Eduardo Gómez Manzano (27 July 1951 – 28 July 2019) was a Spanish

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who was born in

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Early life and career

Gómez began acting late in life. In his early forties, he was accompanying a friend to a shooting. The production team persuaded him to say a few phrases to the camera.

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, a comedian and actor, saw him during the production and asked him whether he acted. Gómez answered that he was not an actor but if he paid him, he would act. Of the experience, Gómez has said, "The next day I went, he paid me and to this day! ..What has happened to me doesn't happen to many people. I'm very happy." He went on to perform in small parts in Spanish television and cinema, including parts in the

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Award-winning movies '' La comunidad'' and '' La lengua de las mariposas''. He later appeared in a sequel of

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's ''Torrente'' series, '' Torrente 3: El Protector''. He also had a part in the movie version of the legendary Spanish

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Mortadelo y Filemón ''Mort & Phil'' () is a Spanish comics, Spanish comic series, published in more than two dozen languages. It appeared for the first time in 1958 in the children's comic-book magazine drawn by Francisco Ibáñez Talavera, Francisco Ibáñez. Th ...

''. He was cast in the part of Emilio's father in the hit Spanish comedy ''

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''. Originally a small, recurring role, Gómez joined the regular cast after the first series and his character of Mariano is now widely recognized in Spain for which he won Best Actor on Unión de Actores y Actrices. He then played Maxi in ''

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'' from 2007 to 2013. In 2013 he parodied

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in ''

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'' along

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, Joaquín Reyes and

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. In February 2015 he was cast as Juanito in the

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TV program ''Gym Tony'' along Carmen Ruiz and

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. He appeared posthumously in the TV programme ''Trabajo temporal''.

Private life and death

Gómez had one son, Héctor, from a previous marriage. He was an

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fan. He died on 28 July 2019 from

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, one day after his 68th birthday. The funeral was assisted by his friends

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, Laura Caballero, Nacho Guerreros,

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, Laura Pamplona,

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, and

Fernando Ramallo Fernando Ramallo (born 3 April 1980 in Madrid) is a Spanish actor. Roles Films *''Give Me Your Hand (film), Donne-moi la main'' (Give Me Your Hand) (2008) *''Ejecutores'' (2008) *''El corazón de la tierra'' (2007) *''WC'' (2005) *''Mola ser ...

. He was cremated in La Almudena.

Partial filmography

* 1998 ''El milagro de P. Tinto'' * 1999 ''Muertos de risa'' * 1999 '' La lengua de las mariposas'' * 2000 '' La comunidad'' * 2002 ''El oro de Moscú'' * 2002 '' 800 Balas'' * 2003 ''La gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón'' * 2003-2006 ''Aquí no hay quien viva'' * 2004 ''El chocolate del loro'' * 2004 '' Crimen ferpecto'' * 2005 '' Torrente 3: El Protector'' * 2007-2013 ''

'' * 2010 ''

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'' * 2021 ''Makoki: A Deadly Love''

References

External links

Official Aqui No Hay Quien Viva Web Portal at Antena 3
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Eduardo 1951 births 2019 deaths Spanish male film actors Spanish male television actors Male actors from Madrid Deaths from cancer in Spain Deaths from laryngeal cancer