Gerardo Romano (born 6 July 1946) is an Argentine

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who has made some 45 appearances in mainstream film and

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since 1979. He is widely regarded as one of Argentina's leading actors. Romano has mostly appeared on famous television series in

since 1979 making his acting debut in El Fausto criollo, although he has acted in a number of films such as the 1988 Victor Dinenzon film, '' Abierto de 18 a 24'' and the 1994 film ''El Amante de las Peliculas Mudas''. In 1992 he played the role of the swindler Raúl Fontana in the action thriller ''

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'' (On the Edge of the Law) about a

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. He also appeared in

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film director Carlos Saura's TV film ''

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'', which is based on the short story ''El Sur'' by Argentine author Jose Luis Borges.Elley, Derek
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'', New York City, 2 December 1992. Posted on 1992-12-01. In 1996 Gerardo appeared in the crime thriller ''Policia corrupto'' known internationally as Corrupt Police. He portrayed the character of Eduardo Romero. Then in 2001 he starred in the internationally acclaimed '' La Fuga'' playing the role of Julio Bordiola set in the late 1920s. He worked under the directorship of one of the leading Argentine film directors,

Eduardo Mignogna Eduardo Mignogna (August 17, 1940 – October 6, 2006) was an Argentinian film director and screenwriter. Filmography * 1975 - ''La Raulito en libertad'' (writer) * 1983 - ''El Desquite'' (writer) * 1983 - ''Evita, quien quiera oír que oiga'' ...

and actors Ricardo Darin,

Patricio Contreras Patricio Contreras (born December 15, 1947) is a Chilean- Argentine television, film and stage actor. Biography Contreras was born in Santiago, Chile in 1947 and emigrated to neighboring Argentina following the 1973 coup d'état against left ...

and Miguel Angel Sola. The film received 5 award wins 11 nominations. That same year, Romano starred in ''Nada por Perder'' in which he portrayed the character of Luis Bustamante. In 2004 Gerardo Romano appeared in ''Dos Ilusiones''.

Selected filmography

*1979 - ''

El Fausto criollo ''El Fausto criollo'' ("The Creole Faust") is a 1979 Argentine fantasy drama film directed by Luis Saslavsky and Miguel Angel Lumaldo.Abierto de 18 a 24'', ''La clínica loca'' *1990 - ''Cuerpos perdidos'', ''Negra medianoche'', ''Yo, la peor de todas'' *1992 - '' Al Filo de la Ley (1992 film)'' *1992 - ''

'' *1993 - ''Las boludas'' *1994 - ''El amante de las películas mudas'' *1996 - ''Policía corrupto'' *2001 - '' La fuga'', ''Nada por perder'' *2004 - ''Dos ilusiones''

References

*http://www.cinenacional.com/personas/index.php?persona=8101 *http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=61284 *https://web.archive.org/web/20071102094037/http://www.serials.ru/persons/en/Gerardo_Romano.html

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* Argentine male film actors Argentine male television actors Living people 1946 births Place of birth missing (living people) {{Argentina-actor-stub