Julio César Frade Pintos, better known as Julio Frade (born 31 January 1943 in Montevideo) is a

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, comedian and

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. As a student, Frade spent a year as an exchange student in the United States with

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, studying piano at

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. In the 1960s he started a long television career by joining in a well-known group of other Uruguayan comedians (

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), he was also part of several successful humor TV shows such as : '' Telecataplúm'' (1962), '' Jaujarana'' (1969-1972), ''

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'' (1981-1984), '' Híperhumor'' (1984-1989), ''

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'' (1977-2002). Since 2021, he has been part of the television contest team, ''

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'', broadcast on

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. He became also renowned for his music, playing alongside

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and other famous musicians.A professional musician

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