Enrique Almada (comedian)
Enrique Almada , also known as Eduardo Almada , (born July 15, 1934 in Barrio Sur , Montevideo , Uruguay ; † April 29, 1990 ibid.) Was a Uruguayan comedian, actor, writer, composer and musician.
Life
Almada, who mainly lived in the Montevidean Barrio Sur on Calle Isla de Flores and was married to Elena Rey , began his acting career in the early 1950s at the side of Eduardo Freda . Among other things, he appeared with the theater group Mecha Bustos ' at the Teatro Stella D'Italia . He has worked in various films and the TV comedy series Telecataplum , Jaujarana , Hupumorpo and Hiperhumor . He also wrote the screenplay for the 1980 film Toto Paniagua , directed by Carlos Orgambide , in which Almada also starred. For his incidental music composition for García Lorca's piece Así pasen cinco años , Almada was awarded the prize for the best music of the season of 1957.
On the occasion of his death, the Uruguayan Senate unanimously adopted a minute's silence for Almada at the session on May 9, 1990.
A street in Montevideo was named after Almada in 2011. Already on October 23, 2008, by resolution of the Junta Departamental of Montevideo, the street calle Miní was renamed to Almada.
Filmography
- 1973: ¡Quiero besarlo señor!
- 1975: Los irrompibles
- 1977: El soltero
- 1980: El infierno tan temido
- 1980: Toto Paniagua, el rey de la chatarra
- 1984: Cuarteles de invierno
watch TV
- 1963: Telecataplum
- 1969: Jaujarana
- 1974: Hupumorpo
- 1977: Decalegrón
- 1987: Hiperhumor
Awards
- 1957: Award for the best music of the season
- 1990: Minute's silence in the Uruguayan Senate
Web links
- Enrique Almada in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Profile on www.cinenacional.com (Spanish), accessed May 19, 2012
- Nº 18 - Tomo 329 - 9 de Mayo de 1990 - República Oriental del Uruguay - Diario de Sesiones de la Cámara de Senadores - Primer Periodo Ordinario de la XLIII Legislature - 17ª Sesion Ordinaria - 13) Enrique Almada. Su fallecimiento. (Spanish) from the Uruguayan Parliament website, accessed on May 19, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ according to IMDb and www.cinenacional.com 1935, see under web links, but this is likely to be wrong due to the different reliable sources of the parliaments
- ↑ "Enrique Almada gana lugar en nomenclátor" ( Memento of October 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), in: El País of October 19, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Almada, Enrique |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Almada, Eduardo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Uruguayan comedian, actor, writer, composer and musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barrio Sur , Montevideo , Uruguay |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 1990 |
| Place of death | Montevideo , Uruguay |