José Bardina (March 27, 1939 – December 18, 2009) was a Spanish-Venezuelan actor who was a television leading figure. A native of

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, Bardina was raised in

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Television career

He was best known for playing major roles on several

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s, and was best loved by audiences for his natural charm and the romantic

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he shared with his female co-stars, like

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, Lupita Ferrer and

Doris Wells Doris Wells (born Doris María Buonafina; 28 October 1943 – 20 September 1988) was a Venezuelan actress, writer and producer. Her best-known television appearances were in ''Campeones'', ''La trepadora'', ''La Hora'', ''Historia de tres herman ...

. He was popular in Venezuela, and also in

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and

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, after the ''

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s'' produced by

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and

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reached its peak during the 1970s decade.

Death

Bardina died in

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at the age of 70, following complications from

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Selected appearances

*'' Lucecita'' (1967) *'' Doña Bárbara''

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(1967) *''Esmeralda'' (1970) *''María Teresa'' (1972) *''Peregrina'' (1973) *''Mi hermana gemela'' (1975) *''Mariana de la noche'' (1975) *'' Una muchacha llamada Milagros'' (1975) *''Cumbres Borrascosas'' (1976) *'' La zulianita'' (1977) *''La fiera'' (1978) *''Rosangela'' (1979) *'' Buenos días, Isabel'' (1980) *''

Amor descarado ''Amor Descarado'' (''Barefaced Love'') is a telenovela produced by RTI Producciones and Spanish language, Spanish-language United States–based television network Telemundo, this is a US Hispanic version of Chilean telenovela ''Amores de mercad ...

'' (2003) *'' Amor comprado'' (2008)

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* 1939 births 2009 deaths Male actors from Caracas Male actors from Barcelona Spanish emigrants to Venezuela Venezuelan people of Catalan descent Venezuelan male telenovela actors Spanish male telenovela actors Venezuelan male television actors Spanish male television actors 20th-century Venezuelan male actors 21st-century Venezuelan male actors 20th-century Spanish male actors 21st-century Spanish male actors Deaths from bladder cancer in Florida {{venezuela-actor-stub