Jorge Alberto Sassi (November 17, 1947 – February 9, 2015) was an

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actor and humorist.

Biography

Jorge Alberto Sassi was born in the town of

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100 km west of the city of Santa Fe.

Career

Jorge Sassi started his career in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the late 1960s as an extra in the movie ''Humo de marihuana'' from

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. In the 1970s he participated in several films playing minor characters in 1979 he made his first television intervention in ''Novia de vacaciones''. In the 1980s he participated in police violence scenes. In the early 1990s he worked with

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on several programs. He participated in 30 films. He worked on many plays. He also participated in several television series, such as ''Amo y señor'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Death

Jorge Sassi died on Monday February 9, 2015 at 5 a.m. at 67 years of age, after being interned since November 2014 in the Sanatorio de la Providencia in Buenos Aires, Argentina due to kidney complications, specifically a chronic renal insufficiency. His remains rest in the pantheon of the Asociación Argentina de Actores of

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, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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