Walter Vidarte (18 July 1931 – 29 October 2011) was a Uruguayan actor.

Biography

He appeared in 83 films and television shows between 1958 and 2011. He starred in the film ''

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'', which was entered into the

14th Berlin International Film Festival The 14th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June to 7 July 1964. The Swedish film '' 491'' by Vilgot Sjöman was rejected by festival director ''Alfred Bauer'' owing to its controversial nature. The Golden Bear was awarde ...

. He died in Madrid on 29 October 2011, after suffering from pancreatic cancer. His remains were incinerated at

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Selected filmography

*''

Procesado 1040 ''Prisoner 1040'' ( es, Procesado 1040) is a 1958 Argentine thriller film directed by Rubén W. Cavalloti. The film involves an honest man who is wrongly imprisoned and explores the horror within the cold walls of the prison. Cast *Narciso Ibá� ...

'' (1958) * '' Alias Gardelito'' (1961) * '' The Romance of a Gaucho'' (1961) * ''

The Venerable Ones ''The Venerable Ones'' ( es, Los venerables todos) is a 1962 Argentine film written and directed by Manuel Antín. It was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Lautaro Murúa * Fernanda Mistral * Walter Vidarte Walter Vidarte ...

'' (1962) * ''

'' (1964) * ''

The Escaped ''The Escaped'' ( es, Los evadidos) is a 1964 Argentine drama film directed by Enrique Carreras. It won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film and was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Juan Carlos Altavista * Al ...

'' (1964) * ''

Santos Vega Santos Vega was a mythical Argentine gaucho, and invincible ''payador'' (a kind of minstrel that competed in singing competitions resembling dialectic discussions), who was only defeated by the Devil himself , disguised as the ''payador'' ''Jua ...

'' (1971) * ''

The Truce ''The Truce'' ( it, La tregua), titled ''The Reawakening'' in the US, is a book by the Italian author Primo Levi. It is the sequel to '' If This Is a Man'' and describes the author's experiences from the liberation of Auschwitz ( Monowitz), whi ...

'' (1974) * '' Akelarre'' (1984) * ''

The Night of the Sunflowers ''The Night of the Sunflowers'' ( es, La noche de los girasoles, links=no) is a 2006 rural thriller-drama film directed and written by . The cast features Carmelo Gómez, Judith Diakhate, Celso Bugallo, Manuel Morón, Mariano Alameda, Vicente Rome ...

'' (2006)

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* 1931 births 2011 deaths Uruguayan expatriate actors in Argentina Uruguayan male film actors Uruguayan male stage actors Male actors from Montevideo Expatriate male actors in Argentina {{Uruguay-actor-stub