Héctor Pastor Bidonde is a noted Argentine theatre, film and television actor.

Bidonde was born in La Plata

La Plata

La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and of La Plata partido. According to the , the city proper has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants....

, in 1937. He was a shift worker in a tool & dye factory when, in 1954, he was offered a part in Carlos P. Cabral's play Amarretes. He was accepted in the Buenos Aires Province Comedy, in 1964, and performed extensively in the theatre before being offered his first film role in Mario David

Mario David

Mario David was an Italian football player and coach.David was born at Udine. He played in a defensive role from 1952 to 1966 in Livorno, Lanerossi Vicenza, A.C. Milan and U.C. Sampdoria. He won a European Cup Championship with Milan in Wembley 1963 final. In Italy national football team, he...

's La rabona (1978).

Numerous supporting roles followed, among them as that of an unhappily-married husband in María Luisa Bemberg's Momoentos (1981) and of a hard-line chief of police in Roberto Denis' Luna Caliente (1985). His roles for director Héctor Olivera

Héctor Olivera

Héctor Olivera is a film director, producer and screenwriter.He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina, but has contributed to numerous films in the United States.-Biography:...

 as the scheming Suprino in Funny Dirty Little War (1983) and as Dr. Falcone, the father of a student abducted by the police in the fact-based Night of the Pencils

Night of the Pencils (film)

Night of the Pencils is an Argentine drama film directed by Héctor Olivera and written by Olivera and Daniel Kon. It is based on the non-fiction book by María Seoane and Héctor Ruiz Núñez....

(1986) made him prominent in Argentine film.

Bidonde returned to the theatre and to Argentine public television

Canal 7 Argentina

Canal Siete, TV Pública or TV Pública Digital is an Argentine television network founded on October 17, 1951. Between 1979 and 1999, the network was known as Argentina Televisora Color . During the 1978 World Cup, it was known as A78TV.Owned, financed and operated by the Argentine State, Canal 7 is...

 in subsequent years. Among his notable later film performances was in Daniel Barone

Daniel Barone

Daniel Barone is an Argentine film and television director.Although mainly based in work for TV he has directed films such as Cohen vs...

's Alma mía

Alma Mía

Alma mía is a 1999 Argentine romantic comedy film directed by Daniel Barone and written by Jorge Leyes. The film starred Araceli González as Alma.-Cast:* Cristina Allende .... Madre Valeria* Valeria Bertuccelli .... Fanny...

(1999). Politically active in left-wing politics in Argentina

Politics of Argentina

The politics of Argentina take place in the framework of what the Constitution defines as a federal presidential representative democratic Republic, where the President of Argentina is both Head of State and Head of Government. Legislative power is vested in both the President and the two chambers...

, Bidonde was elected to the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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 in 2003 and was Socialist Workers' Movement candidate Vilma Ripoll

Vilma Ripoll

Vilma Ripoll is an Argentine nurse and politician.-Life and times:Vilma Ana Ripoll was born in Firmat, Santa Fe Province, in 1954. She enrolled at the National University of Rosario School of Medicine, and earned a degree in nursing in 1975; while a student, in 1973, Ripoll co-founded the Centro...

's running mate for the 2007 presidential election

Argentine general election, 2007

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.

Filmography (partial)

• Chile 672
  Chile 672
  Chile 672 is an Argentine film directed by Pablo Bardauil and Franco Verdoia, and written by Bardauil.The movie was partly funded by INCAA.The film is Pablo Bardauil and Franco Verdoia's first feature film.-Plot:...
  
  (2006)
• A cada lado (2005)
• Gallito Ciego (2001)
• Alma mía
  Alma Mía
  Alma mía is a 1999 Argentine romantic comedy film directed by Daniel Barone and written by Jorge Leyes. The film starred Araceli González as Alma.-Cast:* Cristina Allende .... Madre Valeria* Valeria Bertuccelli .... Fanny...
  
  (1999)
• Nosotros (1993)
• Con la misma bronca (1988)
• Caminos del maíz (1988)
• La Noche de los lápices (1986) aka Night of the Pencils
  Night of the Pencils (film)
  Night of the Pencils is an Argentine drama film directed by Héctor Olivera and written by Olivera and Daniel Kon. It is based on the non-fiction book by María Seoane and Héctor Ruiz Núñez....
  
  
• Perros de la noche (1986)
• Otra historia de amor (1986)
• Sobredosis (1986)
• La Cruz invertida (1985)
• Luna caliente (1985)
• El Sol en botellitas (1985)
• Otra esperanza (1984)
• No habrá más penas ni olvido (1983), aka Funny Dirty Little War
• Momentos (1981)
• Tiro al aire (1980)
• La isla (1979)
• La rabona (1978)

Television

• Dromo (2009) TV Uniseries.
• El hombre que volvió de la muerte (2007) TV Miniseries.
• 1000 millones (2002) TV Series, aka Love Heritage.
• Los simuladores
  Los Simuladores
  Los Simuladores is an Argentinian television series about a small team of con artists for hire, who use their skills to solve common people's life problems. The show ran for two seasons, from 2002 to 2003. It was very popular and highly acclaimed, winning a Golden Martín Fierro Award. A number of...
  
  "El Pequeño Problema del Gran Hombre" (2002) TV Uniseries, aka Pretenders.
• Culpables (2001) TV Uniseries.
• Gasoleros (1998) TV Series.
• Hombre de mar (1997) TV Series.
• Germán y Patricia (1995) "Alta comedia" 1 Episodi.
• Zona de riesgo (1993) TV Uniseries.
• Estado civil (1990) TV Uniseries.
• El prontuario del Señor K (1987) Especiales de ATC.
• Alguien como usted (1984) TV Series.
• Compromiso (1983) TV Uniseries.
• Dios se lo pague (1981) TV Series.
• El solitario (1980) TV Miniseries.
• Hombres en pugna (1980) Especiales de ATC.

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