The Resume

(July 7, 1884-April 27, 1976)
Born in Cordoba, Spain
Portrayed the title role in the Spanish-language 'Dracula' (1931)
Acted in 'Road of Hell (1931),' 'The California Trail (1933),' 'La Inmaculada (1939),' 'Summer Hotel (1944),' 'The Museum of Crime (1945),' 'The Private Life of Mark Antony and Cleopatra (1947),' 'Adventure in the Night (1948),' and 'Lola Casanova (1949)'

Why he might be annoying:

His birth date is sometimes listed as 1881 or 1892.
He opened a law firm after graduating university but soon after quit the practice to fully dedicate himself to a theater career.
He was sometimes prone to bug-eyed mugging for the camera.
He bore an uncanny resemblance to Bela Lugosi that bordered on creepy.
His best known role is a foreign-language 'midnight' version of a better known actor's performance.
After two decades working in Hollywood and Mexico, he returned to Spain around 1949 and no one really noticed he had left (he died obscure and unknown nearly thirty years later - by this time in Los Angeles).

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the son of a Spanish Army General.
He toured around Italy performing musicals to acclaim up until World War I broke out in Europe.
He immigrated to the United States in 1915 and was part of the group that created the Spanish Theater in New York.
He worked with Rudolph Valentino in silent films and would go on to make over 80 Mexican movies.
He filmed the Spanish-language Dracula at night with director George Melford and actress Lupita Tovar during the 'graveyard shift' at night while Tod Browning filmed his English version on the same set during the day.
The Spanish-version was thought to be lost until a print was discovered in the late 1970's and restored in the 90's.
Its hotly contested, but there are many who feel that the Spanish-language version is superior to the Lugosi version.
The Spanish-language Dracula was preserved in the US National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2015.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

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Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying