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Orlando Urdaneta

Actor, WriterBorn October 14, 1946 (78 years)
Orlando Rafael Urdaneta (Maracaibo, October 24, 1950) is a Venezuelan actor, presenter, playwright, visual artist, and comedian. He began his acting career as a child, debuting on the "Bambilandia" program on Venevision, and was later cast in theater productions, telenovelas, and films. He also stood out as a host of game shows and radio and television programs, working as a comedian. In 1979, he married actress Chelo Rodríguez.

He has received the National Film Award in recognition of his career. His work has earned him several awards, such as the Municipal Theater Award in 1997. The following year, he was honored by La Casa del Artista, and in 1998 and 1999, he received the National Association of Cinematographic Artists (ANAC) award for his participation in the Venezuelan films Pandemonium and 100 años de perdón.

Known For

  • Little Thieves, Big Thieves
  • Pandemonium, the Hell's Capital City
  • Manuela Sáenz
  • Seagulls Fly Low
  • El fascista, la beata y su hija desvirgada
  • Male and Female
  • Tubérculo Presidente
  • Savage Summer
  • Móvil pasional
  • Chronicle of a Latin American Subversive
  • Salserín
  • Juegos bajo la luna

Filmography

2021
The Envoys (TV Series) · as Agatho Zuliani
2021
Koati · as Whiskers (voice)
2016
Tubérculo Presidente · as Genaro Fortuna
2001
Planeta de 6 (TV Series) · as Max
2000
2000
1998
El país de las mujeres (TV Series) · as Jacobo Reyes
1998
1997
1997
1996
1995
Amores de fin de siglo (TV Series) · as Cast
1994
Bambino Mio · as Luìs
1994
1993
Carlito's Way · as Bartender
1986
1985
Screen One (TV Series) · as Luìs
1984
Male and Female · as Daniel
1982
La Goajirita (TV Series) · as Ángel
1982
1980
Under Siege · as Cast
1980
Savage Summer · as Andrés
1979
Guyana: Cult of the Damned · as Compound Guard
1979
1978
Predators of the Savannah · as Guido Leoni
1978
Seagulls Fly Low · as Commissario
1977
The Smoking Fish · as Jairo
1976
1975
1973
Cuando quiero llorar no lloro · as Victorino Pérez

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