Manolo Villaverde (born August 6, 1934) is an actor who played a lead role in the television show '' Que Pasa, U.S.A.?'' His character was named Pepe. The cast, Villaverde included, worked hard to not "over-act." Manolo Villaverde and the other cast members were chosen for the show specifically because of their vast experience in theater in both Cuba and America.

Awards

Manolo Villaverde became an

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winner due to his performance in ''Que Pasa, U.S.A.?'' at the 1978 Second Annual regional Emmy Awards. Manolo Villaverde was one of the cast member winners, as well as Ana Margarita Martinez-Casado, and

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Other television experience

Villaverde played the character Rafael in ''Amores y Amorios'' on August 7, 1966. Villaverde also played Abuelo on the

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children's show ''

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''.

Personal life

According to an "Actor Update" section from 2008 written on the

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page dedicated to ''Que Pasa, U.S.A?'' Villaverde is currently a resident in

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. He spent time working on a historical novel about classical music composers. As hobbies, Villaverde enjoys painting, keeping a vast book and film collection, and traveling.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Villaverde, Manolo 1934 births American male television actors Male actors from Florida 20th-century American male actors Living people Place of birth missing (living people)