For his work in The Burning Season, Juliá won a posthumous Golden Globe and Emmy Award. His funeral was held in Puerto Rico, being attended by thousands. Later that year, Juliá suffered several health afflictions, eventually dying after suffering a stroke. In 1994, he filmed The Burning Season and a film adaptation of the Street Fighter video games. (TV Series) Patrolman - The Peep Freak (1968). Bison revealed his alter ego for his children, as they loved the game, after. Father Nieves (as Raúl Juliá) 1969 Stiletto Party Guest (uncredited) 1968 N.Y.P.D. Using his alternate visage, Raul/Bison was able to act in televison and films, noticeably as Gomez Addams in two 'The Addams Family' films. In 19, Juliá portrayed "Gomez Addams" in two film adaptations of The Addams Family. Street Rafael Julia Fighter y Arcelay Turbo is the secret identity of the Street Fighter character, M. He has great talent for management in all walks of life, especially in business and financial matters, where he contributes the greater vision, purpose, and long-range goals. Raul Julia is gifted with natural leadership and the capacity to accumulate great wealth. During the 1980s, he worked in several films, receiving nominations for the Golden Globe Awards, for his performance in Tempest, and Kiss of the Spider Woman, winning the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for the latter. He was born on Saturday March 9th 1940, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Between 19, Juliá received Tony Award nominations for Where's Charley?, The Threepenny Opera and Nine. For his performance in Two Gentlemen of Verona, he received a nomination for the Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award. After gaining notoriety, he received roles in two television series, Love of Life and Sesame Street. Juliá was eventually noticed by Joseph Papp, who offered him work in the New York Shakespeare Festival. He performed in mobile projects, including the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre. Juliá, who had been bilingual since his childhood, soon gained interest in Broadway and "Off Broadway" plays. After performing in the local scene for some time, he was convinced by entertainment personality Orson Bean to move and work in New York City. Filmography 1985, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Valentin Arregui 1982, One From the Heart, Ray 1982, Tempest, Kalibanos 1971, Been Down So Long It Looks Like up. Upon completing his studies, Juliá decided to pursue a career in acting. His film career peaked in the US in the early 1990s.īorn in San Juan, he gained interest in acting while still in school. A funny thing happened in the ensuing decades though, with Street Fighter crossing over into "so bad it's good" territory for many.Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (Ma– October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor. Poorly written, haphazardly plotted, and also having little in common with its source material outside of the most basic character traits, Street Fighter was a mild box office success, although critics ripped it apart.
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movie, which bore almost no resemblance to the game world or its characters, and alternated between bafflingly weird and confusingly stupid.Īnother early entry in the bad video game movie race was 1994's Street Fighter, based on the legendary fighting game Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior, which spawned one of the most well-known franchises in all of gaming. This goes right back to the first major instance of that happening, 1993's Super Mario Bros. Raul Julia was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Olga Arcelay, a mezzo-soprano singer, and Ral Juli.Actor: Street Fighter: The Movie M. At this stage of movie history, it's become a running joke that live-action film adaptations of video games tend to be terrible. Bison in the infamous Street Fighter movie.
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After a career full of awards and critical acclaim, actor Raul Julia made the odd decision to play M.