Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (Spanish pronunciation: [raˈul rafaˈel xuˈlja i arseˈlai]; March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994), better known as Raúl Juliá, was a Puerto Rican actor whose career included dramatic, comic, and musical roles in theater, film, and television.
Juliá was born at the Floral Park subsection of San Juan, the son of Olga Arcelay and Raúl Juliá. He was the oldest of four brothers and sisters; his brother Rafael died in an automobi...
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Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (Spanish pronunciation: [raˈul rafaˈel xuˈlja i arseˈlai]; March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994), better known as Raúl Juliá, was a Puerto Rican actor whose career included dramatic, comic, and musical roles in theater, film, and television.
Juliá was born at the Floral Park subsection of San Juan, the son of Olga Arcelay and Raúl Juliá. He was the oldest of four brothers and sisters; his brother Rafael died in an automobile accident in 1960. His mother was a mezzo-soprano who abandoned a potential career as a singer when she married Juliá's father. Some relatives on his father's side were part-time musicians.
Raúl's father was the founder of "La Cueva del Chicken Inn", a restaurant in San Juan. It was modeled after a similar restaurant in Madrid, Spain, called "Las Cuevas de Luis Candelas". Raúl's father dreamed of bringing pizza to Puerto Rico, and made that dream a reality when he hired an Italian cook in New York City who could prepare authentic Italian...
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