Fernando Lúpiz (born 12 April 1953) is an Argentine
fencer and actor. He competed at the
1972 and
1976 Summer Olympics.[1] He later became known for playing
Zorro on stage.
Early life
Lúpiz was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 12 April 1953. He is the son of fencer Enrique Lúpiz and the great nephew of Argentine actor
Fernando Ochoa. Lúpiz took interest in fencing from an early age.
Career
He became the Junior and Senior National champion in Argentina. In 1975, he placed fourth in the
Pan American Games in Mexico. During his fencing career, he won two Silver
Olimpia Awards in fencing; one in 1977 and one in 1979.
Acting career
In 1974, Lúpiz met American actor
Guy Williams, who had retired from Hollywood and moved to Argentina. Together, the two men performed at the Real Madrid Circus where they put on a show entitled The Son of Zorro. Under Williams' influences, Lúpiz became interested in acting. He studied theater with
Lito Cruz and Augusto Fernández and became good friends with director
Alejandro Doria.
His first television roles were for the channel
ATC in 1979. He went on to play leads in various telenovelas like Tramposa, El groncho y la dama and Pasiones. Beginning in 1990, Lúpiz starred in two seasons of the comedy series Detective de señoras.[2] More recently, he has appeared in the
Channel 13 telenovela Collar de esmeraldas (2006) and the fantasy film La luz del bosque (2008).
In 2000, Lúpiz began playing Zorro on stage in Argentina in the El Zorro play. He received four
Sea Star Awards for his role as the masked vigilante in five additional Zorro plays.
Filmography
Television
1979: Chantecler, ATC.
1980: Anastasia en la sombra, ATC.
1982: La búsqueda, Canal 13.
1982: Cuando vuelvas a mí, Canal 13.
1984: Tramposa, Canal 13.
1984: Lucía Bonelli
1987: Mesa de noticias, ATC.
1987: El lobo, Canal 9.
1987: La cuñada.
1988: Pasiones.
1988–1989: Matrimonios y algo más, Canal 13.
1991: Detective de señoras, Canal 13.
1992: Mi socio imposible.
1993: Dos al toque, Telefé.
1994: Brigada Cola, Telefé.
1995: Aprender a volar, Canal 13.
1995: Por siempre mujercitas, Canal 9.
1996: Poliladron, Canal 13.
1997: Mamá x 2, Canal 9.
1997: Gane volando, ATC.
1998: Telesuerte, en Canal 9.
1999: ¡Trillizos, dijo la partera!
1994–2000: Susana Giménez (8 sketches) Telefé.
2000: Primicias (10 episodes) Canal 13.
2003: Soy gitano, Canal 13.
2003: Los simuladores, as himself
2003: Ensayo
2003–2004: El club del Zorro, Canal 13 (2003/2004).
2006: Collar de esmeraldas
2006: Doble filo
Film
1982: Los pasajeros del jardín, directed by Alejandro Doria.
^Casella, Beto (1999). El libro de oro de nuestra TV: 40 años de televisión privada. Asociación de Teleradiodifusoras Argentinas. p. 189.
ISBN9500822644.