Dakar (born Alejandro Barrera; 9 July 1921 – 14 September 2004) was a Peruvian actor.
He appeared in more than twenty films from 1964 to 1982. He also was dedicated to
professional wrestling
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in
Argentina
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, and fought in the
Luna Park against
Martín Karadagián.
In 1973 Dakar participated in the film ''
Titanes en el ring
''Titanes en el ring'' (''Titans in the ring'') was an Argentine lucha libre television program aired between 3 March 1962 and 1988.
Background
The Armenian Argentine Martín Karadagián (1922-1991) had started at 15 years old practicing Greco- ...
''.
Death
Dakar Died of a
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on September 14, 2004, at
Rome
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, Italy.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1921 births
2004 deaths
Peruvian male film actors
20th-century Peruvian male actors
Peruvian expatriates in Italy
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