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'''Luis Escobar Kirkpatrick,''' [[:es:Marquesado de las Marismas del Guadalquivir|7th Marquis of the Guadalquivir Marshes]] (1905 in [[Madrid]] – 16 February 1991 in Madrid), was a [[Spain|Spanish]] actor, theatre director and playwright.
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'''Luis Escobar y Kirkpatrick, 7th Marquess of Marismas del Guadalquivir''' (5 September 1908 – 16 February 1991), was a [[Spanish nobility|Spanish nobleman]] and actor.


He was an [[actor]], [[playwright]], and [[theatre director]] who advanced the interests of [[Teatro María Guerrero]], [[Teatro Español (Madrid)|Teatro Español]], and [[:es:Teatro Eslava|Teatro Eslava]]. A flamboyant aristocrat, he was particularly known to have played ''el marqués de Leguineche'' (the Marquess of Leguineche) in [[Luis García Berlanga]]'s [[comedy]] [[trilogy]]: [[La escopeta nacional|La Escopeta Nacional]] (1978), [[National Heritage (film)|Patrimonio Nacional]] (1981) and [[Nacional III]] (1982). In 1950, he directed ''[[The Honesty of the Lock|La honradez de la cerradura]],'' which was nominated at the [[1951 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4068/year/1951.html |title=Festival de Cannes: La honradez de la cerradura |accessdate=January 11, 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>
During his career he was the Director of the [[Teatro María Guerrero]], the [[Teatro Español]] and the [[Teatro Eslava]]. He acted as Marqués de Leguineche in [[Luis García Berlanga]]'s comedy trilogy.


Escobar never married and was openly [[homosexual]], especially after [[Spain|Spanish]] [[democracy]] was restored in 1975. His niece, María Victoria Escobar y Cancho, succeeded him in the [[Marquess of Marismas del Guadalquivir|Marquessate of Marismas del Guadalquivir]] upon his death in 1991.
In 1950 he directed the film ''[[The Honesty of the Look|La honradez de la cerradura]]'' which was entered into the [[1951 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4068/year/1951.html |title=Festival de Cannes: La honradez de la cerradura |accessdate=January 11, 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
Luis Escobar never married and was openly [[homosexual]], at least when democracy was restored in [[Spain]] in 1975.

===Film===
* ''[[La escopeta nacional|La Escopeta Nacional]]'' (1978)
* ''[[National Heritage (film)|Patrimonio Nacional]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Nacional III]]'' (1982)
* ''[[La colmena (film)|La Colmena]]'' (1982)

===Director===
* ''[[Malibran's Song]]'' (1951)

== See also ==
* [[Spanish nobility]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0260330|Luis Escobar}}
*{{IMDb name|0260330|Luis Escobar}}


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Latest revision as of 04:54, 24 September 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escobar and the second or maternal family name is Kirkpatrick.
The Most Illustrious
Luis Escobar
Born
Luis Escobar y Kirkpatrick

(1908-09-05)5 September 1908
Madrid, Spain
Died16 February 1991(1991-02-16) (aged 82)
Madrid, Spain

Luis Escobar y Kirkpatrick, 7th Marquess of Marismas del Guadalquivir (5 September 1908 – 16 February 1991), was a Spanish nobleman and actor.

He was an actor, playwright, and theatre director who advanced the interests of Teatro María Guerrero, Teatro Español, and Teatro Eslava. A flamboyant aristocrat, he was particularly known to have played el marqués de Leguineche (the Marquess of Leguineche) in Luis García Berlanga's comedy trilogy: La Escopeta Nacional (1978), Patrimonio Nacional (1981) and Nacional III (1982). In 1950, he directed La honradez de la cerradura, which was nominated at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Escobar never married and was openly homosexual, especially after Spanish democracy was restored in 1975. His niece, María Victoria Escobar y Cancho, succeeded him in the Marquessate of Marismas del Guadalquivir upon his death in 1991.

Selected filmography

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Film

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Director

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: La honradez de la cerradura". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
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Spanish nobility
Preceded by
José Ignacio Escobar
 Marquess of Marismas del Guadalquivir
1977–1991 		Succeeded by
María Victoria Escobar


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