Juan José Camero (born September 15, 1943) is an Argentine film,

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, and

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. Camero started out as an advertising

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and worked his way into television roles. In the 1970s he did quite a lot of work in Argentine ''

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.'' His break out role in films was in

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's '' Nazareno Cruz y el lobo'' (1975). Film critics also applauded his performance in '' Veronico Cruz'' (1988). The motion picture was Argentina's official selection for the 1988

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, foreign language film category. Camero has also been involved in politics. In 1991 he served as president Carlos Menem's cultural ''

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'' at the Argentine embassy in

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. In the mid-2000s he took ill and has been hospitalized several times for

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problems.''Clarín.com,'' ibid, .

Filmography (selected)

* ''La Mary'' (1974) * ''La tregua'' (1974) * ''El muerto'' (1975) * ''Triángulo de cuatro'' (1975) * '' Nazareno Cruz y el lobo'' (1975) a.k.a. ''Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf'' * ''Cacique Bandeira'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1976) a.k.a. ''Free for All'' * ''Basta de mujeres'' (1977) * '' Allá lejos y hace tiempo'' (1978) * '' Los Drogadictos'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1986) * '' Veronico Cruz: (La deuda interna)'' (1988)

Television

* ''De corazón'' (1997) TV Series * ''Campeones de la vida'' (1999) TV Series

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Camero, Juan Jose 1943 births Argentine male film actors Argentine male television actors Living people