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Enrique Irazoqui

Acting Born Jul 5, 1944 Barcelona, Spain 10 credits

Biography

Enrique Irazoqui was a Spanish professor of literature, computer chess expert and actor, best known for his role as Jesus Christ in the 1964 film The Gospel According to St. Matthew, directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini.

Irazoqui was born in Barcelona, the son of a Spanish father and an Italian Jewish mother, and died in 2020.

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Known for

Film

The Gospel According to St. Matthew

as Cristo

Full filmography

  • The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1965) as Cristo
  • The Resurrection of Christ (2026)
  • The Long Winter (1992) as Huésped
  • Night of Red Wine (1967) as Chico
  • Dante Is Not Only Severe (1967)
  • The New Gospel (2020) as John the Baptist
  • A la soledat (2008)
  • Cenestesia (2021)
  • The Gospel According to Mattei (2017) as Gesù
  • Vinicio Capossela: Il povero Cristo (2019) as Christ