
Paco Martínez Soria
Biography
Although he was born in Tarazona, he was only five when his family moved to Barcelona, where he went to school. He worked as a clerk and then as a salesperson. At the same time he participated in performances of local theatre groups in Gràcia. During the Spanish Civil War he left his work and focused on theatre as an amateur actor. In 1938 he debuted in Teatro Fontalba with the theatre company of Rafael López Somoza with the work Antonio pasó el infierno (Antonio goes to hell). Two years later he founded his own theatre company with which he worked during the 1940s from Teatro Urquinaona and in the 1950s from Talía theatre. In 1934 he collaborated as an extra in the black and white comedy Sereno with director Ignacio F. Iquino. He continued working with Iquino in eleven more films. He got his first leading role in 1938 in the comedy Paquete, el fotógrafo público número uno (Paquete, the number one public photographer). He continued playing supporting roles in many films until 1944 when he returned to theatre as an actor and entrepreneur. His name achieved some fame between 1942 and 1944, when he was named director and first actor in the theatre company of Teatro de la Zarzuela. He returned to cinema in the rolesstudd in 1950s. In 1965 he was very successful with the film La ciudad no es para mí (The city is not for me) directed by Pedro Lazaga. From that moment on, his screen character as an affectionate country bumpkin did not cease to appear in films until his death with his friend Pedro Lazaga.
Known For(34 works)

El turismo es un gran invento
1968El turismo es un gran invento
1968

El alegre divorciado
1976El alegre divorciado
1976

El abuelo tiene un plan
1973El abuelo tiene un plan
1973

El padre de la criatura
1972El padre de la criatura
1972

Old Man Made in Spain
1969Old Man Made in Spain
1969

¿Qué hacemos con los hijos?
1967¿Qué hacemos con los hijos?
1967

Hay que educar a papá
1971Hay que educar a papá
1971

La ciudad no es para mí
1966La ciudad no es para mí
1966

Es peligroso casarse a los 60
1981Es peligroso casarse a los 60
1981

¡Se armó el belén!
1969¡Se armó el belén!
1969

Lawless Mountain
1953Lawless Mountain
1953

El precio de la risa
2017El precio de la risa
2017

Deliciosamente tontos
1943Deliciosamente tontos
1943

Don erre que erre
1970Don erre que erre
1970

Hen Pecked
1974Hen Pecked
1974

La tía de Carlos
1982La tía de Carlos
1982

Souls in Danger
1952Souls in Danger
1952

¡Vaya par de gemelos!
1978¡Vaya par de gemelos!
1978

Estoy hecho un chaval
1977Estoy hecho un chaval
1977

Un enredo de familia
1943Un enredo de familia
1943

Alma de Dios
1941Alma de Dios
1941

Boda accidentada
1943Boda accidentada
1943

Fantasía española
1953Fantasía española
1953

El hombre de los muñecos
1943El hombre de los muñecos
1943

El difunto es un vivo
1956El difunto es un vivo
1956

Sendas marcadas
1957Sendas marcadas
1957

Paquete, el fotógrafo público número uno
1938Paquete, el fotógrafo público número uno
1938

Viviendo al revés
1943Viviendo al revés
1943

La danza del corazón
1952La danza del corazón
1952

Su desconsolada esposa
1958Su desconsolada esposa
1958

Diego Corrientes
1937Diego Corrientes
1937

Al margen de la ley
1936Al margen de la ley
1936

El difunto es un vivo
1941El difunto es un vivo
1941

Veraneo en España
1956Veraneo en España
1956