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Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor. Born in San Juan, he gained interest in acting while still in school. Upon completing his studies, Juliá decided to pursue a career in acting. After performing locally for some time, he was convinced by entertainment personality Orson Bean to move and work in New York City. Juliá, who had been bilingual since his childhood, soon gained interest in Broadway and Off-Broadway plays. He performed in mobile projects, including The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre. Juliá was eventually noticed by Joseph Papp, who offered him work in the New York Shakespeare Festival. After gaining visibility, he received roles in two television series, ''Love of Life'' and ''Sesame Street''. For his performance in ''Two Gentlemen of Verona'', he received a nomination for the Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award. Between 1974 and 1982, Juliá received Tony Award nominations for ''Where's Charley?'', ''The Threepenny Opera'' and ''Nine''. 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. In 1991 and 1993, Juliá portrayed Gomez Addams in two film adaptations of ''The Addams Family''. In 1994, he filmed ''The Burning Season'', for which he won a Golden Globe Best Actor award, and a film adaptation of the ''Street Fighter'' video games. Later that year, Juliá suffered several health afflictions, eventually dying after suffering a stroke. His funeral was held in Puerto Rico, being attended by thousands. For his work in ''The Burning Season'', Juliá won a posthumous Golden Globe, Emmy and SAG Award. ==Early life and education== Juliá was born in Floral Park, a subsector of San Juan, to Olga Arcelay and Raúl Juliá. He was the oldest of four brothers and sisters.〔Cruz et al., p. 13〕 His mother was a mezzo-soprano who sang at a church choir before marrying Juliá's father, who was an electrical engineer graduated from Tri-State University.〔 Some relatives were also musicians, including his great aunt María González, whom he credited as the inspiration behind his artistic career.〔Cruz et al., p. 18〕 The family was Catholic.〔 Raúl's father was the founder of ''"La Cueva del Chicken Inn"'', a restaurant in San Juan.〔Cruz et al., p. 16〕 The building was originally a gas station and body shop, before being remodeled after a similar restaurant in Madrid, Spain, called ''"Las Cuevas de Luis Candelas"'', which is intended to mimic the structure of a gypsum cave. Juliá's father claimed that he brought pizza to Puerto Rico, after he hired an Italian cook in New York City that could prepare pizza.〔 The restaurant is also supposed to be the first to distribute chicken-in-a-basket within the archipelago, which Miriam Fitts helped him think of.〔 Since the beginning of his primary education, Juliá was enrolled in Colegio Espíritu Santo in Hato Rey, a Catholic private school,〔(Raúl Juliá, un actor innato ) on ''El Nuevo Día''; Pérez, Jorge L. (October 16, 2011)〕 where most of the personnel spoke exclusively English.〔 There he participated in his first play in first grade, interpreting the devil, with his performance earning him participation in all subsequent school plays.〔Cruz et al., p. 20〕 After witnessing Errol Flynn's performance in ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'', he decided to pursue an acting career. During his childhood, Juliá's family followed a strict Jesuit practice, often bringing homeless children into their household.〔Cruz et al., p. 21〕 His mother received a recognition from the Catholic University of Ponce due to these efforts.〔 When he was in seventh grade, Juliá was able to speak English fluently and had gained interest in the works of William Shakespeare. Juliá concluded his secondary education at Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola, where he would organize plays of ''Julius Caesar'', ''Hamlet'', ''King Lear'', and ''The Tempest''.〔Cruz et al., p. 23〕 Seeking to please his parents, he continued his university education spending a year at Fordham University, before returning to Puerto Rico, where he attended the University of Puerto Rico, becoming a member of Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Capitulo Eterno )〕 Throughout this timeframe, Juliá continued acting in local plays and nightclubs.〔 He studied liberal arts, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree. Juliá eventually realized that he had no interest in pursuing a law career, which was favored by his parents, choosing to act full-time despite having doubts if he could sustain his needs working as an actor.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Raúl Juliá」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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