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Colombian actor (1939–2015)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Ramírez and the second or maternal family name is
Mateus .
Frank Ramírez
Born Frank Augusto Ramírez Mateus
(1939-02-12 ) 12 February 1939
[1] Died 19 February 2015(2015-02-19) (aged 76) Occupation Actor Years active 1968–2015
Frank Augusto Ramírez Mateus (12 February 1939 – 19 February 2015) was a Colombian actor and television director, playing roles in various series, both American and Colombian.
Biography
Ramírez was the son of Jorge Ismael Ramírez Rojas, pharmacist
[2] and member of the
Colombian Liberal Party ,
[3] and Cecilia Mateus Rico.
[4] Ramírez studied at the Escuela Nacional de Arte Dramático in Bogotá, but left for the United States in 1964, studying under
Actors Studio tutelage.
[5]
[6] While in the U.S., he took on roles in series such as
Barnaby Jones ,
Lou Grant , and
The Flying Nun .
After returning to Colombia, he appeared in the films
Cóndores no entierran todos los días (1984),
La estrategia del caracol (1993), and the telenovela
La Saga, Negocio de Familia (2004). Ramírez's last role was the Colombian version of
Héctor Salamanca in
Metástasis , a Spanish-language remake of
Breaking Bad .
[7] He died at age 76, at Clínica
Marly , of
Parkinson's disease , in 2015.
Filmography
A partial filmography follows.
Television
Film
References
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"Murió el actor Frank Ramírez, ícono de la televisión colombiana" .
Semana (in Spanish). 19 February 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015 .
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" "Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1960-1991", database, Jorge Ismael Ramirez in entry for Cecilia Mateus de Ramirez, 1977" .
FamilySearch . 2021-09-09.
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"En el refugio del ermitaño" . KienyKe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-29 .
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" "Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1960-1991", database, Cecilia Mateus de Ramirez, 1977" .
FamilySearch . 2021-09-09.
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"Falleció el legendario actor colombiano Frank Ramírez" .
Diario Las Américas (in Spanish). 19 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015 .
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"La trayectoria de Frank Ramírez, el actor que dejó huella en la televisión colombiana" .
El País (in Spanish). 20 February 2015. Archived from
the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015 .
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"Muere actor colombiano Frank Ramírez, quien trabajó en Hollywood" .
El Mercurio (in Spanish).
Agence France Presse . 19 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015 .
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