .... role unknown (poster credit)
   
   1943
10. Noche fantástica .... Waiter on the train (uncredited)
    
    1944
11. Adversidad .... Matias (credit unknown)
12. Arribada forzosa .... Mariano (credit unknown)
13. El clavo .... Alfonso Gutiérrez del Romeral (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
    
    1945
14. Bambú .... Bambú's father (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
15. Su última noche .... Henry (poster credit as "Jose Mª Lado")
    
    1946
16. Audiencia pública .... Bestia (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
17. La pródiga .... Priest (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
18. Mar abierto .... Andrés Vilar (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
    
    1947
19. La nao Capitana .... Maestre Barrios (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
20. La princesa de los Ursinos .... Ambassador Goncourt (credited)
21. Las inquietudes de Shanti Andía .... Captain Zaldumbide (credited)
22. Luis Candelas, el ladrón de Madrid .... Paco 'el sastre' (poster credit as "Jose Mª Lado" - role unconfirmed)
23. Mariona Rebull .... Joaquin's father (credited)
    
    1948
24. La sirena negra .... Solis (credited)
25. Las aguas bajan negras .... Goro (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
26. Las tinieblas quedaron atrás .... role unknown (poster credit)
27. Un viaje de novios .... Aurelio Miranda (poster credit as "Jose Mª Alado" - role unconfirmed)
    
    1949
28. ¡El santuario no se rinde! .... Ramirez (credited)
29. El capitán de Loyola .... Ship owner (credited)
30. Paz .... Blackmailer (credited)
    
    1950
31. Black Jack .... (credited, but not found)
32. Flor de lago .... role unknown (poster credit as "Jose Mª Lado")
33. Hoy no pasamos lista .... Maria's father (poster credit - role unconfirmed)
34. Noventa minutos .... Preston (credited)
    
    1951
35. El gran Galeoto .... Don Julio Villamil (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
36. La corona negra .... Señor Russell (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
37. La señora de Fátima .... Antonio Abóbora (credited)
    
    1952
38. El cerco del diablo .... Father (poster credit as "Jose Mª Lado" - role unconfirmed)
    
    1953
39. Les amants de Tolède .... Executioner (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
    
    1954
40. El mensaje .... role unknown (poster credit as "Jose Mª Lado")
41. El milagro del sacristán .... Tomás (credited as actor and supervising editor)
42. La principessa delle Canarie .... High Priest (credited)
43. Manicomio .... Doctor Posada (credited)
    
    1955
44. Historias de la radio .... Don Senen (credited)
45. Nosotros dos .... Carlos Avilés (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
    
    1956
46. La espera .... Juan's father (credited)
47. Mi tío Jacinto .... Construction foreman (credited)
    
    1957
48. Llegaron siete muchachas .... Don Crisóstomo (credited)
49. Roberto el diablo .... Leader of the revolution (credited)
    
    1958
50. El aprendiz de malo .... Bautista (credited)
51. El fotogénico .... Don Demetrio (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
52. El inquilino .... Don Fernando (credited)
53. Las chicas de la Cruz Roja .... Paloma's father (credited)
    
    1959
54. Con la vida hicieron fuego .... Manolón (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
55. Diez fusiles esperan .... First innkeeper (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
56. Duelo en la cañada .... Damián (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
    
    1960
57. El indulto .... Basilia's uncle (uncredited)
58. La reina del Tabarín .... Doctor (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
59. Los económicamente débiles .... President of Casamata F.C. (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
60. Sólo para hombres .... Deputy in parliament (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")
61. Una chica de Chicago .... Aniceto (credited)
    
    1961
62. Despedida de soltero .... The President (credited as "Jose Mª Lado")

Titles to check

• Es mi hombre (1927) IMDb. I searched this one with no luck finding him, but the print was fairly poor so if he only appears in the background I may have missed him.
• L'auca del senyor Esteve (1929) IMDb
• Se ha fugado un preso (1934) EdCE
• Sierra de Ronda (1934) EdCE
• El malvado Carabel (1935) IMDb as Robbed man
• El deber (1936) IMDb
• El secreto de Ana María (1936) IMDb
• Las cinco advertencias de Satanás (1938) IMDb
• Los millones de Polichinela (1941) EdCE
• Sangre en la nieve (1942) IMDb as Gaspar
• Enemigos (1943) IMDb
• Sucedió en Damasco (1943) IMDb
• Cabeza de hierro (1944) IMDb
• Tierra sedienta (1945) IMDb as Don Justo
• Viento de siglos (1945) IMDb as François
• Sin uniforme (1950) IMDb
• Carta al cielo (1959) IMDb
• Le tre eccetera del colonnello (1960) IMDb

No way José María!

Titles where José María is listed as appearing somewhere online, but cannot be found. There always has to be one!

• Madame Sans Gêne (1961) EdCE. I've never managed to identify José María in this film and he is not credited.
• Viridiana (1961) IMDb as Mayor. There is no character referred to as the Mayor in the film and José María is nowhere to be seen. I assume someone has mis-identified him in the uncredited and unnamed role played by José Riesgo.

Notes and sources

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1. Enciclopedia del Cine Español 2. Lady Filstrup blog

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Curro Vargas (1923) as Man in the crowd in the square, on the right in all images.

This is a background role, so it would seem very probable that there could be more background roles in silent films to be found - if the films could be found!

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Alala (1934) as Ramón, credit unknown.

Both images found online, the second image comes from the Lady Filstrup blog, confirming his role.

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Hombres contra hombres (1935) credited on the poster as "Jose Mª Lado", as Daniel Suárez (role to be confirmed)

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Hogueras en la noche (1937) credited on the poster as "Jose Lado", as Federico (role to be confirmed)

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Manolenka (1940) credited on the poster as "Jose Mª Lado" and pictured on the publicity, as Juanón (role to be confirmed)

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Sierra de Teruel (1940) credited as "José Lado", as Peasant

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Verbena (1941 short film) credited as "Jose Mª Lado", as Don Ernesto

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Boda en el infierno (1942) credited, as Leader of the rebels

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Se ha perdido un cadáver (1942) credited on the poster, role unknown, image found online