Braulio Castillo Cintrón (March 30, 1933 – February 28, 2015) was a
telenovela actor in
Latin America. His two sons,
Braulio Castillo, Jr. and Jorge Castillo, are also actors. He was born in
Bayamón,
Puerto Rico.
Castillo played in the ''Orquesta Mandolina'' in
Puerto Rico, before working as an actor. He graduated from the
University of Puerto Rico with a major in the performing arts. He had roles in Puerto Rican television
soap operas
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, during the 1950s, including ''
El derecho de nacer''; he worked at
Telemundo
Puerto Rico productions.
Castillo later relocated to
Peru, where he performed the leading role in the
telenovela, "
Simplemente María" ("Simply Mary"), with Peruvian actress
Saby Kamalich
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.
There, Castillo was the first
MC of the international children's puppet show based on the Italian fictional character of
Topo Gigio.
He then moved to Mexico during the 1960s, and performed in
Mexican
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films such as "El Cielo y Tu" ("Heaven and You"), among others, and working in several
Televisa productions.
In 1970 Castillo was hit in the head by a rock, while filming a scene for a movie. He survived, but retired from the entertainment business. He still occasionally made appearances on television.
He died at the age of 81 of natural causes at Santa Teresa Jornet elderly home in
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. He was buried at Porta Coeli Cemetery in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
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See also
* List of Puerto Ricans
External links
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References
1933 births
2015 deaths
People from Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican male film actors
Puerto Rican male soap opera actors
Puerto Rican male television actors
Puerto Rican male telenovela actors
University of Puerto Rico alumni
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