Germán Robles | |
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Born |
Gijón, Asturias, Spain |
March 20, 1929
Died | November 21, 2015 Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico |
(aged 86)
Spouse(s) | Ana María Vásquez |
Germán Horacio Robles (March 20, 1929 – November 21, 2015) was a Spanish-Mexican film, theater, television, and voice actor. He came to Mexico when he was 17, after Spain’s civil war.
In Mexican cinema, he is best known for his amazing characterization of vampires in many cult movies, especially in El Vampiro. He is said to have influenced Christopher Lee’s performance in his vampire films. Another well known performance is his dubbing the voice of KITT in the Latin American broadcast of Knight Rider.
Germán is a son of the painter Germán Horacio and grandchild of Pachín de Melás.
He married Ana María Vásquez.