(January 28, 1954 – May 14, 2021), known professionally as Jaime Garza, was a Mexican actor.
Early life
Garza was the son of journalist Ramiro Garza and the poetess Carmen Alardín, brother of actress Ana Silvia Garza, and uncle to the actress and singer
Mariana Garza
Mariana Garza Alardín, (born October 19, 1970 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican singer and actress.
Biography
Mariana Garza is the daughter of Ana Silvia Garza, (and the granddaughter of Ramiro Garza and Mexican poet Carmen Alardín). S ...
. He studied acting at the National Autonomous University of Mexico
UNAM
The National Autonomous University of Mexico ( es, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Latin America, where it's also the bigges ...
(Spanish: ''Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México''). He made his acting debut in 1973 on the Mexican children's program ''
Plaza Sésamo
''Plaza Sésamo'' ( en, Sesame Plaza) is one of the first international co-productions of the first preschool television program ''Sesame Street''. Its first season premiered in México in 1972, and the last season ended in 2018 during the hol ...
'', and his first telenovela was ''
Pacto de amor
''Pacto de amor'' (English title: ''Covenant of love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 1977.Viridiana Alatriste Pinal died tragically in an automobile accident after a party at Garza's house in
Mexico City
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on October 25, 1982. In 2010 he suffered a stroke that required surgery, and in 2014, Garza lost his right leg due to complications from diabetes. Garza died in May 2021 in Mexico City.