Tomás Quintín Rodríguez-Varona Milian Salinas De La Fé y Alvarez De La Campa, solo conocido como Tomas Milian, nació en La Habana, Cuba, el 3 de marzo de 1933. Era un actor y cantante cubanoamericano con ciudadanía italiana, conocido por La intensidad emocional y el humor que trajo a los papeles en las películas de género europeas.

Milian era bisexual; Antes de su matrimonio con la actriz Margherita Valletti, tuvo relaciones con hombres y mujeres.

Después de comenzar una carrera en los Estados Unidos, Milian viajó a Italia en 1958 para participar en un festival de teatro en Spoleto. Finalmente, decidió mudarse a Italia, donde vivió durante más de 25 años, convirtiéndose en un artista muy exitoso.

Un estudiante de Lee Strasberg, Milian estudió método actuando en el Actors Studio en la ciudad de Nueva York. En Italia, fue descubierto por el director Mauro Bolognini y apareció en papeles secundarios en varias películas dramáticas a fines de los años cincuenta y principios de los sesenta, incluso como Rafael en The Agony and the Ecstasy de Carol Reed (1965).

A lo largo de finales de los años sesenta y principios de los setenta, Milian se convirtió en un actor dinámico en una serie de películas de Spaghetti Western, en particular The Ugly Ones (1966), The Big Gundown (1966), Django Kill … If You Live ¡Dispara! (1967), Cara a cara (1967), Correr, Hombre, Correr (1968), Sentencia de muerte (1968), Tepepa (1969), Compañeros (1970), Sonny y Jed (1972), La vida es dura, ¿Eh Providencia? (1972) y Cuatro del Apocalipsis (1975).

Tras una disminución en la popularidad de Spaghetti Westerns, Milian hizo la transición a papeles en películas de poliziottesco. Después de ser aclamado por su desempeño como asesino psicótico en Almost Human (1974), hizo apariciones en Emergency Squad (1974), The Tough Ones (1976), The Cynic, The Rat and the Fist (1977) y dos series de películas. La serie de Nico Giraldi de Bruno Corbucci (1976-1984, comenzando con The Cop in Blue Jeans) y las películas de Er Monnezza de Umberto Lenzi (1976-1980, comenzando con Free Hand for a Tough Cop). También apareció en otras películas durante este período, incluyendo el giallo Don’t Torture a Duckling (1972) y las películas que no son de género The Last Movie (1971), Luna (1979), Identification of a Woman (1982) y Monseñor ( mil novecientos ochenta y dos). Después de regresar a los Estados Unidos en 1985, Milian continuó desempeñando papeles secundarios en producciones cinematográficas, como JFK (1991), Amistad (1997), Traffic (2000) y The Lost City (2005). Milian murió en 2017.

A medida que creció, Milián decidió regresar a los Estados Unidos. Apareció en La Habana de Sidney Pollack, Amistad de Steven Spielberg, Traffic de Steven Soderbergh y The Lost City, de Andy García, sobre la Cuba revolucionaria. También ha jugado muchos papeles en el escenario. En 2005, interpretó al Generalísimo Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina en la versión cinematográfica de la novela La fiesta de la cabra de Mario Vargas Llosa.

Milian fue encontrado muerto de un derrame cerebral en su casa de Miami el 22 de marzo de 2017.

El 11 de octubre de 2017, recibió el premio Leone in Memoriam en el 7º Festival de Cine del Oeste de Almería. Fue recogido por su amigo Luis Santeiro.

Esposa (s) Margherita Valetti (m. 1964–2012) (su muerte)
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TOMAS MILIAN, CUBAN ACTOR WITH A LONG INTERNATIONAL FILMING CAREER. VIDEOS.

Tomás Quintín Rodriguez-Varona Milian Salinas De La Fé y Alvarez De La Campa, only known as Tomas Milian, was born in La Habana, Cuba on March 3, 1933. He was a Cuban American actor and singer with Italian citizenship, known for the emotional intensity and humor he brought to roles in European genre films.

Milian was bisexual; prior to his marriage to actress Margherita Valletti, he had relationships with both men and women.

After starting a career in the United States, Milian went to Italy in 1958 to take part in a theatre festival in Spoleto. He eventually decided to relocate to Italy, where he lived for over 25 years, becoming a very successful performer.

A student of Lee Strasberg, Milian studied method acting at the Actors Studio in New York City. In Italy, he was discovered by director Mauro Bolognini and appeared in supporting roles in several drama films during the late-1950s and early-1960s, including as Raphael in Carol Reed’s The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965). Throughout the late-1960s and early-1970s, Milian established himself as a dynamic leading actor in a series of Spaghetti Western films, most notably The Ugly Ones (1966), The Big Gundown (1966), Django Kill… If You Live, Shoot! (1967), Face to Face (1967), Run, Man, Run (1968), Death Sentence (1968), Tepepa (1969), Compañeros (1970), Sonny and Jed (1972), Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? (1972) and Four of the Apocalypse (1975).

Following a decline in the popularity of Spaghetti Westerns, Milian transitioned to roles in poliziottesco films. After receiving acclaim for his performance as a psychotic killer in Almost Human (1974), he made appearances in Emergency Squad (1974), The Tough Ones (1976), The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (1977) and two film series – Bruno Corbucci’s Nico Giraldi series (1976-1984, beginning with The Cop in Blue Jeans) and Umberto Lenzi’s Er Monnezza films (1976-1980, beginning with Free Hand for a Tough Cop). He also appeared in other films during this period, including the giallo Don’t Torture a Duckling (1972) and the non-genre films The Last Movie (1971), Luna (1979), Identification of a Woman (1982) and Monsignor (1982). After returning to the United States in 1985, Milian continued to perform supporting roles in film productions, including JFK (1991), Amistad (1997), Traffic (2000) and The Lost City (2005). Milian died in 2017.

As he grew older, Milián decided to go back to the United States. He appeared in Sidney Pollack’s Havana, Steven Spielberg’s Amistad, Steven Soderbergh’s Traffic as well as Andy García’s The Lost City, about Revolutionary Cuba. He has also played many roles on stage. In 2005, he portrayed Generalissimo Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina in the film version of Mario Vargas Llosa’s novel The Feast of the Goat.

Milian was found dead from a stroke at his home in Miami on 22 March 2017.

On October 11, 2017, he received the Leone in Memoriam award at the 7º Almería Western Film Festival. It was picked up by his friend Luis Santeiro.

Spouse(s) Margherita Valetti (m. 1964–2012) (her death)
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AWARDS.
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2001 Traffic
Awards FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actor
1965 Time of Indifference
Silver Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor
1980 La Luna

Filmography
His Last Performances in a Long Career.

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (1990, Brian Gibson) as Florentino Ventura
Revenge (1990, Tony Scott) as Cesar
Havana (1990, Sydney Pollack) as Colonel Menocal
Money (1991, Steven Hilliard Stern) as Robert Zarra
JFK (1991, Oliver Stone) as Leopoldo
Frannie’s Turn (1992, various) as Joseph Escobar
Murder, She Wrote, “Day of the Dead” (1992, Anthony Shaw) as Enrico Montejano
Nails (1992, John Flynn) as Pedro Herrara
The screenplay, “Bitter Harvest” (1992, Simon Cellan Jones) as Ramon Cires
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage (1993, John Patterson) as Joe Profaci
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993, Bradford May) as Calro Rossi
The Burning Season (1994, John Frankenheimer) as Darli Alves
The Cowboy Way (1994, Gregg Champion) as Manny Huerta
Fools Rush In (1997, Andy Tennant) as Tomas Fuentes
Oz (1997, various) as Ricardo Alvarez
Amistad (1997, Steven Spielberg) as Ángel Calderón de la Barca y Belgrano
The Yards (2000, James Gray) as Manuel Sequeira
Law & Order (2000, Christopher Misiano) as Colonel Emilio Pantoya
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000, Joseph Sargent) as Sosa
Traffic (2000, Steven Soderbergh) as General Arturo Salazar
The Hire: Ambush (short, 2001, John Frankenheimer)
Washington Heights (2002, Alfredo De Villa) as Eddie
The Lost City (2005, Andy García) as Don Federico Fellove
The Feast of the Goat (2005, Luis Llosa) as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Fugly! (2014, Alfredo De Villa) as Gramps

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