Enrique Pinti (7 October 1939 – 27 March 2022) was an Argentine actor and comedian.

Life

As a

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, he performed stand-up shows with long monologues on Argentine politics and

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, speaking at an extremely fast pace and resorting to a mix of common swearwords and elaborate insults to qualify notorious examples of immorality or corruption. The monologues were interrupted by interspersed musical segments. Though his stance was not impartial or unbiased, Pinti displayed historical knowledge beyond the common traditional themes, so these shows were arguably an alternative source of learning about Argentina's past and present troubles. A number of his productions, such as ''Salsa Criolla'' in the early 1990s and later ''Candombe Nacional'', were among the most successful in the Argentine theatre. Pinti starred in a number of

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, in satirical as well as tragic roles. Some of the most notable were in

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'' (1976),

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'' (1985),

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's ''Flop'' (1990),

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'' (1993),

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'' (1998), and in María Victoria Menis' '' Arregui, la noticia del día'' (2001). Pinti was hospitalized on 5 March 2022 in Buenos Aires due to complications of

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. He died on 27 March 2022 at the age of 82. At the time of his death, he also had depression caused by the

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Theatre

*''Pan y Circo'' *'' Salsa Criolla'' *''Recuerdos del Futuro'' *''Circo Romano'' *''El infierno del Pinti'' *''Pericón.com.ar'' *''Candombe nacional'' *''Pingo Argentino'' *''

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'' *''Antes de que me Olvide''

Filmography

* ''

Waiting for the Hearse ''Waiting for the Hearse'' (''Esperando la carroza'' in Spanish) is a 1985 Argentine comedy film directed by Alejandro Doria. It is considered a cult film. It opened on 6 May 1985. The story belongs to the ''criollo'' grotesque ( costumbrismo) ge ...

'' * * * * * '' Sentimental (requiem para un amigo)'' * * * * * * * '' Tango, no me dejes nunca'' (1998) * '' La Cara del ángel'' (1998) * * *

TV series

References

External links

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Interview with Enrique Pinti - Diagonal
1939 births 2022 deaths Deaths from diabetes Illustrious Citizens of Buenos Aires Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine male film actors Argentine male stage actors Argentine male telenovela actors Argentine male television actors Argentine musical theatre actors Argentine male comedians Argentine LGBT actors Male actors from Buenos Aires {{argentina-actor-stub