RIP José Bastida

The Spanish Actors Union announced today that actor José Bastida died on August 4^th 2012. Bastida was 76. Born in 1936 in Tetouan, Morocco he worked as a supporting and character actor, especially in the 1960s and 1970s and was highlighted in mainstream films. José’s first film was “La mano de un hombre muerto” (1962) and he would go on to appear in over 25 films before his final appearance in “Serpiente de mar” (1984). During his 20 year career he appeared in five Euro-westerns: “Rebels in Canada” (1965), “A Fistful of Songs” (1966), “Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North”, “Kill the Wicked” (both 1967) and “White Comanche” (1968). Where he died was not reported.