Enrique Pinti (7 October 1939 – 27 March 2022) was an Argentine actor and comedian.
Life
As a
humorist
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, he performed stand-up shows with long monologues on
Argentine politics and
history
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, speaking at an extremely fast pace and resorting to a mix of common swearwords and elaborate insults to qualify notorious examples of immorality or corruption. The monologues were interrupted by interspersed musical segments. Though his stance was not impartial or unbiased, Pinti displayed historical knowledge beyond the common traditional themes, so these shows were arguably an alternative source of learning about Argentina's past and present troubles. A number of his productions, such as ''Salsa Criolla'' in the early 1990s and later ''Candombe Nacional'', were among the most successful in the
Argentine theatre.
Pinti starred in a number of
Argentine films, in satirical as well as tragic roles. Some of the most notable were in
Carlos Galettini's ''
Juan que reía'' (1976),
Alejandro Doria's ''
Esperando la carroza'' (1985),
Eduardo Mignogna's ''Flop'' (1990),
Alberto Lecchi's ''
Perdido por perdido'' (1993),
Carlos Saura
Carlos Saura Atarés (4 January 1932 – 10 February 2023) was a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. With Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be among Spain's great filmmakers. He had a long and prolific career th ...
's ''
Tango
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'' (1998), and in
María Victoria Menis' ''
Arregui, la noticia del día'' (2001).
Pinti was hospitalized on 5 March 2022 in Buenos Aires due to complications of
diabetes
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. He died on 27 March 2022 at the age of 82. At the time of his death, he also had depression caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina.
Theatre
*''Pan y Circo''
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Salsa Criolla''
*''Recuerdos del Futuro''
*''Circo Romano''
*''El infierno del Pinti''
*''Pericón.com.ar''
*''Candombe nacional''
*''Pingo Argentino''
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Hairspray
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*''Antes de que me Olvide''
Filmography
* ''
Waiting for the Hearse''
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* ''
Sentimental (requiem para un amigo)''
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* ''
Tango, no me dejes nunca'' (1998)
* ''
La Cara del ángel'' (1998)
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TV series
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References
External links
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Interview with Enrique Pinti - Diagonal
1939 births
2022 deaths
Deaths from diabetes in Argentina
Illustrious Citizens of Buenos Aires
Argentine people of Italian descent
Argentine male film actors
Argentine male stage actors
Argentine male telenovela actors
Argentine male television actors
Argentine musical theatre actors
Argentine male comedians
Argentine LGBTQ actors
Male actors from Buenos Aires
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