Elio Pietrini (2 January 1939 – 18 January 2022) was an Argentine-born Venezuelan actor, mainly active in

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

Life and career

Born in

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, Pietrini worked 12 years for the Venezuelan television channel

RCTV Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) was a Venezuelan free-to-air television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, Radio Caracas Televisió ...

, getting his

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in the early 1990s as Don Fulgenzio in the TV-series ''La pandilla de los 7''. He later worked for numerous telenovelas and TV-movies, and after leaving RCTV he was put under contract by

Venevisión Venevisión () is a Venezuelan free-to-air television channel and one of Venezuela's largest television networks, owned by the Cisneros Media division of Grupo Cisneros. History The company's roots date back to June 1, 1953, with the establish ...

, where he worked until his retirement. Besides television, Pietrini was also active in theatre and cinema. His last work was the stage drama ''Una tarde en Saint Tropez'', that he starred in between 2014 and 2015. Once retired, he moved to

Miami, Florida Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

, where he died from complications of

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...

on 18 January 2022, at the age of 83.

Selected filmography

* '' Abigaíl'' (1988–1989) * '' La pandilla de los 7'' (1991–1992) * '' Por estas calles'' (1992) * '' Pura sangre'' (1994–1995) * ''

Ilusiones ''Ilusiones'' (literally: '' Illusions '') is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Luis Colmenares and produced by Radio Caracas Televisión in 1995. This telenovela lasted 135 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International. Cri ...

'' (1995) * '' Amores de fin de siglo'' (1995) * '' El perdón de los pecados'' (1996) * '' Contra viento y marea'' (1997) * '' Carita Pintada'' (1999) * ''

Mambo y canela ''Mambo y Canela'' is a 2002 Venezuelan telenovela produced by Venevisión and distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Alicia Machado and Marcelo Cezán starred as the main protagonists. Plot The love between Canela and Rodrig ...

'' (2002) * ''

Cosita rica ''Cosita rica'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Leonardo Padrón and produced by Venevisión between 2003 and 2004. Fabiola Colmenares and Rafael Novoa starred as the main protagonists, while Chiquinquirá Delgado, Carlos Cruz and Nohely ...

'' (2003) * ''

La Invasora ''La Invasora'' (''English title:My secret guest'') is a Venezuelan telenovela developed by Iris Dubs and produced by Radio Caracas Television in 2003. Daniela Alvarado and Juan Carlos García starred as protagonists with Rosalinda Serfaty, Jea ...

'' (2004) * ''

Los querendones ''Los Querendones'' (Lit: ''The Irresistible'') is a Venezuelan telenovela created by Carlos Peréz and produced by Venevisión. The telenovela was distributed internationally by Venevisión International under the title ''Sueño Con Tu Amor'' (E ...

'' (2006) * ''

Voltea pa' que te enamores ''Voltea pa' que te enamores'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Monica Montañez and produced by Venevisión between 2006 and 2007. The series was distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Daniela Alvarado and Jonathan Monte ...

'' (2006–2007) * '' Amor Urbano'' (2009) * ''

La viuda joven ''La viuda joven'' (English title: ''The Young Widow''), is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Martín Hahn and produced by Venevisión in 2011. Mariángel Ruiz and Luis Gerónimo Abreu as the protagonists while Verónica Schneider, Astrid Carol ...

'' (2011) * ''

El árbol de Gabriel ''El árbol de Gabriel'' (English title: ''Gabriel's Family Tree'') is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Alberto Barrera Tyszka and produced by Venevisión. Jorge Reyes and Daniela Bascopé star as the main protagonists, while Cristobal Lander ...

'' (2011–2012) * ''

Nora Nora, NORA, or Norah may refer to: * Nora (name), a feminine given name People with the surname * Arlind Nora (born 1980), Albanian footballer * Pierre Nora (born 1931), French historian Places Australia * Norah Head, New South Wales, headlan ...

'' (2014)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pietrini, Elio 1939 births 2022 deaths Venezuelan television actors Venezuelan film actors Venezuelan stage actors Male actors from Buenos Aires Argentine expatriates in Venezuela Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida