Juan Carlos I
Biography
Juan Carlos I, the last King of Spain reigned from 1975 until his abdication in 2014. Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias was born on January 5, 1938 in Rome, Lazio, Italy, during his family's exile. Expected to continue Franco's legacy, Juan Carlos, however, soon after his accession introduced reforms to dismantle the Francoist regime and begin the Spanish transition to democracy. This led to the approval of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum, which re-established a constitutional monarchy. In 1981, Juan Carlos played a major role in preventing a coup that attempted to revert Spain to Francoist government in the King's name. In 2008, he was considered the most popular leader in all Ibero-America.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Replacement
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Espagne. Le crepuscule d'un Roi
2013
Juan Carlos I, mi historia
2014
Juan Carlos I: 25 años de reinado
2000
Leonor. El futuro de la monarquía renovada
as Himself
2020
Después de… Primera parte: no se os puede dejar solos
as Self (archive footage)
1983
Después de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atado
as Self (archive footage)
1983
De Madrid a la Luna
as Self (archive footage)
2006
La sombra del elefante
as Himself (archive footage)
TBA
Operación Palace
as Himself (archive footage)
2014
Magnicidios Poe
as Himself (archive footage)
2017
El Calentito
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Catalonia: Spain on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Juan Carlos, King of Spain
as Himself
2016
Generalísimo, la vida de Franco en color
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Flowers From Another World
as Self (Archive Footage)
1999
A Day in the Life
as Self (archive footage)
2010
25 anys d'emocions. 25 anys de Circuit
as Self (archive footage)
2024
LS83
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
Flame of Persia
as Self
1971
TV Appearances
Juan Carlos: Downfall of the King
2023
Sofía y la vida real
2023
Felicidades, Letizia
2022
Los Borbones: Una familia real
as Self
2022
Saving the King
2022
Franco. La vida del Dictador en color
2019
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
as Self
2017
Kimeres
as Self (archive footage)
2024
30 for 30
as Self (archive footage)
2009
The Sagrada Familia
as Self (archive footage)
2022