He had lost some weight and was physically weakened by his condition. In early 1994, during the filming of The Burning Season in Mexico, he contracted food poisoning after consuming sushi. The actor was airlifted to a hospital in Los Angeles so he could receive medical attention, recovered, and returned to Mexico to finish the film. The two later divorced in 1969 before he married Benjamín Rafael Juliá’s Poloway.ĪLSO, READ Magda Vasallo: Is Raul Julia’s Ex-wife Still Alive?īenjamín Rafael Juliá’s father had battled stomach cancer for three years prior to his death and had undergone surgery without the knowledge of his fans also the public. This allowed him to receive his Actors Equity card from the Actors’ Equity Association. Initially, Juliá received an allowance from his parents, but after contracting Jeff Hunter as manager, he was able to perform in a staging of Bye Bye Birdie, declining further donations. He began performing with Phoebe Brand’s mobile theatre, presenting plays in poor areas of New York. Seeking to further improve his acting, he took lessons from Wynn Handman, who was recommended by Bean his class included future fellow star Christopher Walken.īenjamín Rafael Juliá’s father’s first work was in a production of Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s Life Is a Dream, where he played Astolfo. After establishing residence in Manhattan, Juliá had to do several odd jobs to pay for his expenses, going as far as receiving training on the proper way to sell pens for a distributor. When Hurst visited him, both attended a Broadway play, and the fact that he could work as an actor full-time surprised him. As a result of this, Raul began seeking employment in both Broadway and “Off-Broadway” plays. In 1964, when Benjamín Rafael Juliá’s father was 24 years old, he traveled to New York, arriving in the middle of a winter storm. Rafael Juliá also lost his uncle, Rafa, who died in a car accident when his father was just 19 years old. Most of their relatives were musicians, including his great grand aunt María González, whom his father credited as the inspiration behind his artistic career. The Juliá family was Catholic. Juliá and Poloway remained together until the death of Juliá father in 1994. The Senior Julia started a relationship with Merel Poloway and the two later got married in 1976.ĪLSO, READ Raul Sigmund Julia- Where is Raul Julia’s son now? Benjamin Rafael’s parents met while rehearsing for an Off-Broadway play. As the second child, his elder brother is Raul Sigmund Julia who is four years old than him. Benjamín Rafael Juliá is the second child of actor Raúl Juliá and his wife Merel Poloway.
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