Elio Pietrini (2 January 1939 – 18 January 2022) was an Argentine-born Venezuelan actor, mainly active in
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ( ...
s.
Life and career
Born in
Buenos Aires
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, Pietrini worked 12 years for the Venezuelan television channel
RCTV
Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) was a Venezuelan free-to-air television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, Radio Caracas Televisi ...
, getting his
breakout role
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in the early 1990s as Don Fulgenzio in the TV-series ''La pandilla de los 7''.
He later worked for numerous telenovelas and TV-movies, and after leaving RCTV he was put under contract by
Venevisión
Venevisión () is a Venezuelan free-to-air television channel and one of Venezuela's largest television networks, owned by the Cisneros Media division of Grupo Cisneros.
History
The company's roots date back to June 1, 1953, with the establi ...
, where he worked until his retirement.
Besides television, Pietrini was also active in theatre and cinema.
His last work was the stage drama ''Una tarde en Saint Tropez'', that he starred in between 2014 and 2015.
Once retired, he moved to
Miami, Florida
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, where he died from complications of
COVID-19
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on 18 January 2022, at the age of 83.
Selected filmography
* ''
Abigaíl'' (1988–1989)
* ''
La pandilla de los 7
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
'' (1991–1992)
* ''
Por estas calles
''Por estas calles'' (English: ''On These Streets'') is a Venezuelan telenovela broadcast by Radio Caracas Televisión between 1992 and 1994. It was extremely popular in Venezuela, due to its very realistic approach to the day-to-day life of the ...
'' (1992)
* ''
Pura sangre'' (1994–1995)
* ''
Ilusiones'' (1995)
* ''
Amores de fin de siglo'' (1995)
* ''
El perdón de los pecados'' (1996)
* ''
Contra viento y marea'' (1997)
* ''
Carita Pintada
''Carita Pintada'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Valentina Párraga and produced by Radio Caracas Televisión in 1999. The series lasted 126 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International.
Catherine Correia and Sim� ...
'' (1999)
* ''
Mambo y canela
''Mambo y Canela'' is a 2002 Venezuelan telenovela produced by Venevisión and distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Alicia Machado and Marcelo Cezán starred as the main protagonists.
Plot
The love between Canela and Rodrigo ...
'' (2002)
* ''
Cosita rica
''Cosita rica'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Leonardo Padrón and produced by Venevisión between 2003 and 2004.
Fabiola Colmenares and Rafael Novoa starred as the main protagonists, while Chiquinquirá Delgado, Carlos Cruz and Nohely A ...
'' (2003)
* ''
La Invasora
''La Invasora'' (''English title:My secret guest'') is a Venezuelan telenovela developed by Iris Dubs and produced by Radio Caracas Television in 2003.
Daniela Alvarado and Juan Carlos García starred as protagonists with Rosalinda Serfaty, ...
'' (2004)
* ''
Los querendones
''Los Querendones'' (Lit: ''The Irresistible'') is a Venezuelan telenovela created by Carlos Peréz and produced by Venevisión. The telenovela was distributed internationally by Venevisión International under the title ''Sueño Con Tu Amor'' (En ...
'' (2006)
* ''
Voltea pa' que te enamores
''Voltea pa' que te enamores'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Monica Montañez and produced by Venevisión between 2006 and 2007. The series was distributed internationally by Venevisión International.
Daniela Alvarado and Jonathan Mont ...
'' (2006–2007)
* ''
Amor Urbano'' (2009)
* ''
La viuda joven
''La viuda joven'' (English title: ''The Young Widow''), is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Martín Hahn and produced by Venevisión in 2011.
Mariángel Ruiz and Luis Gerónimo Abreu as the protagonists while Verónica Schneider, Astrid Caro ...
'' (2011)
* ''
El árbol de Gabriel
''El árbol de Gabriel'' (English title: ''Gabriel's Family Tree'') is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Alberto Barrera Tyszka and produced by Venevisión.
Jorge Reyes and Daniela Bascopé star as the main protagonists, while Cristobal Lander ...
'' (2011–2012)
* ''
Nora
Nora, NORA, or Norah may refer to:
* Nora (name), a feminine given name
People with the surname
* Arlind Nora (born 1980), Albanian footballer
* Pierre Nora (born 1931), French historian
Places Australia
* Norah Head, New South Wales, headland ...
'' (2014)
References
External links
*
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1939 births
2022 deaths
Venezuelan television actors
Venezuelan film actors
Venezuelan stage actors
Male actors from Buenos Aires
Argentine expatriates in Venezuela
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida