Juan Carlos Mareco
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Juan Carlos Mareco was a Uruguay
an actor
and radio and television talk show host. He achieved fame in Spain
, Chile
and Argentina
from the 1960s onwards in comedy roles and as a television host in a variety of genres.
Mareco was born in Carmelo, Uruguay in 1926. He debuted as actor in a local 1943 theatre
production, El hombre más lindo del mundo (The Best-Looking Man in the World), and in Uruguayan film
in a comedy, Detective a contramano (A Detective on the Wrong Way, 1949). Given third billing in Spanish director
Alberto De Zavalia
's El otro yo de Marcela (1950). He later joined Argentine latin jazz
drummer Tito Alberti
as a vocalist in Alberti's Jazz Casino Orchestra, touring throughout Latin America until 1957. Mareco eventually relocated to Spain in 1962. Nicknamed Pinocho (Pinocchio
), he was cast by that stage name in a number of Spanish comedies during the 1950s and '60s, and was both the Spanish language
voice actor and the foil for the South America
n version of Italian
marionette
Topo Gigio
.
Settling in Argentina, he earned four Martín Fierro Awards
from 1967 to 1972, but after 1976, faced political persecution in Argentina because of his Peronist sympathies. He returned to Argentine television after the 1982 Falklands War
as host of a successful, no-frills afternoon talk show, Cordialmente.
Mareco would received a total of eight Martín Fierro awards, as well as a Konex Award
for Best Television Host in 1991, and remained on TV until his retirement.
Juan Carlos Mareco died on October 8, 2009 aged 83.
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and radio and television talk show host. He achieved fame in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
and Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
from the 1960s onwards in comedy roles and as a television host in a variety of genres.
Mareco was born in Carmelo, Uruguay in 1926. He debuted as actor in a local 1943 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...
production, El hombre más lindo del mundo (The Best-Looking Man in the World), and in Uruguayan film
Cinema of Uruguay
The Cinema of Uruguay has a role in the Culture of Uruguay. The industry has many actors and directors that made the Uruguayan cinema a part of Latin American cinema.-The early days:...
in a comedy, Detective a contramano (A Detective on the Wrong Way, 1949). Given third billing in Spanish director
Cinema of Spain
The art of motion-picture making within the nation of Spain or by Spanish filmmakers abroad is collectively known as Spanish Cinema.In recent years, Spanish cinema has achieved high marks of recognition as a result of its creative and technical excellence...
Alberto De Zavalia
Alberto de Zavalía
Alberto De Zavalia was an Argentine film director and film producer.- Biography :De Zavalía was born in Buenos Aires to a middle-class, well-off family. He completed law school but never worked as a lawyer, instead dedicating himself to movie-making, an industry that was then thriving...
's El otro yo de Marcela (1950). He later joined Argentine latin jazz
Latin jazz
Latin jazz is the general term given to jazz with Latin American rhythms.The three main categories of Latin Jazz are Brazilian, Cuban and Puerto Rican:# Brazilian Latin Jazz includes bossa nova...
drummer Tito Alberti
Tito Alberti
Tito Alberti was a noted Argentine jazz drummer.-Life and work:Tito Alberti was born Juan Alberto Ficicchia in the port city of Zárate to an Argentine mother and a Sicilian father in 1923. Enjoying a gregarious childhood, he formed a band at age 7 with two brothers, Virgilio and Homero Expósito...
as a vocalist in Alberti's Jazz Casino Orchestra, touring throughout Latin America until 1957. Mareco eventually relocated to Spain in 1962. Nicknamed Pinocho (Pinocchio
Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Florence. The first half was originally a serial between 1881 and 1883, and then later completed as a book for children in February 1883. It is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio , an...
), he was cast by that stage name in a number of Spanish comedies during the 1950s and '60s, and was both the Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
voice actor and the foil for the South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
n version of Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
marionette
Marionette
A marionette is a puppet controlled from above using wires or strings depending on regional variations. A marionette's puppeteer is called a manipulator. Marionettes are operated with the puppeteer hidden or revealed to an audience by using a vertical or horizontal control bar in different forms...
Topo Gigio
Topo Gigio
Topo Gigio was the lead character of a children's puppet show on Italian and Spanish television in the early 1960s. The character, created by artist Maria Perego, debuted on Italian television in 1959 and has been customarily voiced by actor Giuseppe Mazzullo...
.
Settling in Argentina, he earned four Martín Fierro Awards
Martín Fierro Awards
Martín Fierro is the name of the most prominent awards for Argentine radio and television, granted by APTRA, the Association of Argentine Television and Radio Journalists. The awards were first given in 1959, limited to television. The next year, the awards adopted its current name, after José...
from 1967 to 1972, but after 1976, faced political persecution in Argentina because of his Peronist sympathies. He returned to Argentine television after the 1982 Falklands War
Falklands War
The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
as host of a successful, no-frills afternoon talk show, Cordialmente.
Mareco would received a total of eight Martín Fierro awards, as well as a Konex Award
Konex Award
Konex Foundation awards, or simple Konex awards are cultural awards from the Konex Foundation to Argentine cultural personalities.Created in 1980, where conceived as a way to reward the Argentine personalities and institutions of different fields, as well as to stimulate the beginners.Even though...
for Best Television Host in 1991, and remained on TV until his retirement.
Juan Carlos Mareco died on October 8, 2009 aged 83.