Eduardo Blanco is an

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best known for his roles in the trilogy of films directed by

Juan José Campanella Juan José Campanella (born 19 July 1959) is an Argentine television and film director, writer and producer. He achieved worldwide attention with the release of ''The Secret in Their Eyes'' (2009), for which he was awarded the Academy Award for B ...

, his friend and frequent collaborator: ''

El Mismo Amor, la Misma Lluvia ''Same Love, Same Rain'' ( es, El mismo amor, la misma lluvia) is a 1999 Argentine-American romantic comedy film directed by Juan José Campanella and written by Campanella and Fernando Castets. It stars Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Ulises ...

'' (1999), '' El Hijo de la Novia'' (2001) and ''

Luna de Avellaneda ''Moon of Avellaneda'' ( es, Luna de Avellaneda, also known as ''Avellaneda's Moon'' in English) is a 2004 Argentine comedy-drama film directed by Juan José Campanella, and written by Campanella, Fernando Castets and Juan Pablo Domenech. The fil ...

'' (2004).

Biography

Blanco started as a theater actor, most notably under the direction of

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in ''

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'' as well as having roles in

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plays like ''

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'' and ''

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''. His screen debut was in '' Victoria 392'', where he met and befriended director Juan José Campanella and fellow screenwriter Fernando Castets. Campanella and Castets would later on write roles specifically for him in a trilogy of movies that starred Ricardo Darín as the protagonist and Blanco as his friend: ''

'' (1999), '' El Hijo de la Novia'' (2001) and ''

'' (2004). Blanco went on to collaborate a fifth time with Campanella in the TV series, '' Vientos de agua'' (2006).

Filmography

Film

*'' Victoria 392'' (1984) *''

'' (1999) .... Roberto *'' Aunque tú no lo sepas'' (2000) .... Matón 2 *'' El Hijo de la Novia'' (2001) .... Juan Carlos *'' Detrás de la imágen'' (2003, Short) *''

Conversaciones con mamá ''Conversations with Mother'' ( es, Conversaciones con mamá) is a 2004 Argentine comedy-drama film directed and written by Santiago Carlos Oves.Luna de Avellaneda ''Moon of Avellaneda'' ( es, Luna de Avellaneda, also known as ''Avellaneda's Moon'' in English) is a 2004 Argentine comedy-drama film directed by Juan José Campanella, and written by Campanella, Fernando Castets and Juan Pablo Domenech. The fil ...

'' (2004) .... Amadeo Grimberg *''

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'' (2004) *''

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'' (2005) .... Edgardo *'' Un Minuto de Silencio'' (2005) .... Ernesto *'' El Tango de la Psicoanalista'' (2005) *''Naranjo en flor'' (2008) *''Pájaros muertos'' (2008) .... Hugo *''La vida empieza hoy'' (2010) .... Alfredo *''Una hora más en Canarias'' (2010) .... Eduardo *''180º'' (2010) .... Dr. Lazarte *''El Pozo'' (2012) .... Franco *''Una mujer sucede'' (2012) .... Santos *''20.000 Besos'' (2013) .... El Jefe *''Paternoster'' (2013) .... Tito *''Kamikaze'' (2014) .... Eugene *''Cuando dejes de quererme'' (2018) .... Fredo

Television

*'' Duro como la roca... frágil como el cristal'' (1985) *'' La viuda blanca'' (1986) .... Aurelio *'' Por siempre mujercitas'' (1995) .... Mauro *''El Hombre'' (1999) .... Gibelli (uncredited) *'' Primicias'' (2000) .... Zorlegui *'' El sodero de mi vida'' (2001) .... Filkenstein *'' Franco Buenaventura, el profe'' (2002) .... Omar Peña *'' Historias de sexo de gente común'' (2005) .... Daniel *'' Mujeres asesinas'' (2005) *'' Vientos de agua'' (2006) .... Ernesto Olaya

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blanco, Eduardo Argentine male actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people)