He died on 17 March 1995 in Madrid at the age of 72 from a liver cancer.
[2] He was cremated at Cementerio de la Almudena.
[3] He was married to the actress and dramaturge Carmen Vázquez-Vigo, who died on 22 March 2018 at the age of 95.
[4] The José María Forqué Awards are named after him.
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