Horacio González Fontova (30 October 1946 – 20 April 2020) was an Argentine actor, singer-songwriter and comedian. He was born in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
. He was known for his roles in ''
The Plague'' (1992), ''
Aballay'' (2011) and ''
Underdogs
An underdog is a person or group in a competition, usually in sports and creative works, who is largely expected to lose. The party, team, or individual expected to win is called the favorite or top dog. In the case where an underdog wins, the ...
'' (2013). He appeared in the Argentine historical television series ''
Algo habrán hecho por la historia argentina
''Algo habrán hecho (por la historia argentina)'' (in Spanish, "''They must have done something (for the history of Argentina)'') is a documentary film for television that narrates the history of Argentina. It was created by the Argentine histori ...
''.
Fontova died of cancer in Buenos Aires on 20 April 2020, aged 73.
References
External links
Nota y entrevista en el Diario Página12 por Gloria Guerreropor Mauro ApicellaNota y entrevista en el diario La NaciónNota y entrevista en www.rock.com.ar
1946 births
2020 deaths
Argentine male film actors
Argentine male television actors
Argentine male voice actors
Argentine comedians
20th-century Argentine male singers
Argentine male singer-songwriters
Argentine singer-songwriters
Singers from Buenos Aires
Deaths from cancer in Argentina
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