Fernando Siro (October 5, 1931 – September 4, 2006) was an

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and

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Life and work

Born Francisco Ángel Luksich in

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, he developed an early interest in

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and in 1950 was given his first

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role in ''El otro yo de Marcela'', directed by

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. His deep voice and keen sense of timing earned him numerous

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roles during the 1950s, and later in the Channel 7

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series, ''La tarde de Palmolive''. He earned renown for his 1965 screen adaptation of

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's ''El pecado necesario''. His film version of this work, ''

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'', marked his directorial debut and earned Siro a Silver Seashell at the

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. He remained in

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until 1970, and starred as Julio Colón, the protagonist in a top-rated

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, ''La familia Colón''. Returning to Argentina, he appeared in

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's adaptation of historian

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, ''

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'' (1971), and directed the

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comedy '' Autocine mon amour'' (1972). He directed numerous comedies and musical films, which became popular in Argentina during the troubled 1970s, and would star in a number of these, notably with

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in ''Te rompo el rating'' (1981), and in

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'' (1981). Siro was also active in the

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, playing over 60 roles in his career, notably in

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's ''

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'',

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, ''

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'',

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's ''

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'', and

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''. Among his notable roles in later years were for director

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in '' Sur'' (1987) and '' El Viaje'' (1992), in ''El mundo de Gasalla'' ( Antonio Gasalla's television comedy skit series of the early 1990s), and in Orlando Posse's

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, '' Apariencias'' (2000). His last work as director was the regionalist ''Sapucay, mi pueblo'' (1997). Siro and his wife and frequent co-star, Elena Cruz, were politically

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. Their decision to join a small rally on March 24, 2001, in support of the former dictator in power during the height of the

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, General

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, led to their expulsion from the Argentine Actors Association. He died of cancer on September 4, 2006, at age 74.

Filmography

As actor

*''

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'' (1950) *''El Otro yo de Marcela'' (1950) *''

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'' (1951) *''La Calle junto à la luna'' (1951) *''Los Problemas de papá'' (1954) *''La Calle del pecado'' (1954) *''Crisol de hombres'' (1954) *'' Barrio Gris'' (1954) *''Sucedió en Buenos Aires'' (1954) *''Pájaros de cristal'' (1955) .... Germán *''Canario rojo'' (1955) *''Un Tranvía llamado Deseo'' (1956, TV Movie) .... Stanley Kowalski *''Del cuplé al tango'' (1958) *''Bajo un mismo rostro'' (1962) .... Voice of Jorge Mistral *''Aquí a las seis'' (1962, TV Series) *''María M.'' (1964) *''Cuidado con las colas'' (1964) *''El Club del clan'' (1964) *''Los Hipócritas'' (1965) *''Nadie oyó gritar a Cecilio Fuentes'' (1965) *''Las Chicas'' (1965, TV Series) .... (guest) *''Esta noche mejor no'' (1965) *'' Necesito una madre'' (1966) *''Algo caliente bajo la piel'' (1966, TV Series) *''La Familia Colón'' (1967, TV Series) .... Colón *''La Muchacha del cuerpo de oro'' (1967) .... Norberto *''

Amor y un poco más ''Amor y un poco más'' (English language:Love and A Little More) is a 1968 Argentine film directed by Derlis M. Beccaglia and written by Augusto Giustozzi. Starring Olga Zubarry and Elsa Daniel. Release The film premiered in Argentina in May 196 ...

'' (1968) *''0597 da ocupado'' (1968, TV Series) *'' Amor libre'' (1969) *''El Salame'' (1969) *''¡Qué noche de casamiento!'' (1969) *''Esta noche... miedo'' (1970, TV Series) *''

'' (1971) *'' Y qué patatín y qué patatán'' (1971) *'' Autocine mon amour'' (1972) *''El Mundo que inventamos'' (1973) *''Este loco, loco, Buenos Aires'' (1973) *''Siempre fuimos compañeros'' (1973) *''Los Días que me diste'' (1975) *''El Rey de los exhortos'' (1979) .... Ing. Julio Castromil *''La Canción de Buenos Aires'' (1980) *''Comandos azules'' (1980) *''Días de ilusión'' (1980) *''Tiro al aire'' (1980) *''Fabián 2 Mariana 0'' (1980, TV Series) *''Te rompo el rating'' (1981) .... Alfredo Falcón *''Abierto día y noche'' (1981) *''Buenos Aires tango'' (1982) *''Venido a menos'' (1984) .... Alfredo *'' Las Aventuras de Tremendo'' (1986) *'' Sur'' (1988) *''Paraíso relax'' (1988) *'' Extermineitors II: La venganza del dragón'' (1990) .... Police Chief *''El Viaje'' (1992) .... Federico *''

¿Dónde estás amor de mi vida que no te puedo encontrar? ''Where Are You My Love, That I Cannot Find You?'' (Spanish language: ''¿Dónde estás amor de mi vida que no te puedo encontrar?'') is a 1992 Argentine drama film directed by Juan José Jusid and co-written with Ana María Shua. The film stars S ...

'' (1992) .... Octavio Luz *''Perdido por perdido'' (1993) .... Octavio Del Buono *''Los Ángeles no lloran'' (1996, TV Series) .... Ignacio Linares *''Sapucay, mi pueblo'' (1997) *'' Un Argentino en New York'' (1998) .... Raúl *''El Humor de Café Fashion'' (1999, TV Series) .... Host *'' Apariencias'' (2000) .... Orlando Posse *''Buenos Aires plateada'' (2000) .... (final film role)

As Director

*''Nadie oyó gritar a Cecilio Fuentes'' (1965) *''Necesito una madre'' (1966) *''Lo prohibido está de moda'' (1968) *'' Amor libre'' (1969) *''El Salame'' (1969) *''Me enamoré sin darme cuenta'' (1972) *'' Autocine mon amour'' (1972) *''El Mundo que inventamos'' (1973) *''Este loco, loco, Buenos Aires'' (1973) *''Siempre fuimos compañeros'' (1973) *''En el gran circo'' (1974) *''Contigo y aquí'' (1974) *''Los Días que me diste'' (1975) *'' Allá donde muere el viento'' (1976) *''La Nueva cigarra'' (1977) *''El Divorcio está de moda - de común acuerdo'' (1978) *''Los Éxitos del amor'' (1979) *'' La Canción de Buenos Aires'' (1980) *''Las Vacaciones del amor'' (1981) *''Seis pasajes al infierno'' (1981) *''Esto es vida'' (1982) *''Las Colegialas'' (1986) *''Alta comedia'' (1991, TV Series, unknown episodes) *''Cosecharás tu siembra'' (1991, TV Series) *''Sapucay, mi pueblo'' (1997)

As screenwriter

*''Lo prohibido está de moda'' (1968) *'' Amor libre'' (1969) *''El Salame'' (1969) *''Vuelvo a vivir, vuelvo a cantar'' (1971) *''La Nueva cigarra'' (1977) *''La Carpa del amor'' (1979) *''Donde duermen dos... duermen tres'' (1979) *'' La Canción de Buenos Aires'' (1980) *''Las Vacaciones del amor'' (1981) *''¿Los piolas no se casan?'' (1981)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Siro, Fernando 1931 births 2006 deaths People from San Martín, Buenos Aires Argentine people of Croatian descent Argentine radio personalities Argentine male film actors Argentine film directors Male screenwriters Deaths from cancer in Argentina Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery 20th-century Argentine screenwriters 20th-century Argentine male writers