after being reminded of Cortijo del Fraile yesterday, I just dug this pci out from my last visit in 2022.
Blondie & Tuco
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly 1966
#eliwallach #clinteastwood #sergioleone #thegoodthebadandtheugly #cortijodelfraile #almeria #cabodegata #thenandnow

A very Happy Birthday to American actor and producer Mark Damon, 91 today.

#botd #happybirthday #markdamon

Remembering Italian actor Luigi Pistilli who passed away on this day 1996 - Rest in Peace

#luigipistilli #restinpeace

Released on this day 1967, Alfonso Brescia's 'Killer Caliber .32' starring Peter Lee Lawrence & Agnès Spaak

#spaghettiwestern

Released in Italy on this day 1978, Lucio Fulci's 'Sella D'argento' starring Giuliano Gemma, Sven Valsecchi & Ettore Manni.

#luciofulci #silversaddle #selladargento #giulianogemma #svenvalsecchi #ettoremanni

On this day 1974, we sadly lost German born actor Peter Lawrence at the very young age of 30. His work included parts in 'For a few Dollars More', 'Day of Violence' and 'More Dollars for the MacGregors' plus many more.

#rip #peterlawrence #actor

Remembering British director and producer Michael Carreras who passed away on this day 1994. Carreras is credited with bringing the western to Almeria in 1961 with his film 'Tierra Brutal' aka 'The Savage Guns' starring Richard Basehart & Paquita Rico. RIP

#michaelcarreras

Happy Birthday to French actor Marc Mazza, seen here with Terence Hill in the infamous slapping scene from 'My Name is Nobody'

Many Happy Returns

Remembering Italian Director Sergio Sollima who was born on this day 1921. Sollima gave us among other things: The Big Gundown, Face to Face & Run, Man, Run.

#botd #sergiosollima #filmdirector #screenwriter #facciaafaccia #thebiggundown #runmanrun #tomasmilian #leevancleef

Non Spaghetti Alert....
Remembering English film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor, widely considered one of the most important figures of British cinema Sir David Lean who passed away on the 16th April 1991

#rip #davidlean

Happy Birthday Claudia Cardinale

#botd #actress #claudiacardinale

Remembering American actor Rod Steiger who was born on this day 1925, seen here being coached on how to wear a straw hat by Sergio Leone during the filming of Duck You Sucker aka Giù la testa.

#botd #rodsteiger

Happy Birthday to Italian screenwriter Sergio Donati, seen here surrounded by just some things he has worked on...

Many Happy Returns

#botd #sergiodonati #screenwriter

Born on this day 1920 German actor Gérard Herter, seen here in the part of Baron von Schulenberg in Sergio Sollimar's 'The Big Gundown' (1967)

#german #actor #botd #GérardHerter #thebiggundown #sergiosollima

Released in Italy on this day 1975, Franz Antel's 'Trinity Plus the Clown & a Guitar' starring George Hilton, Rinaldo Talamonti & Piero Lulli.

#georgehilton #spaghettiwestern

Remembering Cuban actress Chelo Alonso who was born on this day 1933, seen here just after Lee Van Cleef killed her husband in the opening sequence of 'The Good, The Bad & The Ugly'.

#thegoodthebadandtheugly #cheloalonso #botd

Remembering American actor Chuck Connors who was born on this day 1921.

#botd #birthday #chuckconnors

Remembering actor Gian Maria Volonté, who was born on this day 1933

'El Indio'

#botd #GianMariaVolonte

Released in Italy on this day 1971 Giuliano Carnimeo's 'They Call Me Hallelujah' starring George Hilton and on this day 1966 Romolo Guerrieri's '7 Magnificent Guns' starring Sean Flynn.

#westernmovies #theycallmehallelujah #7magnifichepistole #seanflynn #georgehilton

Born on this day 1928, American actor James Garner, seen here on a poster for Vic Morrow & Giorgio Gentili's 'A Man called Sledge' (1970)

#botd #jamesgarner #actor