Francisco Franco
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, Spain
- Died
- November 20, 1975
- Active Years
- 1937–2025 (89 Years)
- Total Credits
- 65 credits in database
Biography
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a factual identity profile of Francisco Franco (Acting).
Constraint 1: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
Constraint 2: Do not invent/guess titles, names, dates, etc.
Constraint 3: Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Constraint 4: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Constraint 5: Word count must be 90-130 words.
Constraint 6: No preamble, no JSON, no surrounding quotes.
Name: Francisco Franco Bahamonde (also Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teoula Franco y Bahamonde).
Birth: December 4, 1892, in Ferrol, Spain.
Death: November 20, 1975 (age 82).
Profession/Role: Spanish general, dictator of Spain (1939-1975), leader of Nationalist forces.
Key Events: Led Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).
Title: Caudillo.
Historical Period: Francoist Spain or the Francoist dictatorship.
TMDB Context: Known for acting (66 credits).
Military Detail: Entered Spanish Military Academy in 1907; commissioned as a lieutenant three years after graduation.
Francisco Franco Bahamonde was a Spanish general born on December 4, 1892, in Ferrol, Spain. He is known for acting with 66 credits. He led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War, which lasted from 1936 to 1939. From 1939 until his death on November 20, 1975, he ruled Spain as a dictator, assuming the title Caudillo. This era is known as Francoist Spain or the Francoist dictatorship. His full name is recorded as Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teoula Franco y Baham
Career overview
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a career overview of Francisco Franco (Acting) based only on provided sources.
Constraint 1: Write ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
Constraint 2: No inventing/guessing (titles, names, dates, etc.).
Constraint 3: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Constraint 4: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Constraint 5: Length 180-260 words.
Constraint 6: 2-3 short paragraphs.
Constraint 7: Topic is "Francisco Franco (Acting)".
Source [1]: TMDB Bio. Known For: Acting. Known Credits: 66. Gender: Male. Birthday: December 4, 1892. Day of Death: November 20, 1975. Place of Birth: Ferrol, Spain. Also Known As: Francisco Franco Ba.
Source [2]: TMDB Bio. Francisco Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 1939 to 1975 as a dictator, assuming the title Caudillo.
Source [3]: Wikipedia. Francisco Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish military general and the dictator of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. Led Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939.
Source [4]: IMDb. Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teoula Franco y Bahamonde was born on December 4, 1892, in Ferrol, Spain. Entered Spanish Military Academy in 1907. Graduated three years later and was commissioned as a lieutenant.
Source [5]: Britannica. General and leader of the Nationalist forces that overthrew the Spanish democratic republic.
The user asks for a "career overview of Francisco Franco (Acting)".
Source [1] explicitly lists "Known For: Acting" and "Known Credits: 66".
However, the sources do not list any specific movie titles, TV shows, or specific acting roles.
The sources focus almost entirely on his historical life as a general and dictator.
The prompt asks for a career overview of "Francisco Franco (Acting)".
If I only use the provided text, I can only say he is known for acting and has 66 known credits. I cannot name any films because they are not in the sources.
Paragraph 1: Identify the individual. Francisco Franco Bahamonde (also known as Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teoula Franco y Bahamonde) was born on December 4, 1892, in Ferrol, Spain. He is recognized in film databases for his work in acting, with 66 known credits.
Paragraph 2: Historical context (since the sources describe him as a general/dictator, and the prompt asks for a career overview, and the "Acting" part is the specific category from TMDB). Wait, the prompt asks for a career overview of "Francisco Franco (Acting)". This is a bit of a trick or a specific instruction. If I write about his military career, am I following the "Acting" instruction? The instruction says "career overview of Francisco Franco (Acting)". If I write about his military career, I am writing about the person, but the prompt specifies the acting persona/category. However, the sources provided are biographical.
Refined Strategy: The sources provide biographical data for a person listed under "Acting" on TMDB. I will combine the biographical
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Full Filmography
65 titles- The Anatomy of a Moment (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Espagne, une guerre sans fin (2025) as Self
- Kimeres (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Året var 1975 (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Los Xey: A Real Movie Story (2024) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- The Century of Icons (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Mussolini: The First Fascist (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- The Ponzán Network (2022) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- The March on Rome (2022) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- The Voice of Thaïs (2022) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961) (2022) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Spain: A Country Divided (2022) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- The Most Dangerous Man in Europe: Otto Skorzeny's After War (2020) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Words for an End of the World (2020) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- The Endless Trench (2019) as Himself (archive footage)
- Franco. La vida del Dictador en color (2019)
- Todos los nombres de Sara (2019) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Generalísimo, la vida de Franco en color (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Franco Building with Jonathan Meades (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Franco on Trial: The Spanish Nuremberg? (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Franco: The Brutal Truth About Spain’s Dictator (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- How to Stage a Coup (2017)
- Catalonia: Spain on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2017) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Magnicidios Poe (2017) as Himself (archive footage)
- Загадки века с Сергеем Медведевым (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Franco and Fidel: A Strange Friendship (2016) as Himself
- Assassinating Franco (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Spanish Western (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- Jornal Português (1938-1951) (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- Palme (2012) as Self
- Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (2011) as Self (archive footage)
- The Last Circus (2010) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Paper Birds (2010) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Amour de vivre (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- De Madrid a la Luna (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- When the Moors Ruled in Europe (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- Franco, el centinela de occidente (2005)
- Faith of the Century: A History of Communism (1999) as Self (archive footage)
- Monkeys Like Becky (1999) as Himself (archive footage)
- Human Remains (1998) as Self (archive footage)
- Gente bien (1997) Director
- Retrato de familia (1995) Director
- Land and Freedom (1995) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Últimas tardes con Teresa (1984) as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Después de… Primera parte: no se os puede dejar solos (1983) as Self (archive footage)
- Después de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atado (1983) as Self (archive footage)
- Operation Ogre (1979) as Self (archive footage)
- Caudillo (1977) as Himself (archive footage)
- Songs for After a War (1976) as Self (archive footage)
- Franco, ese hombre (1964) as Self (archive footage)
- Benito Mussolini: Anatomy of a Dictator (1962) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- To Arms, We Are Fascists! (1962) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- So war der deutsche Landser (1955) as Self (archive footage)
- Crusade in Europe (1949) as Self (archive footage)
- A Salute to France (1944) as Self (archive footage)
- Raza (1942) Novel
- Raza (1942) Screenstory
- United We Stand (1942) as Self (archive footage)
- The World at War (1942) as Self (archive footage)
- Ya viene el cortejo… (1939) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- The Fight For Peace (1939) as Self (archive footage)
- Heroic Spain (1938) as Himself (archive footage)
- Spain 1936 (1937) as Archive footage
- La sombra del elefante as Himself (archive footage)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Francisco Franco best known for?
Francisco Franco is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Endless Trench (2019), Franco. La vida del Dictador en color (2019), The Last Circus (2010), Retrato de familia (1995).
When and where was Francisco Franco born?
Francisco Franco was born on December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, Spain. They passed away on November 20, 1975.
How many credits does Francisco Franco have?
Francisco Franco has accumulated over 65 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1937 to 2025.
What is Francisco Franco's background in cinema and television?
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Write a factual identity profile of Francisco Franco (Acting). Constraint 1: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. Constraint 2: Do not invent/guess titles, names, dates, etc. Constraint 3: Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in p...
Francisco Franco by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Land and Freedom (1995) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) — aged about 102
- Franco. La vida del Dictador en color (2019) — aged about 126
- The Endless Trench (2019) as Himself (archive footage) — aged about 126
- Operation Ogre (1979) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 86
- The Last Circus (2010) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) — aged about 117
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