José Bardina (March 27, 1939 – December 18, 2009) was a Spanish-Venezuelan actor who was a television leading figure. A native of

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, Bardina was raised in

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Television career

He was best known for playing major roles on several

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s, and was best loved by audiences for his natural charm and the romantic

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he shared with his female co-stars, like

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and

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. He was popular in Venezuela, and also in

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and

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, after the ''

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s'' produced by

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and

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reached its peak during the 1970s decade.

Death

Bardina died in

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at the age of 70, following complications from

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Selected appearances

*'' Lucecita'' (1967) *''

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'' V series(1967) *''Esmeralda'' (1970) *''María Teresa'' (1972) *''Peregrina'' (1973) *''Mi hermana gemela'' (1975) *''Mariana de la noche'' (1975) *''

Una muchacha llamada Milagros ''Una muchacha llamada Milagros'' ( en, A girl called Milagros) is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Delia Fiallo and produced by Venevisión Venevisión () is a Venezuelan free-to-air television channel and one of Venezuela's largest televis ...

'' (1975) *''Cumbres Borrascosas'' (1976) *'' La zulianita'' (1977) *''La fiera'' (1978) *''Rosangela'' (1979) *'' Buenos días, Isabel'' (1980) *''

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'' (2003) *''

Amor comprado ''Amor Comprado'' (English title: ''Love Contract'') is a telenovela written by Verónica Suárez and produced in Miami, Florida by Venevisión International in 2007. Elizabeth Gutiérrez and José Ángel Llamas starred as the protagonists wit ...

'' (2008)

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* 1939 births 2009 deaths Male actors from Caracas Male actors from Barcelona Spanish emigrants to Venezuela Venezuelan people of Catalan descent Venezuelan male telenovela actors Spanish male telenovela actors Venezuelan male television actors Spanish male television actors 20th-century Venezuelan male actors 21st-century Venezuelan male actors 20th-century Spanish male actors 21st-century Spanish male actors Deaths from bladder cancer Deaths from cancer in Florida {{venezuela-actor-stub