Hugo Pimentel
Hugo Pimentel (born January 25, 1919 in the Partido San Fernando , † June 1, 1984 in Caracas , Venezuela ) was an Argentine actor .
Life
As an impersonator, comedian, ventriloquist and actor, Pimentel was one of the most dazzling figures on the Argentine art scene and appeared in around 25 cinema works in his home country and ten other international productions from his first film in 1939 to his last appearance in 1968. He shot with almost all the important actresses of the golden era of Argentine cinema such as Susana Campos , Golde Flami , Susana Canales , Norma Giménez , Nuri Montsé and Lidia Denis . In the mid-1960s, like many of his compatriots, he went to Spain to work, often under pseudonyms. After returning to South America in the early 1970s, he starred in several telenovelas until 1979 and again in 1983.
Pimentel was a member of the comedian group La Cruzada del Buen Humor and was also to be seen in numerous theater appearances and in variety, so in 1951 in Rosario ; He was also a member of several comedian trios such as Los tres mosquiteros and Bertoldo, Bertolino y Cacaseno . Between 1964 and 1969 he was seen in a duo with Rafael Buono .
Radio, with which he was particularly active in the great era of radio theater, the 1940s and the following decade, also offered him many performance opportunities. He took part in episodes of the series Teatro Palmolive del Aire and Reviviendo la emoción del tango and was employed by Radio El Mundo in 1943 when he spoke to El alma de flor . With many well-known colleagues, he finally designed Reviviendo la emoción de los más bellos poemas .
Pimentel spent the last years of his life in Venezuela, where he also died of bronchial carcinoma .
Filmography (selection)
- 1939: El buque embotellado
- 1964: The Law of Two (I due violenti)
- 1964: Journey to Hell to Golden City (Fuerte perdido)
- 1965: They called him gringo
- 1983: Bienvenida Esperanza (TV series)
Web links
- Hugo Pimentel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Blanco Pazos, Roberto: De la Fuga a la Fuga: Diccionario de Films Policiales. Buenos Aires 2004, Corregidor, p. 124.
- ↑ Polliettieri, Osvaldo: Historia del teatro argentino en las provincias, Volume 2. Buenos Aires 2007, Galerna, p. 473. ISBN 978-950-556-507-8 .
- ^ Gallina, Mario: Carlos Hugo Christensen: Historia de una Pasión Cinematográfica. Buenos Aires 1977, Iturbe, p. 173.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pimentel, Hugo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Partido San Fernando |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 1984 |
| Place of death | Caracas , Venezuela |