Luis Oquendo Valhuerdi (March 24, 1925 – August 25, 1992)''Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014''. Social Security Administration. was a Cuban-American

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who was well known for his acting on radio before going into television and film. Born in Havana, he permanently immigrated to Florida in 1965. In 1969, he participated in the recording of ''Cachucha y Ramon'' a radio soap opera that paired him with actress Norma Zuñiga. In 1977–1979, he reached the pinnacle of popularity as the grandfather Antonio in the PBS series '' ¿Que Pasa USA?''. He appeared in the movie ''Guaguasi'' in 1979 opposite his ''Que Pasa'' co-star

Velia Martínez Velia Martínez Febles (born June 14, 1920 in Tampa, Florida - May 22, 1993 in Miami, Florida) was a well-known actress, singer and former nightclub dancer. Martínez was born in Tampa to Cuban parents. In 1941, she settled in Havana, where s ...

and in 1990 in the movie ''A Show of Force'' with

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and

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. In the 1990s he was in the Spanish soap operas, ''

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'' and ''El Magnate''. He suffered a heart attack while being operated on and died in 1992, while suffering from stomach cancer."Luis Oquendo a los 67 años"; ''

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''; August 27, 1992

Filmography

References

External links

''¿Que Pasa USA?'' website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oquendo, Luis 1925 births 1992 deaths Cuban male television actors Cuban radio actors 20th-century Cuban male actors Male actors from Havana Cuban emigrants to the United States