Camilo Delgado (May 29, 1927 – February 8, 2005) was a
Puerto Rican television show host and producer.
Career
Delgado's interest in the dramatic arts sprouted at a young age and he acted in high school productions of Spanish plays such as ''Puebla de Mujeres'' and ''Prohibido Suicidarse en Primavera''. While attending college in Puerto Rico, he founded the drama club at the "Instituto Politecnico" (
Interamerican University) which eventually led to the creation of the university's drama department.
He pioneered television in
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...
and appeared regularly as an actor, announcer, MC, talk show host, and producer. The son of a school principal and an elementary school teacher, he graduated from the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) is a Private college, private drama school with two locations, one in New York City and one in Los Angeles. The academy offers an associate degree in occupational studies and teaches drama and related ...
in New York City with honors in 1957. After acting in numerous
off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer tha ...
productions such as ''
The Heiress'', ''
Shakhuntala'', and ''The Summer House'', he returned to Puerto Rico and became a leading man in soap operas such as ''Concierto de Amor'' and ''Bajo el Vuelo de los Alcatraces''. In 1970, he became an independent producer and created hits such as ''Sabado Gigantes'', (produced along with
Mario Pabon and not to be confused with ''
Sabado Gigante''), ''Field Day por Television'', ''Gane con Subaru'', ''Volando con Pan Am'' and pioneered
morning television in his country with ''Despierta Puerto Rico''.
Delgado produced TV shows with a high quality standard, avoiding vulgarity or
sensationalism
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. Nonetheless, he publicly opposed any kind of
censorship
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on the content of television programs.
Personal life
Camilo Delgado was born on May 29, 1927, in
Carolina. He was married to Diana Santiago for 55 years. On February 8, 2005, he died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 78 of natural causes. He was buried at Cementerio Borinquen Memorial Park in
Caguas, Puerto Rico.
Filmography
* 1962: ''Strangers in the City'' as Jose Alvarez
* 1966: ''Fantasía... 3''
* 1969: ''El escuadrón del pánico''
References
External links
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Biography of Camilo Delgado
1927 births
2005 deaths
American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
People from Carolina, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican male actors
Puerto Rican television hosts
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