Retired Spanish actor and stuntman Jesús Laguna has died
in Almeria, Spain. Word spread on Facebook that Laguna had died. He was one of
the stuntmen that worked during the heyday of the European western craze in
Spain. Most of his appearances were uncredited as stuntmen’s names were seldom
seen in the closing credits of a film, but it was there daring and nerve that
filled these films with thrills and excitement. After the film business died in
Southern Spain Laguna worked as a stunt performer at Mini Hollywood and Texas
Hollywood in Tabernas putting on shows for the tourist who visited the now
tourist attractions and the occasional commercial that may be filmed in the
towns. As the years passed he became more of a vagabond, travelling around
Tabernas and Almeria in search of work, food and a place to rest. Laguna recently appeared as the town drunk in the award winning "6 Bullets to Hell".
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