Roa, Joaquín

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Joaquín Roa in Marcelino pan y vino (1955)

Joaquín Roa was a character actor, mostly in small parts, active in Spanish films and television at least from the early 1940's, until his death 4 decades later.

He was born Joaquín María Fernández Roa on August 15th 1890 in Pamplona, Spain, the son of Eduardo Fernández Paulín and Nicolasa Roa García.[1]

He studied art and piano at college in Pamplona, but in 1908 he abandoned his studies to become an actor in a travelling theatre company, playing mostly comedy roles. He has a couple of unconfirmed film appearances in the early 1930's, but it seems it wasn't until 1943 that he made the full-time move from theatre to cinema, though he would still also occasionally appear in the theatre until the mid-70's. He would work steadily, though hardly prolifically, in films for the next 40 years. He was also a writer, with a number of plays and more than 50 articles published in Pregón magazine. He returned to live in Pamplona in the final years of his life.

Joaquín died in Pamplona on May 24th 1981, aged 85.

Filmography

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1943

1. Café de París .... Landucky (credited)
2. El escándalo .... Reveller (credited)
3. Eloísa está debajo de un almendro .... Fermin (credited)
   
   1944
4. El clavo .... Berrugo (credited)
5. Tuvo la culpa Adán .... Baron (credited)
   
   1945
6. Domingo de carnaval .... Nemesio (credited as "Joaqvin Roa")
7. El fantasma y Dª Juanita .... The Mayor (credited)
8. La vida en un hilo .... Contacos (credited)
   
   1947
9. La fe .... Priest (credited)
   
   1948
10. El huésped de las tinieblas .... José (credited)
11. La fiesta sigue .... Town cryer (credited)
    
    1949
12. Aventuras de Juan Lucas .... Telescope (credited)
    
    1950
13. Don Juan .... Fermin (uncredited)
    
    1951
14. El capitán Veneno .... Secretary (credited)
15. Séptima página .... Ardilla (credited)
    
    1952
16. El deseo y el amor .... Miguel (credited)
    
    1953
17. Bienvenido, Mister Marshall! .... Julian (credited)
18. Puebla de las mujeres .... Don Felix (credited)
19. Vuelo 971 .... Eduardo Valenzuela (credited)
    
    1954
20. ¡¡Todo es posible en Granada!! .... Farmer (credited)
21. Aventuras del barbero de Sevilla .... Novice bandit (credited)
    
    1955
22. La pícara molinera .... Don Elias (credited)
23. Marcelino pan y vino .... Brother Talán (credited)
    
    1956
24. Curra Veleta .... José Camino 'Cartelito' (credited)
25. El malvado Carabel .... Cardoso (credited)
26. La vida en un bloc .... Melquiades (credited)
27. Los ladrones somos gente honrada .... Watchman (credited)
28. Recluta con niño .... Crescencio (credited)
    
    1957
29. Faustina .... Customer of Sala Carrusel (uncredited)
30. La Cenicienta y Ernesto .... Sebastián Rivero (credited)
31. La guerra empieza en Cuba .... Florentino (credited)
32. Susana y yo .... Rodríguez (credited)
    
    1959
33. La vida alrededor .... False defence witness (credited)
    
    1960
34. Amor bajo cero .... Ismael (credited)
35. La quiniela .... Don Cándido (credited)
36. Sólo para hombres .... José (credited)
37. Un rayo de luz .... Singing teacher (credited)
38. Una chica de Chicago .... Priest (credited)
    
    1961
39. Ella y los veteranos .... Felix (credited)
40. Fantasmas en la casa .... Doctor Baselga (credited)
41. Viridiana .... Don Zequiel (credited)
    
    1962
42. La venganza de Don Mendo .... Don Nuño Manso de Jarama (credited)
    
    1964
43. El camino .... Don José (credited)
44. El extraño viaje .... Graciliano (credited)
    
    1966
45. Fray Torero .... A Monk (credited)
46. Un beso en el puerto .... Romagosa (credited)
    
    1967
47. La familia Colón (TV series) Ep. 3: "El repatriado" .... Ortega (credited)
48. Los chicos con las chicas .... Marta's grandfather (credited)
    
    1969
49. Pecados conyugales .... Don Félix (credited)
    
    1970
50. El monumento .... Brother Agustin (credited)
51. El reloj de Baltasar (TV movie) .... Don Italo (credited)
52. En un lugar de La Manga .... Casimiro (credited)
53. Madre Alegría (TV mini-series) Ep. 2 .... Nemesio (credited)
    
    1972
54. La garbanza negra, que en paz descanse .... Doctor (credited)
    
    1973
55. La bella Dorotea (TV mini-series) Ep. 2 …. role unknown (credited)
56. Tres eran tres (TV series) Ep. 11 .... Father (credited)
    
    1974
57. Jenaro el de los 14 .... Don Dimas (credited)
58. Yo la vi primero .... Mariano (credited)
    
    1975
59. El picaro (TV series) Ep. 9: "Lucas encuentra a dos viejas amigas que hacen una trapisonda y huyen de Pedraza" …. Don Rodrigo (credited)
60. Los pecados de una chica casi decente .... Obispo (credited)
    
    1976
61. Tiempos duros para Drácula .... Servant (credited)
62. Vuelve, querida Nati .... Don Carmelo (credited)
    
    1977
63. El puente .... Pepi's father (credited)
64. Hasta que el matrimonio nos separe .... Don José (credited)
    
    1982
65. Ni se lo llevó el viento, ni puñetera falta que hacía .... Maribel's grandfather (credited)

Titles to check

• L'Age d'Or (1930) IMDb as Bandit. IMDb lists Luis Buñuel's arthouse classic as being Joaquin's earliest role, some 13 years before his first identified role. I searched for him in an HD print with no success identifying him, however many of the actors who I assume to be bandits are not seen too clearly, so I don't entirely rule out his appearance.
• El novio de mamá (1934) Wikipedia
• Castillo de naipes (1943) IMDb as José
• Tierra sedienta (1945) IMDb
• La gitana y el rey (1946) IMDb as Doctor Ramiro
• La próxima vez que vivamos (1948) IMDb
• Flor de lago (1950) IMDb
• Un abrigo a cuadros (1957) IMDb as Señor Vicente
• Le tre eccetera del colonnello (1960) IMDb as Carlos
• Un diablo bajo la almohada (1968) IMDb as Mirón
• El último café (1970 TV series) 2 episodes. IMDb as Pepe
• Ninette, moda de París (1970 TV movie) IMDb as Roque
• Especial Nochevieja 1970 (1971 TV special) IMDb as Himself
• Juegos para mayores (1971 TV series) Ep.: "La visita del médico". IMDb
• Animales racionales (1972-73 TV series) 3 episodes. IMDb
• El último café (1972 TV series) 2 episodes. IMDb
• La muchacha del sombrerito rosa (1973 TV movie) IMDb as Damian
• Primavera en la Plaza de París (1973 TV movie) IMDb
• Noche de teatro (1974 TV series) 2 episodes. IMDb as Anciano / Viejecito
• Telecomedia (1974 TV series) Ep.: "El homenaje". IMDb
• Tengamos la guerra en paz (1977) IMDb as Sebastián

Notes and sources

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1. The bulk of his biographical information comes from his profile on the Gran Enciclopedia de Navarra website, which seems like it should be a reliable source.

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Café de París (1943) credited, as Landucky.

It looks like the original credits for this film have been lost, however the "restored" version does include some replacement credits, which I assume to be an approximation of what was there originally

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El escándalo (1943) credited, as Reveller

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Eloísa está debajo de un almendro (1943) credited, as Fermin

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El clavo (1944) credited, as Berrugo

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Tuvo la culpa Adán (1944) credited, as Baron

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Domingo de carnaval (1945) credited as "Joaqvin Roa", as Nemesio

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El fantasma y Dª Juanita (1945) credited, as The Mayor

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La vida en un hilo (1945) credited, as Contacos

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La fe (1947) credited, as Priest