José Luis De Villalonga Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

José Luis de Villalonga y Cabeza de Vaca, 9th Marquess of Castellbell (29 January 1920 – 30 August 2007) was an author, aristocrat and actor who co-starred with Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Born in Madrid, Spain, de Villalonga – who also went by the surname of Cabeza de Vaca – was a Grandee of Spain and part of the nobility, holding the title of Marquis de Castellbell. Upon the declaration in 1931 of Spain's Second Republic his family went into exile in Biarritz, France, but returned six months later. When the Spanish Civil War erupted in 1936, de Villalonga was at a... MORE

José Luis de Villalonga y Cabeza de Vaca, 9th Marquess of Castellbell (29 January 1920 – 30 August 2007) was an author, aristocrat and actor who co-starred with Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Born in Madrid, Spain, de Villalonga – who also went by the surname of Cabeza de Vaca – was a Grandee of Spain and part of the nobility, holding the title of Marquis de Castellbell. Upon the declaration in 1931 of Spain's Second Republic his family went into exile in Biarritz, France, but returned six months later. When the Spanish Civil War erupted in 1936, de Villalonga was at a French school, but his father ordered him back to Spain to fight on the side of General Franco. His father was an enthusiastic supporter of Franco, and at age 16 de Villalonga was a serving member of a Nationalist execution platoon. After World War II, de Villalonga became increasingly disenchanted with the Franco regime, and he left the Spanish diplomatic service to live abroad. In 1954 his first novel, The Ramblas End in the Sea, was published, causing the Spanish military government censor to issue a ban on his reentry to the country. He then obtained work as a foreign correspondent for the national LESS