Tomás Milián is a Cuban-American actor best known for having worked extensively in Italian films from the late 1950s to the 1980s. Tomás Milián was born in Havana as Tomás Quintín Rodríguez, the son of a Cuban general. His father was arrested and jailed after Fulgencio Batista took power in Cuba : he later committed suicide. Milián then decided to leave Cuba and pursue his wishes of being an actor. He settled in the United States to study at New York's Actor's Studio and later became an American citizen. After starting a career in the United... States, he went to Italy in 1958 to take part to a theater festival in Spoleto. He eventually decided to relocate to Italy, where he lived for over 25 years, gradually becoming a very successful performer. His first film part in Italy was in the 1959 picture La Notte brava. Although his voice was dubbed most of the time due to his accent, Milián performed his lines in Italian . He initially starred in arthouse movies and worked with directors such as Mauro Bolognini and Luchino Visconti.
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| Birthdate: | March 3, 1932 |
| Birthplace: | Havana |
| Age: | 80 |
| Also known as: | Thomas Milian, Tomás Quintín Rodríguez |