Héctor Ortega

Héctor Ortega Gómez (12 January 1939 — 3 June 2020) was a Mexican film, television, and theater actor. He was also a screenwriter and a director.

Early life

In 1967 Ortega and María Asunción Stoupignan had a son, Damián Ortega, an artist who began his career as a cartoonist in the newspaper, La Jornada.

Career

Ortega's early work as an actor was primarily in the theatrical field, his first work as an actor was in the film ''There are no thieves in this village'' (En este pueblo no hay ladrones) 1964 in which he portrayed an effeminate waiter. After his film debut he appeared in a multitude of films that include ''Los días del amor'', ''La montaña sagrada'', ''El hombre del puente''.

He has appeared in many telenovelas, among them were: ''Colorina'', ''Cicatrices del alma'', '' La última esperanza'', '' La sombra del otro'', '' El privilegio de amar'', '' Mi destino eres tú'', ''Aventuras en el tiempo'', '' Alegrijes y rebujos'', '' La verdad oculta'' and '' Querida enemiga''.

Ortega has also had an extensive career in theater, both acting and directing.

He has appeared in productions such as ''¡Ay Cuauhtémoc no te rajes!,'' ''El huevo de Colón'', works that he also directed; and in ''1822: El año que fuimos imperio'' for which he received the Best Actor Award by the Mexican Association of Theater Critics (Asociación Mexicana de Críticos Teatrales). He directed works such as ''Silencio: locos trabajando'' in which Mexican acting legends such as Héctor Suárez, Fernando Luján, Martha Navarro and Susana Alexander also participated. He directed the theater production ''Ensalada de locos'' with Manuel "El Loco" Valdés, Héctor Lechuga and Alejandro Suárez, as well as ''The accidental death of an anarchist (La muerte accidental de un anarquista)'' 1983 which was one of the most important works of his career, a production that he also appeared in.

He has also stood out as a scriptwriter and playwright, together with Alfonso Arau, Francisco Córdova and Emilio Carballido he co-wrote the original plot and screenplay for ''El aguila descalza'' in 1969. Working together with Arau , Alfonso de la Cabada and the caricaturist Eduardo del Río "Rius", and the comic book ''Los supermachos'' for the film ''Calzonzin Inspector'' in 1973. In 1976 for the film '' Cuartelazo'', he wrote the original plot and together with Alberto Isaac and María Antonieta Domínguez wrote the screenplay.

In 1976 Ortega made his directing film debut with ''La palomilla al rescate''. The following year he directed his second film ''Vacaciones misteriosas''.

Union of Cinema Production Workers

In April 1994 Ortega was elected General Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Union of Cinema Production Workers, a four-year position that would last only 10 months. He had been part of the union for 17 years (STPC), a union comprised not only of people who work in cinema, but theater, night clubs and clowns as well. Ortega was dismissed in January 1995 after being accused by a sector of the union of a lack of commitment to its members.

In 2012 Ortega participated in the Bellas Artes reading promotional program "Leo… luego existo" (I read, therefore I exist) at the El Cubo in the Tijuana Cultural Center, where he read from his book "Revistas políticas" (Political Magazines).

Filmography

Film

Telenovelas

TV series

Awards and nominations

* ''Mexican Association of Theater Critics'' – Best Actor Award for ''1822: El Año en que Fuimos Imperio'' in 2002
* ''Ariel Award'' – Best Picture Award for ''Mariana, Mariana'' in 1987
* '' 19th Ariel Awards'' – Best Actor Nomination for ''Cuartelazo'' in 1977
* ''15th Ariel Awards'' – Best Supporting Actor Nomination for ''El Rincón de las Vírgenes'' as Gobernador in 1972
* ''Ariel Award'' – Best Original Story for ''El águila descalza'' in 1972
* ''Ariel Award'' - Best Picture for ''El águila descalza'' in 1972

Stage

* ''Para leer Cien años de Soledad'' 2008, Ortega also directed
* ''1822, el año que fuimos imperio'' 1996

Bibliography

2006 – ''Revistas Políticas. Las últimas revistas cómico políticas del siglo y del milenio''

1994 - ''El cómico proceso de José K.: adaptación de la obra El proceso de Franz Kafka''

References

External links

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20th-century Mexican male actors
21st-century Mexican male actors
1939 births
Mexican film directors
2020 deaths