Augusto Benedico (December 20, 1909 – January 19, 1992), born Augusto Pérez Lias, was a Mexican

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origin best known for his role as "Don Alberto Salvatierra" in the

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Los ricos también lloran ''Los ricos también lloran'' ("The Rich Also Cry") is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme ''Aprendí a Llorar'' ("I learned to cry"), a so ...

'' and his role as "Don Fernando" in the American educational television program '' Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish''.

Selected filmography

* ''La venenosa'' (1949) - El tigre * ''Capitán de rurales'' (1951) - Doctor (uncredited) * '' They Say I'm a Communist'' (1951) - Don Federico, jefe de Benito (uncredited) * '' Doña Perfecta'' (1951) - Don Anselmo (uncredited) * ''Aquellos ojos verdes'' (1952) - Guillermo (uncredited) * ''Prisionera del recuerdo'' (1952) - Sr. Villalba * ''Casa de muñecas'' (1954) - Agustín Arreola * ''El gran autor'' (1954) - Don Sergio * ''La rival'' (1955) * '' After the Storm'' (1955) * ''Historia de un amor'' (1956) - Especialista médico (uncredited) * ''Con quién andan nuestras hijas'' (1956) - Padre de Beatriz * '' La Ilegítima'' (1956) - Don Alfonso (uncredited) * ''Esposas infieles'' (1956) * ''Juventud desenfrenada'' (1956) - Jefe del Tribunal * ''Tinieblas'' (1957) - Licenciado Gómez * ''Concurso de belleza'' (1958) * ''Ama a tu prójimo'' (1958) - Empresario * ''El hombre que logró ser invisible'' (1958) - Luis / Lewis hall * ''Sabrás que te quiero'' (1958) - Luis Mendoza * ''Kermesse'' (1959) - Don Jose Gómez * ''Siete pecados'' (1959) - Eduardo del Campo * ''Manicomio'' (1959) - Dr. Gustavo Ortiz, señor director * ''Nacida para amar'' (1959) * '' La Fièvre Monte à El Pao'' (1959) - Le ministre Sáenz (uncredited) * '' Yo pecador'' (1959) - Doctor * ''La cigüeña dijo sí'' (1960) * ''Mundo, demonio y carne'' (1960) * '' The White Sister'' (1960) - Monseñor * ''Dios sabrá juzgarnos'' (1961) * ''Confidencias matrimoniales'' (1961) * ''Espiritismo'' (1962) - Sacerdote * ''Las recién casadas'' (1962) - Sacerdote * ''

The Exterminating Angel ''The Exterminating Angel'' () is a 1962 Mexican surrealism, surrealist black comedy film written and directed by Luis Buñuel. Starring Silvia Pinal and produced by Pinal's then-husband Gustavo Alatriste, the film tells the story of a group of ...

'' (1962) - Carlos Conde * ''Los secretos del sexo débil'' (1962) * ''Estos años violentos'' (1962) - Dr. Sáenz * ''Cascabelito'' (1962) * '' Santo vs. las Mujeres Vampiro'' (1962) - Prof. Orlof * ''El cielo y la tierra'' (1962) - Doctor * ''Santo contra el rey del crimen'' (1962) - Matias * ''Santo en el hotel de la muerte'' (1963) - Matias * '' Santo contra el cerebro diabolico'' (1963) - * ''Mi vida es una canción'' (1963) * '' Amor y sexo'' (1964) - Carlos * ''Napoleoncito'' (1964) - Director del banco * ''La mano que aprieta'' (1966) - Julio Arena (uncredited) * ''Sólo para tí'' (1966) - Ricardo * ''

Pedro Páramo ''Pedro Páramo'' is a novel by Mexican writer Juan Rulfo, first published in 1955. This novel showcases the roots of Mexican culture and its beliefs on afterlife through deeply complex characters, spirituality, and a constant transition betwee ...

'' (1967) - Padre Rentería * '' Las amiguitas de los ricos'' (1967) - Raimundo * ''Le Rapace'' (1968) - Maitre Calvez * ''Cuatro hombres marcados'' (1968) * '' The Big Cube'' (1969) - Dr. Lorenz * '' La puerta y la mujer del carnicero'' (1969) - Invitado (segment "La puerta") * ''El último pistolero'' (1969) * ''Remolino de pasiones'' (1970) - Alfonso Solorzano * ''El pueblo del terror'' (1970) - Don Lucas Muñoz * ''La hora desnuda'' (1971) * ''El cielo y tu'' (1971) - Monseñor * ''Yesenia'' (1971) * ''Sin salida'' (1971) - Doctor * ''Secreto de confesión'' (1971) - Don Ignacio Roldán * '' The Garden of Aunt Isabel'' (1972) * '' Nadie te querrá como yo'' (1972) - Anibal Carrasco * ''El festin de la loba'' (1972) - Don Rubén * '' Los Cachorros'' (1973) - Sr. Cuéllar * ''El imponente'' (1973) * ''El monasterio de los buitres'' (1973) * ''Jalisco nunca pierde'' (1974) - Don Cenen Palomares * ''Sandakot na bala'' (1988)

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* 1909 births 1992 deaths Mexican male telenovela actors Spanish emigrants to Mexico Actors from Alicante Mexican male television actors Mexican male stage actors 20th-century Mexican male actors {{Mexico-actor-stub