Enrique Irazoqui

Acting

Born July 5, 1944, Barcelona, Spain

Enrique Irazoqui was a Spanish professor of literature, computer chess expert and actor, best known for his role as Jesus Christ in the 1964 film The Gospel According to St. Matthew, directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Irazoqui was born in Barcelona, the son of a Spanish father and an Italian Jewish mother, and died in 2020.

Filmography

• 2026The Resurrection of Christ
• 2021Cenestesia
• 2020The New Gospel — John the Baptist
• 2019Vinicio Capossela: Il povero Cristo — Christ
• 2017The Gospel According to Mattei — Gesù
• 2008A la soledat
• 1992The Long Winter — Huésped
• 1967Dante Is Not Only Severe
• 1967Night of Red Wine — Chico
• 1965The Gospel According to St. Matthew — Cristo