RAUL JULIA DEAD AT 54

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Actor Raul Julia, best known as the political prisoner Valentin in the film version of Manuel Puig's novel "Kiss of the Spider Woman,"died today in a Long Island hospital -- a week after suffering a stroke. Julia's career began with Shakespeare and included turns on Broadway (the 1982 musical "Nine") and 18 film roles. Among them: the suave Gomez in two "Addams Family" movies, and assassinated Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero.