Pedro Juan Figueroa (March 8, 1951 – July 7, 2017) was a well-known Puerto Rican actor of film and
telenovela
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Early years
He studied his regular academic degrees between the municipalities of San Juan, Guaynabo and Bayamón. It was precisely at this school stage that he peered into the world of acting. He earned a B.A. in humanities with specialization in theater in 1973 at the
University of Puerto Rico
The University of Puerto Rico ( es, Universidad de Puerto Rico, UPR) is the main public university system in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It is a government-owned corporation with 11 campuses and approximately 58,000 students and 5,3 ...
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Selected filmography
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...And God Created Them'' (1979)
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Tres destinos
''Tres destinos (Three Destinations)'' is an American telenovela produced by Telemundo recorded in Puerto Rico, Mexico and Los Angeles by Telemundo for the U.S. Hispanic market in 1993. It was led by Alejandra Maldonado and Osvaldo Ríos with ant ...
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Señora tentación'' (1994)
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Dueña y señora'' (2006)
Politics
In 2008 he also entered in politics as a candidate of the
Popular Democratic Party for senator for the
Senatorial District of San Juan but didn't won the election.
Death
Pedro Juan Figueroa on July 7, 2017, at HIMA San Pablo Hospital in Bayamón, Puerto Rico after a battle with
pancreatic cancer
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1951 births
2017 deaths
Deaths from cancer in Puerto Rico
Deaths from pancreatic cancer
People from Santurce, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican male film actors
Puerto Rican male telenovela actors
University of Puerto Rico alumni
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