History Creator / RaulJulia

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His last big-screen role was in the ''Film/StreetFighter'' movie, where he played BigBad M. Bison with all the [[LargeHam hammy aplomb]] one would expect for a role like that one ([[HamAndCheese in a]] ''[[HamAndCheese movie]]'' [[HamAndCheese like that one]]!). While the movie itself isn't considered quality cinema by any means, many would agree that Julia's performance alone is enough to make the movie SoBadItsGood instead of merely bad and his performance was praised enough that he received a posthumous nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Film during the 1994 {{UsefulNotes/Saturn Award}}s for it. His children were huge fans of the video games, so he selected that role in order to [[SoMyKidsCanWatch give them a film they could enjoy]], knowing that it would likely be the last feature he would ever do, as he had been diagnosed with stomach cancer three years prior. Sadly, he was right, dying of a stroke two months before the film premiered. His actual last appearance was in the TV movie ''Down Came a Blackbird'', which was filmed two weeks before his death, and while on his deathbed (not that he knew it at the time), he was reading through the script for ''Film/{{Desperado}}'', '''literally''' working almost until the last minute.

Julia was posthumously given several awards for his performance as Chico Mendes in the 1994 MadeForTVMovie ''The Burning Season''.

* ''Series/SesameStreet'' (1971–72) as Rafael the Repairman[[note]]Julia's character was one of the owners of the R&L Fix-It Shop, alongside Emilio Delgado's Luis. Julia left after one season and Delgado stayed on ''Sesame Street'' for 45 years.[[/note]]

* EyeScream: Anjelica Huston once recounted how during the filming of ''Film/TheAddamsFamily'', [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/addams-family-values-had-secret-political-message-reveals-writer-1162918 Raul's eye inexplicably fell out of its socket]]. He just put it back in and got on with the job.

Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor who gained fame through his stage performances on- and off-Broadway. Indie film lovers will probably know him as Valentine from ''Literature/KissOfTheSpiderWoman'', while mainstream audiences will most likely recognize him from his role as Gomez Addams in the [[Film/TheAddamsFamily two film adaptations]] of ''Series/TheAddamsFamily''. He was also the lead in ''Film/OverdrawnAtTheMemoryBank'', but don't hold that against him; he only accepted the role because he wanted to help support public broadcasting.

His last big-screen role was in the ''Film/StreetFighter'' movie, where he played BigBad M. Bison with all the [[LargeHam hammy aplomb]] one would expect for a role like that one ([[HamAndCheese in a]] ''[[HamAndCheese movie]]'' [[HamAndCheese like that one]]!). While the movie itself isn't considered quality cinema by any means, many would agree that Julia's performance alone is enough to make the movie SoBadItsGood instead of merely bad and his performance was praised enough that he received a posthumous nomination for Best supporting actor in film during the 1994 {{UsefulNotes/Saturn Award}}s for it. His children were huge fans of the video games, so he selected that role in order to [[SoMyKidsCanWatch give them a film they could enjoy]], knowing that it would likely be the last feature he would ever do, as he had been diagnosed with stomach cancer three years prior. Sadly, he was right, dying of a stroke two months before the film premiered. His actual last appearance was in the TV movie ''Down Came a Blackbird'', which was filmed two weeks before his death, and while on his deathbed (not that he knew it at the time), he was reading through the script for ''Film/{{Desperado}}'', '''literally''' working almost until the last minute.

* ''Series/SesameStreet'' (1971–72) as Rafael the Repairman[[note]]Julia debuted along with Emilio Delgado as Rafael and Luis, the owners of the R&L Fix-It Shop. Julia left after one season and Delgado stayed on ''Sesame Street'' for 45 years.[[/note]]

Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor who gained fame through his stage performances on- and off-Broadway. Indie film lovers will probably know him as Valentine from ''Literature/KissOfTheSpiderWoman'', while mainstream audiences will most likely recognize him from his role as Gomez Addams in the [[Film/TheAddamsFamily two film adaptations]] of ''Series/TheAddamsFamily''. He was also the lead in ''Film/OverdrawnAtTheMemoryBank'', but don't hold that against him; he wanted to help support public broadcasting.

His last big-screen role was in the ''Film/StreetFighter'' movie, where he played BigBad M. Bison with all the [[LargeHam hammy aplomb]] one would expect for a role like that one ([[HamAndCheese in a]] ''[[HamAndCheese movie]]'' [[HamAndCheese like that one]]!). While the movie itself isn't considered quality cinema by any means, many would agree that Julia's performance alone is enough to make the movie SoBadItsGood instead of merely bad and his performance was praised enough that he received a posthumous nomination for Best supporting actor in film during the 1994 {{UsefulNotes/Saturn Award}}s for it. His children were huge fans of the video games, so he selected that role in order to [[SoMyKidsCanWatch give them a film they could enjoy]], knowing that it would likely be the last feature he would ever do, as he had been diagnosed with stomach cancer three years prior. Sadly, he was right, dying of a stroke two months before the film premiered. His actual last appearance was in the TV-movie ''Film/DownCameABlackbird'', which was filmed two weeks before his death, and while on his deathbed (not that he knew it at the time), he was reading through the script for ''Film/{{Desperado}}'', '''literally''' working almost until the last minute.

->''"For tropers, the day Raúl Juliá got an article in Wiki/TVTropes was the most important day of TV Tropes' history. [[ButForMeItWasTuesday But for him... it was Tuesday]]."''

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Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 -- October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor who gained fame through his performances on- and off-Broadway. Nowadays, you'll most likely recognize him from his role as Gomez Addams in the [[Film/TheAddamsFamily two film adaptations]] of ''Series/TheAddamsFamily''. Indie film lovers will probably know him as Valentine from ''Literature/KissOfTheSpiderWoman''. He was posthumously given several awards for his performance as Chico Mendes in the MadeForTVMovie ''The Burning Season''.

He was also the lead in ''Film/OverdrawnAtTheMemoryBank'', but don't hold it against him - he wanted to help support public broadcasting.

!!Roles of Note:

* Rafael on ''Series/SesameStreet'', Season 3 (1971-72).[[note]]Julia debuted along with Emilio Delgado as Rafael and Luis, the owners of the R&L Fix-It Shop. Julia left after one season and Delgado stayed on ''Sesame Street'' for 45 years.[[/note]]
* Gomez Addams in ''Film/TheAddamsFamily'' and ''Addams Family Values''
* General M. Bison in ''Film/StreetFighter''
* Aram Fingal in ''Film/OverdrawnAtTheMemoryBank''
* Macheath in a 1976 production of ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera'' as well as a 1989 film adaptation called ''Mack the Knife''.
* Valentin Arregui in ''Literature/KissOfTheSpiderWoman''
* Chico Mendes in ''The Burning Season''
* Sandy Stern in ''Film/PresumedInnocent''. Notable for being a wonderfully understated role compared to ''The Addams Family'' and ''Street Fighter'', yet he still resonates in the part. Acting alongside Creator/HarrisonFord no less.
* Franco Bertollini in ''Film/TheGumballRally''
* Archbishop Óscar Romero in ''Romero''
* Detective Escalante in ''Film/TequilaSunrise''.
* Marco in ''Film/ThePanicInNeedlePark'' (1971)
* Juan Mendoza in ''Film/TheOrganization'' (1971)
* Ray in ''Film/OneFromTheHeart'' (1982)

His last big-screen role was in the ''Film/StreetFighter'' movie, where he played BigBad M. Bison with all the [[LargeHam hammy aplomb]] one would expect for a role like that one ([[HamAndCheese in a]] ''[[HamAndCheese movie]]'' [[HamAndCheese like that one]]!). While the movie itself isn't considered quality cinema by any means, many would agree that Julia's performance alone is enough to make the movie SoBadItsGood instead of merely bad and his performance was praised enough that he received a posthumous nomination for Best supporting actor in film during the 1994 {{UsefulNotes/Saturn Award}}s for it. His children were huge fans of the video games, so he selected that role in order to [[SoMyKidsCanWatch give them a film they could enjoy]], knowing that it would likely be the last feature he would ever do, as he had been diagnosed with stomach cancer three years prior. Sadly, he was right, dying of a stroke two months before the film premiered. His actual last appearance was in the TV-movie ''Down Came a Blackbird'', which was filmed two weeks before his death, and while on his deathbed (not that he knew it at the time), he was reading through the script for ''Film/{{Desperado}}'', '''literally''' working almost until the last minute.

* SesameStreetCred: For ''Series/SesameStreet'''s third season, he appeared as Rafael, who taught Spanish words to the other human characters (as well as the Muppets, from time to time), and worked at the Fix-It Shop with Luis Rodriguez.[[invoked]]

[[DescribeTopicHere His name is Raúl Juliá, and he has seen evil! He has seen horror! He has seen the unholy maggots which feast in the dark recesses of the human soul!]][[labelnote:*]]They're at camp[[/labelnote]] [[DescribeTopicHere He beheld Satan as he fell from Heaven! Like Lightniiing!!! Raúl Juliá has seen all this, troper. But until today, he has never seen... you!]]

* Gomez Addams in ''Film/TheAddamsFamily'' and ''[[Series/TheAddamsFamily Addams Family Values]]''

[[DescribeTopicHere His name is Raúl Juliá, and he has seen evil! He has seen horror! He has seen the unholy maggots which feast in the dark recesses of the human soul! He beheld Satan as he fell from Heaven! Like Lightniiing!!! Raúl Juliá has seen all this, troper. But until today, he has never seen... you!]]

* Valentin Arregui in ''Film/KissOfTheSpiderWoman''

* FakeNationality: Played Brazilians in ''Film/KissOfTheSpiderWoman'' and ''The Burning Season'', an English criminal in ''Mack the Knife'', and a German crime boss in ''[[Film/TheRookie1990 The Rookie]]''.

--> "You still refuse to ''accept''... my godhood? KEEP your own God! In fact, this might be a good time to pray to Him! [[IncomingHamFor I beheld Satan]] [[LargeHam as he FELL FROM HEAVEN!]]... '''''[[ChewingTheScenery LIKE LIIIIIIGHTNIIIIIING!!!]]'''''"

->''"For tropers, the day Raul Julia got an article in Wiki/TVTropes was the most important day of TV Tropes' history. [[ButForMeItWasTuesday But for him... it was Tuesday]]."''

[[DescribeTopicHere His name is Raul Julia, and he has seen evil! He has seen horror! He has seen the unholy maggots which feast in the dark recesses of the human soul! He beheld Satan as he fell from Heaven! Like Lightniiing!!! Raul Julia has seen all this, troper. But until today, he has never seen... you!]]

!!Tropes associated with Raul Julia:

His last big-screen role was in the ''Film/StreetFighter'' movie, where he played BigBad M. Bison with all the [[LargeHam hammy aplomb]] one would expect for a role like that one ([[HamAndCheese in a]] ''[[HamAndCheese movie]]'' [[HamAndCheese like that one]]!). While the movie itself isn't considered quality cinema by any means, many would agree that Julia's performance alone is enough to make the movie SoBadItsGood instead of merely bad and his performance was praised enough that he received a posthumous nomination for Best supporting actor in film during the 1994 {{UsefulNotes/Saturn Award}}s for it. His children were huge fans of the video games, so he selected that role in order to [[SoMyKidsCanWatch give them a film they could enjoy]], knowing that it would likely be the last feature he would ever do before succumbing to a stroke-induced coma caused by cerebrovascular disease. (It was rumored for a long time that he suffered from stomach cancer.) Sadly, he was right, dying two months before the film premiered. His actual last appearance was in the TV-movie ''Down Came a Blackbird'', which was filmed two weeks before his death, and while on his deathbed (not that he knew it at the time), he was reading through the script for ''Film/{{Desperado}}'', '''literally''' working almost until the last minute.

* {{Determinator}}: Not even cerebrovascular disease could keep this man from acting.

* LargeHam: [[MemeticMutation OF COURSE!]] Who can also forget '''[[Film/StreetFighter "GAAAAAAAME OOOOOVEEEERRR!!!"]]?'''[[invoked]]

* Valentin Arregui in ''Literature/KissOfTheSpiderWoman''

* AuthorAppeal: He was a New York City native through and through, and preferred working in the Big Apple.

* {{Determinator}}: Not even stomach cancer could keep this man from acting.

His last big-screen role was in the ''Film/StreetFighter'' movie, where he played BigBad M. Bison with all the [[LargeHam hammy aplomb]] one would expect for a role like that one ([[HamAndCheese in a]] ''[[HamAndCheese movie]]'' [[HamAndCheese like that one]]!). While the movie itself isn't considered quality cinema by any means, many would agree that Julia's performance alone is enough to make the movie SoBadItsGood instead of merely bad and his performance was praised enough that he received a posthumous nomination for Best supporting actor in film during the 1994 {{UsefulNotes/Saturn Award}}s for it. His children were huge fans of the video games, so he selected that role in order to [[SoMyKidsCanWatch give them a film they could enjoy]], knowing that it would likely be the last feature he would ever do before succumbing to stomach cancer. Sadly, he was right, dying two months before the film premiered. His actual last appearance was in the TV-movie ''Down Came a Blackbird'', which was filmed two weeks before his death, and while on his deathbed (not that he knew it at the time), he was reading through the script for ''Film/{{Desperado}}'', '''literally''' working almost until the last minute.

His last big-screen role was in the ''Film/StreetFighter'' movie, where he played BigBad M. Bison with all the [[LargeHam hammy aplomb]] one would expect for a role like that one ([[HamAndCheese in a]] ''[[HamAndCheese movie]]'' [[HamAndCheese like that one]]!). While the movie itself isn't considered quality cinema by any means, many would agree that Julia's performance alone is enough to make the movie SoBadItsGood instead of merely bad and his performance was praised enough that he received a posthumous nomination for Best supporting actor in film during the 1994 {{UsefulNotes/Saturn Award}}s for it. His children were huge fans of the video games, so he selected that role in order to [[SoMyKidsCanWatch give them a film they could enjoy]], knowing that it would likely be the last feature he would ever do before succumbing to stomach cancer. Sadly, he was right, dying two months before the film premiered. His actual last appearance was in the TV-movie ''Down Came a Blackbird'', which was filmed two weeks before his death, '''literally''' working almost until the last minute.

* LargeHam: [[MemeticMutation OF COURSE!]] [[invoked]]