Julio César Frade Pintos, better known as Julio Frade (born 31 January 1943 in

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) is a

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and

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. As a student, Frade spent a year as an exchange student in the United States with

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, as a high school student at Elmont Memorial High School in Elmont, New York. In the 1960s, he started a long television career by joining in a well-known group of other Uruguayan comedians (

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, Eduardo D'Angelo,

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, Raimundo Soto), he was also part of several successful humor TV shows such as '' Telecataplúm'' (1962), '' Jaujarana'' (1969-1972), ''

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'' (1981-1984), '' Híperhumor'' (1984-1989), '' Decalegrón'' (1977-2002). Since 2021, he has been part of the television contest team, '' Los 8 escalones'', broadcast on

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. He became also renowned for his music, playing alongside

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and other famous musicians.A professional musician

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