Frank Ramírez

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]
Aguazul, Casanare, Colombia
Died19 February 2015(2015-02-19) (aged 76)
Marly, Bogotá, Colombia
OccupationActor
Years active1968–2015

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

  1. ^ "Murió el actor Frank Ramírez, ícono de la televisión colombiana". Semana (in Spanish). 19 February 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ^ ""Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1960-1991", database, Jorge Ismael Ramirez in entry for Cecilia Mateus de Ramirez, 1977". FamilySearch. 2021-09-09.
  3. ^ "En el refugio del ermitaño". KienyKe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  4. ^ ""Colombia, Bogotá, Burial Permits, 1960-1991", database, Cecilia Mateus de Ramirez, 1977". FamilySearch. 2021-09-09.
  5. ^ "Falleció el legendario actor colombiano Frank Ramírez". Diario Las Américas (in Spanish). 19 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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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