Aristóteles Picho Martínez (8 March 1957 – 21 December 2013) was a
Peruvian actor, director, writer and acting teacher.
Born in
Huancayo
Huancayo (; in qu, label=Wanka Quechua, Wankayuq , '(place) with a (sacred) rock') is the capital of Junín Region, in the central highlands of Peru.
Location
Huancayo is located in Huancayo Province, of which it is also the capital. Sit ...
,
Junín Region Junín may refer to:
Places Argentina
*Junín Partido
**Junín, Buenos Aires
*** Junín Airport
* Junín Department, Mendoza
** Junín, Mendoza
* Junín Department, San Luis
*Junín de los Andes, Neuquén
Colombia
*Junín, Cundinamarca
*Juní ...
, Picho studied at the Escuela Nacional Superior de Arte Dramático and began his career in 1983. Picho also taught playwriting at the
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru ( es, link=no, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, PUCP) is a private university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 with the support and approval of the Catholic Church, being the oldest private ...
and the
University of Lima.
Aristóteles Picho died of a
heart attack
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may tr ...
on 21 December 2013, aged 56, in
Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...
,
Lima Province.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Mouth of the Wolf'' (1988)
* ''
Alias 'La Gringa''' (1991)
* ''
Report on Death'' (1993)
References
External links
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1957 births
2013 deaths
People from Huancayo
Peruvian male television actors
Peruvian male film actors
Peruvian male stage actors
Peruvian film directors
Peruvian male writers
20th-century Peruvian male actors
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