---
name: "Juan Margallo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/juan-margallo"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 September 1940"
died: "2 March 2025"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T10:42:09.382610+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Juan Margallo

Actor. Born 24 September 1940 in Cáceres. Died 2 March 2025.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 September 1940, Cáceres
- **Died:** 2 March 2025
- **Also known as:** Francisco Margallo, Juan Francisco Margallo, Juan Fco. Margallo

## Biography

Juan Margallo (also credited as Juan Francisco Margallo or Francisco Margallo) was a Spanish actor, theatre director and dramaturge. Born in Cáceres in 1940, he trained at the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático (RESAD) in Madrid and began working in theatre in the early 1960s.

He was a leading figure in Spanish independent theatre, collaborating with directors including Miguel Narros and Luis Escobar, and co-founding companies such as Tábano and Uroc Teatro with his wife, actress Petra Martínez. In film he is known for his role as the fugitive in *The Spirit of the Beehive* (1973), Julio in *Champions* (2018), and Doctor Benavides in *Close Your Eyes* (2023). He received the Premio Nacional de Teatro in 2022 and the Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes.

Margallo died in Madrid in 2025.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, es.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Spirit of the Beehive* (1973), Fi1m 87, as Fugitivo — [page](https://film.one/film/the-spirit-of-the-beehive.md)

## Also known for

- *Champions* (2018), Julio
- *Close Your Eyes* (2023), Doctor Benavides
- *Siege (Asedio)* (2023), Evicted Old Man
- *November* (2003), Daniel

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/juan-margallo