Ricardo Espalter Arrieta (
Montevideo, 14 April 1924 - Maldonado, 20 March 2007) was a
Uruguay
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an
actor
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and
comedian.
Biography
In the 1960s he started a long career on television. Together with a notable group of Uruguayan humorists (
Eduardo D'Angelo
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In the 1960s he started a long career on television. Together with a notable group of Uruguayan humoris ...
,
Julio Frade,
Berugo Carámbula,
Henny Trayles,
Raimundo Soto
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He also starred several television com ...
), he was part of several successful humor programs: ''
Telecataplúm'', ''
Jaujarana'', ''
Hupumorpo'', ''
Comicolor
The ComiColor Cartoon series is a series of 25 animated short subjects produced by Ub Iwerks from 1933 to 1936. The series was the last produced by Iwerks Studio; after losing distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1934, the Iwerks studio's senior co ...
'', ''
Híperhumor'', ''
Decalegrón
''Decalegrón'' was a Uruguayan television comedy programme which aired on Saeta TV Channel 10 from 1977 till 2002.
Notable for its refined sense of humour, the programme won several awards. ''.
Very cherished by the public of Uruguay and Argentina, he was notable for his expressive facial gestures. He showed an indescribable worried face which suddenly changed attitude, provoking the hilarity of the public.
In 1974 he received the
Martín Fierro Award Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austral ...
.
Television
* ''
Telecataplúm'' (1962)
* ''
Jaujarana'' (1969-1972)
* ''
Hupumorpo'' (1974-1977)
* ''
Comicolor
The ComiColor Cartoon series is a series of 25 animated short subjects produced by Ub Iwerks from 1933 to 1936. The series was the last produced by Iwerks Studio; after losing distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1934, the Iwerks studio's senior co ...
'' (1980-1983)
* ''
Híperhumor'' (1984-1989)
* ''
Decalegrón
''Decalegrón'' was a Uruguayan television comedy programme which aired on Saeta TV Channel 10 from 1977 till 2002.
Notable for its refined sense of humour, the programme won several awards. '' (1977-2002)
* ''
Son de diez'' (1992-1995)
Cinema
* ''
La raya amarilla'' (corto) (1962)
* ''
La Industria del matrimonio'' (1964)
* ''
Cómo seducir a una mujer'' (1967)
* ''
¡Quiero besarlo, señor!'' (1973)
* ''
Los irrompibles'' (1975)
* ''
La Película'' (1975)
* ''
La noche del hurto'' (1976)
* ''
La Fiesta de todos
''La Fiesta de todos'' (''The party of Everyone'') is a 1979 Argentinian film produced by the Ente Autárquico Mundial 1978 (EAM´78), organization in charge of the organization of the 1978 FIFA World Cup where with a cast of Argentinian actors ...
'' (1978)
* ''
Toto Paniagua, el rey de la chatarra'' (1980)
* ''
El telo y la tele'' (1985)
* ''
Los taxistas del humor'' (1987)
* ''
La pandilla aventurera'' (1990)
* ''
El dirigible'' (1994)
* ''
Maldita Cocaína'' (2000)
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Bibliography
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References
External links
Several videos of Ricardo Espalter
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1924 births
2007 deaths
Uruguayan people of Catalan descent
People from Montevideo
Uruguayan actors
Uruguayan male comedians
20th-century comedians
Burials at the Cementerio del Norte, Montevideo
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