From millionaire Curro Jimenez to life sentence in Thailand

The fate of the unforgettable Sancho Grace -whose first name was Félix Ángel Sancho Gracia- began to shape himself from his earliest childhood as a result of three tragic events. His father died at the age of 29 from peritonitis; his mother remarried a certain Gabino Aprilwho found work in Uruguay and, therefore, was considering migrating to South America. Before crossing the pond, Felix’s stepfather diedbut despite the sad loss, it was decided to undertake the journey because republican ideals had little to do with the social Spain of that time.

Before his life changed radically again following a newspaper advertisement looking for actors, Young Felix worked in a car buying and selling company and in another where Lux soap was sold.the soap opera promoted by classic Hollywood stars such as Mary Pickford, Joan Crawford and Ava Gardner, among others.

Felix’s emotional intelligence led him to study at the Municipal School of Dramatic Art (EMAD) of Margarita Xirguone of the main pillars of the history of modern theatre and a great representative of the universe of Federico Garcia Lorca. His debut was made through the front door with Xirgu in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and later in Blood marriage.

[El hijo de Rodolfo Sancho se declara culpable de asesinar y desmembrar a un colombiano en Tailandia]

In 1963 he returned to Spain, where he began his solid film career with The other woman (1964) and three years later he would share the filming with Paco Martinez Soria and Gracita Morales In The city is not for me. However, in Uruguay he had intervened Vampiresses 1930where he was not accredited.

These first steps on celluloid were made with the help of Noella Aguirredaughter of a politician from the National Party of Uruguay Gonzalo Aguirrewhom she married in May 1969, having as godfather the former President of the Government, Adolfo Suarezgreat friend of the couple. These first years in our country were lived under the protection of the Rabal family, in particular Paco Rabal and his brother Damienthe most powerful representative of the time who promoted the career of Concha Velasco, Jose Sacristan (86) or Fernando Rey.

It didn’t take long for the children to arrive, the actor Rodolfo Sancho (49 years old), assistant director Rodrigo Sancho and the architect Felix SanchoThe family has always been a close-knit group, has never caused scandal and has always enjoyed generous treatment with the press, especially with the most popular members of the family. Little by little Sancho has won the public’s affection and the respect of critics, reaching the peak of the series’ success Curro Jimenez (1976-1978) which served as a shuttle for car races Pepe Sancho, Alvaro de Luna And Paco Algora. Previously, he was one of the regular faces of Studio 1.

On the big screen, he was one of the undisputed stars of spaghetti western filmed in Almeria as cursed gold, The Fury of the Magnificent Seven And 100 rifleson the set of which it was commented that he had an affair with Raquel Welchone of the most sexual goddesses in the history of cinema, who died last February at the age of 82. This genre allowed her to share the plane with other greats of the caliber of Charlton Heston, Burt Reynolds either Robert Taylor.

He never stopped working, he knew how to enjoy his days off and He amassed a considerable fortune so that his family would not have to worry forever in the face of any unforeseen event. Sancho and Noella They lived comfortably in their house located in one of the noblest neighborhoods of the capital and, whenever they had free time, they moved to Galicia, a land that he loved madly and where part of his ashes are scattered. The rest is in Uruguay.

Despite the fact that a first tumor was detected in his lung in 2001, the artist never stopped working, even though his strength gradually declined. Despite the high costs of care required by his illness, Gracia had a large checking account and various properties. Sadly, he died in 2002 at the age of 75 from cancer.

The only descendant of the saga to perpetuate the legend of Sancho Grace is his son Rodolphewho, at the age of eight, participated in the mini-series The Disasters of War (1983), although it was not until the mid-90s that his career began to take shape thanks to television. Paradoxically, he played Curro Jiménez: The return of a legend (1995) and has appeared episodically in some of the most popular series such as milk brothers And Change of office: ten years later.

Certainly, His greatest success was with the youth series Leaving class (1997-1999), where he appeared in 459 episodes out of the 1,198 he had in total. His big screen debut came with Cachito (1995), although his foray into the medium did not bring him the same popularity as the small screen. Unforgettable are his protagonists in Loving in Troubled Times (2005-2006), The Lady (2008-2010), Isabelle (2012-2014) or The Ministry of Time (2015-2020), in many others.

Personally, Rodolfo experienced his first great love with Silvia Bronchalowho at the time also worked as an actress and currently works in the insurance and wealth management sector.

They both became parents very young since At 19 they had Daniel (30), who this Thursday, August 29, was sentenced to life imprisonment by Thai court for premeditated murder of Colombian plastic surgeon Edwin Arrieta. The acting couple met at a drama school. Sancho and Noelia were delighted to be grandparents so young. At first, the unforgettable interpreter advised his son the following: “Dear Rodolfo,In life, you have to take responsibility. The child is not responsible for anything, so let’s work and take care of the child.“.

This sentence did not fall on deaf ears. As Rodolfo would confess some time later, “As soon as I saw the boy’s face, I became a man overnight“. The relationship between Silvia and the actor lasted 14 years, and although at the beginning they maintained a more or less fluid friendship for the benefit of their only offspring, ultimately She decided to sue Rodolfo for a crime of alleged psychological violence, humiliation and threats. Last July, This lawsuit was filed.

[La Justicia tailandesa decreta prisión provisional para Daniel Sancho por el asesinato de Edwin Arrieta]

During the filming of Free Cuba (2005) he falls in love with his filming partner, the Catalan interpreter Xenia Tostado (42 years old), with whom he had a daughter, Jimena, aged 9. The couple never felt the need to make their relationship official. In those moments, She is one of her partner’s great emotional supporters. and the person in charge of comments on this subject true crime does not affect the little one.

With a gym-chiseled body and a face that would make any ad agency green with envy, Daniel preferred to devote himself to sportbut unable to make a career out of tennis, he decided to orient his career towards the hotel industry. In fact, his father already saw where things were going because “when I was 10 years old, I made biscuits and cakes and I can’t make a fried egg”.

Still in a very discreet setting, Daniel continued his studies and thanks to his qualities and the support of his parents He managed to realize his dream: to open the Boogies restaurant, where his specialty is American cuisine, and thanks to YouTube he demonstrated his skills on Puro Disfrute, even though the channel only has 7 videos and 482 subscribers.

The attractive young man was very happy with his girlfriend, Paulewhom he met five years ago. A beautiful exclusive obtained by the journalist Patricia López For The summer program Last year, he gave voice to Daniel, who, before entering prison, confessed that “he will not wait for me and he should not either. Let him be happy,” the young man said about his partner.

This critical situation has been published in the event pages of the vast majority of newspapers in our country and around the world, as well as in radio and television programs. Due to the public dimension of Sancho, The news also covers the large spaces of the pink sector of the profession. In this regard, it should be noted that some Internet users, benefiting from the impunity granted by the anonymity of social networks, insulted and beat father and son.

After Daniel was sentenced to life in prison, The reputation of the iconic Sancho family saga has been tarnished. Sancho Grace He left his contribution to Culture inscribed in letters of gold, he became a millionaire not forgetting his childhood in the Madrid neighborhoods of Embajadores and Lavapiés and his son Rodolfo has perpetuated this legacy.

In addition to continuing to elevate the family name, Rodolfo has managed to be one of the highest paid actors on televisionThe third link in the chain caused the fall into hell of one of the most respected artistic families in our country.