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The Spanish voice actress Maria Romero, one of the most memorable dubbing voices of her profession, died February 4th 2015 in Madrid, Spain. She was 85 years of age and unable to overcome a stroke she suffered. Born Banet Angela Maria Romero on March 21, 1929 in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain she started as a radio announcer on Radio Madrid. She then became a voice actor and voice hundreds of films from the mid-1950s to 2013. Among her Euro-westerns she was the voice of Mikaela in “Gunfight at Red Sands” (1963), Gina Lollobrigida in 1972’s “Bad Man’s River”, Rosanna Yanni in “Sonny & Jed” also in 1972. | The Spanish voice actress Maria Romero, one of the most memorable dubbing voices of her profession, died February 4th 2015 in Madrid, Spain. She was 85 years of age and unable to overcome a stroke she suffered. Born Banet Angela Maria Romero on March 21, 1929 in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain she started as a radio announcer on Radio Madrid. She then became a voice actor and voice hundreds of films from the mid-1950s to 2013. Among her Euro-westerns she was the voice of Mikaela in “Gunfight at Red Sands” (1963), Gina Lollobrigida in 1972’s “Bad Man’s River”, Rosanna Yanni in “Sonny & Jed” also in 1972. | ||
Revision as of 14:55, 1 March 2015
KÜLOWThis page is our personal hall of fame. A reminder to us all that even though considered a B-genre, Spaghetti Westerns were full of great characters, played by great people. Many have passed away, and while we are young growing up re-watching all these classics, many more will probably leave us. May they be remembered. What follows, is a work-in-progress, a growing list of legends who have passed away...
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Composer Charles Kalman, son of operatic composer Emmerich Kalman died on Sunday February 22, 2014 in Munich, Germany. He was 85. Whose Charles Kalman you say? He wrote only one song for the Euro-western genre but it was a huge hit. A Man Must Fight which was used by Francesco DeMasi in Seven Dollars on the Red (1966) starring Anthony Steffen. The vocal was sung by Peter Tevis and appeared in Ruthless Colt of the Gringo (1966).
Czechoslovakian actor Jan Pohan whose real name was Kurt Ferdinand Jüstl passed away on February 13th in Prague. He was 84. Pohan started acting after service in the Army in the 1950s and appeared in such Euro-westerns as Leomonade Joe and Massacre at Marble City both in 1964 and was a Czech voice dubber for such actors as Wolfgang Lukschy in Fistful of Dollars, and William Berger in Keoma among several others.
Ricardo Palacios was one of the faces many of us first learned the name of. He appeared as the bartender in For a Few Dollars More that visually tells Col. Mortimer where Guy Calloway might be. He went on to appear in 30 Euro-westerns playing Mexican bandits, soldiers, townsmen and bartenders. I met him in Madrid in 2003 when Aldo Sambrell introduced him to me while we were eating lunch. Ricardo was sitting alone at a small table reading a book. He was very nice and enjoyed being recognized and known by a Gringo. Although many of his roles were small he was always a welcome sight to see when he appeared on screen. He would have been 75 on March 2nd. Thanks for all the great adventures Ricardo and RIP. You will never be forgotten by the fans of the Spaghetti western genre.
The Spanish voice actress Maria Romero, one of the most memorable dubbing voices of her profession, died February 4th 2015 in Madrid, Spain. She was 85 years of age and unable to overcome a stroke she suffered. Born Banet Angela Maria Romero on March 21, 1929 in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain she started as a radio announcer on Radio Madrid. She then became a voice actor and voice hundreds of films from the mid-1950s to 2013. Among her Euro-westerns she was the voice of Mikaela in “Gunfight at Red Sands” (1963), Gina Lollobrigida in 1972’s “Bad Man’s River”, Rosanna Yanni in “Sonny & Jed” also in 1972.
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