Hugo Arana (23 July 1943 – 11 October 2020) was an Argentine film, television, and theatre actor.
Life
Arana was born on 23 July 1943.
He grew up in
Monte Grande
Monte Grande is a city which forms part of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires. It is the administrative seat of Esteban EcheverrÃa Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
It was founded on April 3, 1889, by a company named ''Soc ...
where his parents were farmers
and moved with his family to
Lomas de Zamora
Lomas de Zamora is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located south of the City of Buenos Aires and within the metropolitan area of Greater Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Lomas de Zamora Partido and has a population of 111,897 ...
and then
Lanús
Lanús () is the capital of Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It lies just south of the capital city Buenos Aires, in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area. The city has a population of 212,152 (), and the Partido de Lanà ...
. He studied acting with
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Etymology
The name originally means ...
and
Augusto Fernandes.
In his first years as an actor, he was part of a theatre group called "Errare Humanum Est" and he acted in films such as ''
El Santo de la Espada
''El Santo de la Espada'' (in English, ''The Saint of the Sword'') is a 1970 Cinema of Argentina, Argentine historical film, historical epic film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and starring Alfredo Alcón. It narrates the life of José de Sa ...
'' (1970) and ''
La tregua'' (1974).
In the 1980s, he became popular for his part in an advertisement for Crespi wine, and then for his part in the TV sitcom ''
Matrimonios y algo más'', created by
Hugo Moser
Hugo Moser (Buenos Aires, April 14, 1926 – Buenos Aires, December 16, 2003) was an Argentine Television producer, television/film producer and screenwriter. In 1977 he directed ''Basta de mujeres''.
Moser died on December 16, 2003, at the age ...
, in which he played two characters who were highly acclaimed by the public: the "Groncho" (in the comedy sketch "El Groncho y La Dama" (The Shabby Man and the Lady)) and Huguito Araña (a stereotypically feminine gay man).
He worked on the
Telefé
Telefe (acronym for Televisión Federal) is a television station located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The station is owned and operated by Paramount Global through Televisión Federal S.A. Telefe is also one of Argentina's six national television ...
TV series ''
Los exitosos Pells'', where he played the director of the fictitious channel "Mega News", Franco Andrada.
After suffering a hard fall, Arana was hospitalized and subsequently tested positive for
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly ...
during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina
The COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). On 3 March 2020, the virus was confirmed to have spread to Argentina. As of , a ...
.
Arana died of the disease on 11 October 2020, at the age of 77.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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CineNacional.com(Filmography).
GaceMail.com.ar(Interview).
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1943 births
2020 deaths
Male actors from Buenos Aires
Argentine male film actors
Argentine male television actors
Argentine male telenovela actors
Argentine male stage actors
20th-century Argentine male actors
21st-century Argentine male actors
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina