Marcos Zucker (15 February 1921 – 13 May 2003) was an Argentine

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and comedian, known for his work on stage, on

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, and in films, he is best known for his comedic roles and appeared in 66 films.

Biography

Marcos Zucker was born into a Polish-Jewish family who immigrated to the country at the beginning of the 20th century during the great European emigration. He was born and raised in the neighborhood of Balvanera (Abasto), Buenos Aires. Started his acting career as a dramatic actor but gradually switched to comedy. He worked in several successful comedy programs on television from the 1960s to the 1990s, especially in the acclaimed comedy-skit ''La Tuerca''. He also acted in several movies and in

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

in Argentina and Chile where he worked for seven seasons doing '' Fiddler on the Roof''. During the military dictatorship called the National Reorganization Process (1976–1983) one of his sons, Ricardo Marcos was abducted by security forces, becoming a ''

disappeared An enforced disappearance (or forced disappearance) is the secret abduction or imprisonment of a person by a state or political organization, or by a third party with the authorization, support, or acquiescence of a state or political organi ...

''. Zucker died of a heart attack on 13 May 2003 and was buried in the actors pantheon at

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in Buenos Aires.

Filmography

#India Pravile (2003) - Friend in the bar #Trapo viejo (2003) #NS/NC (2001) -the Grandfather #Gallito ciego (2000) -Pensioner #Ángel, la diva y yo (1999) -Pereyra #El mar de Lucas (1999) -Man of the Wisterias #Vendado y frío (never released - 1999) -Matías #El verso (1995) -Rumanian men #Delito de corrupción (1991) -Men who found a corpse #Los insomnes (1984) #Un loco en acción (1983) -Boss #Diablito de barrio (1983) #Más allá de la aventura (1980) #Gran valor (1980) -Rusestein #Tiro al aire (1980) #Departamento compartido (1980) #Así no hay cama que aguante (1980) #Hotel de señoritas (1979) #El divorcio está de moda (de común acuerdo) (1978) -Caetano #''

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'' (1976) -Drunk in a bar #'' La isla de los dibujos'' (1976) # Mi novia el... (1975) #Seguro de castidad (1974) #Los caballeros de la cama redonda (1973) #Vení conmigo (1972) #Todos los pecados del mundo (1972) #Siempre te amaré (1971) #Turismo de carretera (1968) #'' Crimen sin olvido'' ( 1968) #Flor de piolas (1967) #'' Hotel alojamiento'' (1966) #'' La gran felicidad'' (1966) #''Convención de vagabundos'' (1965) #'' Viaje de una noche de verano'' (1965) #'' La cigarra no es un bicho'' (1963) #'' El rufián'' (1961) -Recién casado #'' La maestra enamorada'' (1961) #''Vacaciones en la Argentina'' (1960) #'' El crack'' (1960) #'' Violencia en la ciudad'' (1957) #''El sonámbulo que quería dormir'' (1956) #'' Amor a primera vista'' (1956) #'' Canario rojo'' (1955) #''Su seguro servidor'' (1954) #''Soy del tiempo de Gardel'' (1954) #¡Qué noche de casamiento! (1953) #Las tres claves (1953) -Félix #El mucamo de la niña (1951) #La pícara cenicienta (1951) #¡Qué hermanita! (1951) #''

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'' (1951) #Escuela de campeones (1950) #Mary tuvo la culpa (1950) #Otra cosa es con guitarra (1949) #Yo no elegí mi vida (1949) -Stowaway #La otra y yo (1949) #El barco sale a las diez (1948) #Estrellita (1947) #'' Lucrezia Borgia'' (1947) #Corazón (1947) #Se rematan ilusiones (1944) #Los hijos artificiales (1943) #Juvenilia (1943) #Nosotros... los muchachos (1940) #Héroes sin fama (1940) #El Casamiento de Chichilo (1938)

References

External links

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''Marcos Zucker'', Cine Nacional

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zucker, Marcos 1921 births 2003 deaths Male actors from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Polish-Jewish descent Argentine male film actors Argentine male stage actors Argentine male television actors Argentine male comedians Jewish Argentine comedians Jewish Argentine male actors Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery 20th-century Argentine male actors 20th-century comedians