Acting
Juan Carlos I
Also Known As: Juan Carlos I de España, Juan Carlos de Borbón, Juan Carlos Borbón
Birth Date
January 5, 1938
(88 years old)
Place of Birth
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Popularity
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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.
Photos
30 for 30
Self (archive footage)
2009 • 1 episode
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
Self
2017 • 1 episode
Barcelona '92 Olympic Games Inauguration Ceremony
Self
1992
25 jaar Beatrix
Self
2005
The Replacement
Self (archive footage)
2021
Juan Carlos: Downfall of the King
2023 • 4 episodes
Marathon
Self
1993
LS83
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
Saving the King
2022 • 3 episodes
El Calentito
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
The Sagrada Familia
Self (archive footage)
2022 • 1 episode
Catalonia: Spain on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Self (archive footage)
2017
Sofía y la vida real
2023 • 4 episodes
Los Borbones: Una familia real
Self
2022 • 6 episodes
A Day in the Life
Self (archive footage)
2010
Juan Carlos I, mi historia
2014
De Madrid a la Luna
Self (archive footage)
2006
ZDF History: Spaniens Krone
2018
Imprevisible, inevitable: un trajecte del metro a la Dana de València
Self (archive footage)
2026
Juan Carlos, King of Spain
Himself
2016