Juan Carlos Calabró (3 February 1934 – 5 November 2013) was an Argentine actor and comedian.

Biography

He started on radio in the early sixties with the program "''Farandulandia''" and switched to television in 1962 with the hit comedy "''Telecómicos''". In that decade began working in the theater with "''Extraña Pareja''", by Neil Simon, at Buenos Aires theaters such as Maipo, National and Astros. In 1978 began on television with a starring role in "''Calabromas''", program which with different formats and versions was a unique Argentine comedy event of the eighties. Memorable characters as the avant-garde and often underrated)" Johny Tolengo", "Gran Valor" and the tender and sincere "Aníbal (el pelotazo en contra)" developed for this program. In the 1990s, his personal creation for television "El Contra" was another success. The character interacted with most stars from the time, and made them angry by forcing contradictions.

Filmography

He worked in sixteen films in his career. Among them: ''Gran valor, Gran valor en la Facultad de Medicina, Diablito de barrio, Villa Cariño, Villa Cariño está que arde''. He also made several cameos alongside the comedian

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, who was retiring permanently from film making. These include: ''

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(in its role as "Minguito Tinguitella ') at Mingo y Aníbal, dos pelotazos en contra (1984),

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(1985) and the classic of absurd humor bizarre quintessential Argentine cinema: Mingo y Aníbal en la mansión embrujada (1986). In 1987 he made a movie for another success from the hit factory ''Calabromas'': '' Johny Tolengo, el majestuoso''. Together with

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starred in three films that were ''Donde duermen dos, duermen tres'', ''Yo también tengo fiaca'' and ''Me sobra un marido''. In 1999 he participated in the hit television series ''

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'' and in the first half of the next decade, he returned to star in ''El Contra'' and collaborated with some chapters of the telenovela '' Padre Coraje'' (2004). He was designated distinguished citizen of

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in 2011, for making seasonal performances in the city for twenty years.Juan Carlos Calabró recibió una distinción del Concejo Deliberante

References

External links

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Cine Nacional.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Calabro, Juan Carlos 1934 births 2013 deaths Argentine male radio actors Argentine male comedians Male actors from Buenos Aires Argentine male television actors Argentine male stage actors Argentine male film actors 20th-century Argentine male actors 21st-century Argentine male actors 20th-century Argentine comedians 21st-century Argentine comedians Deaths from kidney disease Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery