Carlos Barbosa (actor)
Encyclopedia
Carlos Barbosa Romero is a Colombia
n theatre
and television
actor, born 15 January 1944 in Bogotá
.
Mr Barbosa majored in Architecture
at the Universidad del Valle
in Cali
, where he joined a theatre group which would become its Scenic Arts Department. Later he would join the Compañía de Teatro Nacional de Colombia, which started a failed tour which would end in Costa Rica
, where he ended up living briefly. Later he moved to San Andrés y Providencia before going back to Bogotá in the early 1970s
, to join the Teatro Popular de Bogotá. His television debut would occur in 1975 in anthology series Teatro Popular Caracol
and Cuento del domingo. He also has performed in several films.
Among his television roles, Mr Barbosa is best remembered for Eurípides, a homosexual hairdresser
, in the 1987 telenovela
El divino, and Ernesto in the 1992-1999 sitcom Vuelo secreto
. Mr Barbosa also appeared in the 2004 telenovela La Saga, Negocio de Familia
and 2009 telenovela Bermúdez
(as Gerardo Bermúdez), both for Caracol TV
. As of 2010, he plays Tío Abdul in Telemundo
2010 telenovela, El Clon
.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actor, born 15 January 1944 in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
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Mr Barbosa majored in Architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
at the Universidad del Valle
University of Valle
The University of Valle , also called Univalle, is a public, departmental, coeducational, research university based primarily in the city of Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. It is the largest higher education institution by student population in the southwest of the country, and the third in...
in Cali
Calì
Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
, where he joined a theatre group which would become its Scenic Arts Department. Later he would join the Compañía de Teatro Nacional de Colombia, which started a failed tour which would end in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, where he ended up living briefly. Later he moved to San Andrés y Providencia before going back to Bogotá in the early 1970s
1970s
File:1970s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: US President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office after the Watergate scandal in 1974; Refugees aboard a US naval boat after the Fall of Saigon, leading to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; The 1973 oil...
, to join the Teatro Popular de Bogotá. His television debut would occur in 1975 in anthology series Teatro Popular Caracol
Teatro Popular Caracol
Teatro Popular Caracol was a Colombian television anthology drama series, broadcast between 1972 and 1978 in state-owned channels Primera Cadena and Segunda Cadena...
and Cuento del domingo. He also has performed in several films.
Among his television roles, Mr Barbosa is best remembered for Eurípides, a homosexual hairdresser
Hairdresser
Hairdresser is a term referring to anyone whose occupation is to cut or style hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of hair coloring, haircutting, and hair texturing techniques...
, in the 1987 telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
El divino, and Ernesto in the 1992-1999 sitcom Vuelo secreto
Vuelo secreto
Vuelo secreto was a long-running Colombian sitcom, created by Juan Manuel Cáceres and broadcast weekly between 1992 and 1999. Set in a travel agency, it initially focused on the relationship between Ernesto, the boss, and two of his employees, Alejandro and Pilar .-Cast:*Armando Gutiérrez as...
. Mr Barbosa also appeared in the 2004 telenovela La Saga, Negocio de Familia
La Saga, Negocio de Familia
La Saga is a popular Colombian "telenovela" aired in 2004 By Caracol TV and currently airing on GenTV in South Florida. The show follows the history of the Manrique family, which was prominent in the underworld of Bogotá, Colombia, through five generations...
and 2009 telenovela Bermúdez
Bermúdez (telenovela)
Bermúdez is a 2009 Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast by Caracol TV. It was initially released as Todas odian a Bermúdez .-Plot:...
(as Gerardo Bermúdez), both for Caracol TV
Caracol TV
Caracol Televisión is a Colombian private national television network, owned by Julio Mario Santo Domingo.- History :Caracol Televisión started in 1954 when Organización de Radiodifusora Caracol offered to afford national television costs, then state-run, through commercial spots...
. As of 2010, he plays Tío Abdul in Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
2010 telenovela, El Clon
El Clon
El Clon is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the U.S.-based television network Telemundo and Rede Globo. It is a remake of O Clone, a Brazilian telenovela that originally aired on Globo in 2001 and on Telemundo in 2002...
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