Enrique Irazoqui

Acting · 1944–2020 · Barcelona, Spain

Enrique Irazoqui was a Spanish professor of literature, computer chess expert and actor, best known for his role as Jesus Christ in the 1964 film The Gospel According to St. Matthew, directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini.

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Irazoqui was born in Barcelona, the son of a Spanish father and an Italian Jewish mother, and died in 2020.

Known for

7.4

The Gospel According to St. Matthew

1965 · Cristo

6.4

Night of Red Wine

1967 · Chico

6.8

The New Gospel

2020 · John the Baptist

6.2

Dante Is Not Only Severe

1967

4.0

A la soledat

2008

6.0

Cenestesia

2021

5.4

The Long Winter

1992 · Huésped

The Resurrection of Christ

2026

The Gospel According to Mattei

2017 · Gesù

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