Fabio Iván Restrepo (15 August 1959 – 13 February 2022) was a Colombian actor, known mainly for playing Gerardo in the film ''

Sumas y restas ''Sumas y Restas'' ( en, Additions and Subtractions ) is a 2004 Colombian drama film directed and co-written by Víctor Gaviria. The plot follows a young real estate developer who ventures into cocaine trafficking lured by the opportunity of mak ...

'' by Víctor Gaviria and for his extensive career in film and television in Colombia.

Career

Restrepo worked as a taxi driver in the city of

Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...

when he was discovered by director Víctor Gaviria, who offered him a leading role in his film ''

''. In the 2004 film, he played a drug trafficker named Gerardo. His role earned him the recognition of specialized critics, who praised his naturalness when acting. This fact led him to be selected in a similar role in the TV series

Sin tetas no hay paraíso ''Sin tetas no hay paraíso'' (Without Breast There Is No Paradise) is a Colombian telenovela, produced, and aired by Caracol TV. The show is based on the best-selling novel of the same name written by Gustavo Bolivar. The story is based o ...

, where he played a drug trafficker named Marcial. From then on, the actor became a recognized face of Colombian television, acting in numerous productions such as Rosario Tijeras (2010),

Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord ''Escobar: El Patrón del Mal'' (international title: ''Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord''; also known as ''Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal'') is a 2012 Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast on Caracol TV, based on a true story about the li ...

(2012), Lady, la vendedora de rosas (2015) and Anónima (2015). He also appeared in film productions such as

Satanás ''Satanás'' (Spanish for ''Satan'') is a 2007 Colombian film written and directed by Andi Baiz. It is adapted from the novel of the same title by Mario Mendoza Zambrano which is based on the spree killing committed by Campo Elías Delgado t ...

(2007), Garcia (2010), Edificio Royal (2012) and Talento millonario (2017).

Illness and death

Restrepo was hospitalized in the ICU of the Sagrado Corazón Clinic in Medellín on 23 December 2021, after testing positive for

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, a disease that worsened because he was diabetic and hypertensive, causing pneumonia. This led to his death on 13 February 2022, at the age of 62. His son, actor Andrés Restrepo, also died on 23 January from COVID-19.

Filmography

Television

*'' Enfermeras'' (2019) *''HKO 1947 La popular'' (2019) — Cipriano Mejía *'' Surviving Escobar: Alias JJ'' (2017) — Alirio Sandoval *''Blanca'' (2016) — Don Gerardo *'' Anónima'' (2016) *'' Lady, la vendedora de rosas'' (2015) — Don Elmer *''

En la boca del lobo ''En la boca del lobo'' (English: ''Into the Wolf's Mouth'') is a Colombian telenovela produced by Sony Pictures Television and Teleset for RCN Televisión and UniMás UniMás (, stylized as ''UNIMÁS'', and originally known as TeleFutura fro ...

'' (2014) — Flavio Escolar *''La selección'' (2013) — Juan Alberto Higuita *''

'' (2012) — Javier Ortiz (Jairo Ortega Ramírez) *''La ruta blanca'' (2012) — Fermin *'' La bruja'' (2011) — Alcalde *'' Rosario Tijeras'' (2010) *''

Tiempo final ''Tiempo final'', is a Colombian television series produced by Fox Telecolombia for Canal Uno and Canal Fox which aired from 2007 to 2009. It is an adaptation of the Argentinian series of the same name, written by Sebastián Borensztein and other ...

'' (2008) *''Plan América'' (2008) — Wilson Maldonado *''

'' (2006) — Marcial

Film

*''Caballo de acero'' (2018) — Carlos Santamaria *''Talento millonario'' (2017) — Francisco Reyes *''¿En dónde están los ladrones?'' (2017) — Tenorio *''Usted no sabe quién soy yo Parte II'' (2017) — Justo *''Revenge Strategy'' (2016) — Miguel *''Edificio Royal'' (2012) *''Chocó'' (2012) — Ramiro *''García'' (2010) — Gomez *''Sin tetas no hay paraíso'' (2010) — Marcial *''

'' (2007) — Compinche taxista *'' Rosario Tijeras'' (2005) — Taxista *''

'' (2004) — Gerardo "Reblujo"

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Restrepo, Fabio 1959 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Colombian male actors 21st-century Colombian male actors Colombian male film actors Colombian male television actors Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia People from Risaralda Department Colombian taxi drivers