Oscar Morelli, born Oscar Bonfiglio Mouet (February 4, 1936, in

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– June 6, 2005, in

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), was a Mexican actor. Morelli debuted as an actor in the 1960s working in radio, theater, television and film. He also was director and sports writer. In 1983, Morelli starred in the Puerto Rican canal 4's production, Poquita Cosa, a

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar Drama (film and television), drama genres around the w ...

in which he shared credits with co-protagonist Angela Meyer, with

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, Myrna de Casenave, Amneris Morales and Pedro Orlando Torres, among other Puerto Rican show-business legends. Participation in this soap opera gave Morelli fame in Puerto Rico.

Personal life

The son of

Óscar Bonfiglio Óscar Bonfiglio Martínez (October 5, 1905 – November 4, 1987) was a Mexican football goalkeeper, and Olympian, who played for the Mexico national team in the 1930 World Cup. Career Bonfiglio was the first goalkeeper beaten in World Cup his ...

(military and goalkeeper of the national football team of Mexico) and Mercedes Mouet, Óscar Morelli studied in the Military School of Mexico and acting with

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and Seki Sano. He married actress María Eugenia Rios on June 2, 1958, with whom he had four children: Óscar (actor),

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(actor, singer), Gustavo and María Eugenia. Morelli died on June 6, 2005, due to pulmonary problems in the Santelena Hospital in Mexico City, at the age of 69. He wasn't able to complete his last role as an actor in the telenovela '' Contra viento y marea''. His remains rest in the Nuevo Jardín cemetery in Mexico City. He will forever be remembered as one of greatest actors in

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Selected filmography

* '' The Partisan of Villa'' (1967)

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* 1936 births 2005 deaths Mexican male stage actors Mexican male film actors Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican people of French descent Mexican people of Italian descent People from Guaymas Male actors from Sonora {{Mexico-film-actor-stub