Francisco Jarque González Zurbano was born in Spain on
April, 23, 1933. He became a noted character actor in major Spanish films. He
came to the attention of Ignacio F. Iquino, after occasional roles in films by Berlanga,
Vicente Aranda and Antoni Ribas. He signed a contract with Iquino stipulating
that, in addition to acting on screen, he would also serve as a voice dubber
and perform in the filmmaker’s cabaret in Castelldefels, Barcelona. He was
never required to fulfill the cabaret duty but he did appear in Iquino’s films,
as well as do voice-overs for them. Other than voicing himself, he also
supplied the voice of Chris Huerta in “The Fabulous Trinity” (1972), in which
he was given billing although he was never seen in the film itself. In the same
film, he also dubbed in the voice of César Ojínaga who by coincidence was in a
scene with Ricardo Palacios, who was dubbed by Ojínaga.
Jarque was usually seen in small supporting and character
roles such as that of the mild-mannered coach driver in Juan Bosch’s “Dig Your
Grave Friend, Sabata’s Coming” (1971) an Iquino production. He also appeared in
“Too Much Gold for One Gringo” (1972) where he played the weak sheriff. In all
Zurbano appeared in a total of five Euro-westerns.
In the late 1970s, the plump, balding Jarque started
appearing in prestige Spanish productions and remained steadily employed until,
for whatever reason, he ceased to make films around the turn of the century. –
Nzoog Wahrfhehen
Today we celebrate Jarque Zurbano’s 80th
birthday.
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