Frank Augusto Ramírez Mateus (12 February 1939 – 19 February 2015) was a Colombian actor and television director, playing roles in various series, both American and Colombian.

Biography

Ramírez was the son of Jorge Ismael Ramírez Rojas, pharmacist and member of the

Colombian Liberal Party The Colombian Liberal Party (; PLC) is a centre to centre-left political party in Colombia. It was founded as a classical liberal party but later developed a more social-democratic tradition, joining the Socialist International in 1999. Th ...

, and Cecilia Mateus Rico. Ramírez studied at the Escuela Nacional de Arte Dramático in Bogotá, but left for the United States in 1964, studying under

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tutelage. While in the U.S., he took on roles in series such as ''

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'', ''

Lou Grant Lou Grant is a fictional character played by Ed Asner in two television series produced by MTM Enterprises for CBS. The first was ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (1970–1977), a half-hour light-hearted situation comedy in which the character ...

'', and ''

The Flying Nun ''The Flying Nun'' is an American fantasy television, fantasy sitcom television series about a community of nuns, which included one who could fly when the wind caught her cornette. It was produced by Screen Gems for American Broadcasting Comp ...

''. After returning to Colombia, he appeared in the films '' Cóndores no entierran todos los días'' (1984), ''

La estrategia del caracol ''The Strategy of the Snail'' () is a 1993 Colombian comedy-drama film written by Humberto Dorado based on a story written by Ramon Jimeno, directed and produced by Colombian filmmaker and director Sergio Cabrera (director), Sergio Cabrera. The fi ...

'' (1993), and the telenovela '' La Saga, Negocio de Familia'' (2004). Ramírez's last role was the Colombian version of Héctor Salamanca in '' Metástasis'', a Spanish-language remake of ''

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''. He died at age 76, at ''Clínica Marly'', of

Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a neurodegenerative disease primarily of the central nervous system, affecting both motor system, motor and non-motor systems. Symptoms typically develop gradually and non-motor issues become ...

, in 2015.

Filmography

A partial filmography follows.

Television

* ''

'' (1968) "The Crooked Convent" (S2E2) * ''

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'' (1971) "He's No Heavy...He's My Brother" (S02, E03) * ''

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'' (1973) "Whelan's Men" (S18E20) as Breed * '' Pecados Capitales'' (2003) * '' La Saga, Negocio de Familia'' (2004) * '' En los tacones de Eva'' (2006) as Jesús Mejía * '' Metástasis'' (2014) as Héctor Salamanca

Film

* '' Smith!'' (1968) * '' The Sacketts'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1984) * '' Cóndores no entierran todos los días'' (1984) * ''Técnicas de duelo'' (1988) * ''Milagro en Roma'' (1988) * ''María Cano'' (1990) * ''Río Negro'' (1991) * ''

The Strategy of the Snail ''The Strategy of the Snail'' () is a 1993 Colombian comedy-drama film written by Humberto Dorado based on a story written by Ramon Jimeno, directed and produced by Colombian filmmaker and director Sergio Cabrera. The film stars Frank Ramírez, ...

'' (1993) * ''Águilas no cazan moscas'' (1994)

References

External links

* 2015 deaths People from Casanare Department Colombian male film actors Colombian male telenovela actors Colombian male television actors Deaths from Parkinson's disease Neurological disease deaths in Colombia 1939 births {{Colombia-actor-stub