Marcos Zucker (15 February 1921 – 13 May 2003) was an

Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and

comedian A comedian (feminine comedienne) or comic is a person who seeks to entertainment, entertain an audience by making them laughter, laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolishly (as in slapstick), or employing prop c ...

, known for his work on stage, on

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, and in

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s, he is best known for his comedic roles and appeared in 66 films.

Biography

Marcos Zucker was born into a

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family who immigrated to the country at the beginning of the 20th century during the great European emigration. He was born and raised in the neighborhood of Balvanera (Abasto), Buenos Aires. Started his acting career as a dramatic actor but gradually switched to comedy. He worked in several successful comedy programs on television from the 1960s to the 1990s, especially in the acclaimed comedy-skit ''La Tuerca''. He also acted in several movies and in

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...

in Argentina and Chile where he worked for seven seasons doing ''

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''. During the military dictatorship called the

National Reorganization Process The National Reorganization Process ( PRN; often simply , "the Process") was the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. In Argentina it is often known simply as the ("last military junta"), ("last military dictatorship") ...

(1976–1983) one of his sons, Ricardo Marcos was abducted by security forces, becoming a '' disappeared''. Zucker died of a heart attack on 13 May 2003 and was buried in the actors pantheon at Chacarita Cemetery in Buenos Aires.

Filmography

#India Pravile (2003) - Friend in the bar #Trapo viejo (2003) #NS/NC (2001) -the Grandfather #Gallito ciego (2000) -Pensioner #Ángel, la diva y yo (1999) -Pereyra #El mar de Lucas (1999) -Man of the Wisterias #Vendado y frío (never released - 1999) -Matías #El verso (1995) -Rumanian men #Delito de corrupción (1991) -Men who found a corpse #Los insomnes (1984) #Un loco en acción (1983) -Boss #Diablito de barrio (1983) #Más allá de la aventura (1980) #Gran valor (1980) -Rusestein #Tiro al aire (1980) #Departamento compartido (1980) #Así no hay cama que aguante (1980) #Hotel de señoritas (1979) #El divorcio está de moda (de común acuerdo) (1978) -Caetano #'' Don Carmelo Il Capo'' (1976) -Drunk in a bar #'' La isla de los dibujos'' (1976) # Mi novia el... (1975) #Seguro de castidad (1974) #Los caballeros de la cama redonda (1973) #Vení conmigo (1972) #Todos los pecados del mundo (1972) #Siempre te amaré (1971) #Turismo de carretera (1968) #'' Crimen sin olvido'' ( 1968) #Flor de piolas (1967) #''

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'' (1966) #'' La gran felicidad'' (1966) #''Convención de vagabundos'' (1965) #''

Viaje de una noche de verano ''Viaje de una noche de verano'' is a 1965 Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these co ...

'' (1965) #'' La cigarra no es un bicho'' (1963) #''

El rufián ''El Rufián'' is a 1961 Argentina, Argentine film directed by Daniel Tinayre. Cast *Egle Martin ... Isabel-Florelle *Carlos Estrada (actor), Carlos Estrada ... Hector *Óscar Rovito ... Raul *Nathán Pinzón ... Andres *Aída Luz ... Berta ...

'' (1961) -Recién casado #'' La maestra enamorada'' (1961) #''Vacaciones en la Argentina'' (1960) #'' El crack'' (1960) #''

Violencia en la ciudad Blas Columba (born December 10, 1968, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico) is a retired Mexican ''lucha libre, luchador'' or professional wrestling, professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Violencia (Spanish for "Violence") and has previ ...

'' (1957) #''El sonámbulo que quería dormir'' (1956) #'' Amor a primera vista'' (1956) #'' Canario rojo'' (1955) #''Su seguro servidor'' (1954) #''Soy del tiempo de Gardel'' (1954) #¡Qué noche de casamiento! (1953) #Las tres claves (1953) -Félix #El mucamo de la niña (1951) #La pícara cenicienta (1951) #¡Qué hermanita! (1951) #'' Rhythm, Salt and Pepper'' (1951) #Escuela de campeones (1950) #Mary tuvo la culpa (1950) #Otra cosa es con guitarra (1949) #Yo no elegí mi vida (1949) -Stowaway #La otra y yo (1949) #El barco sale a las diez (1948) #Estrellita (1947) #''

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'' (1947) #Corazón (1947) #Se rematan ilusiones (1944) #Los hijos artificiales (1943) #Juvenilia (1943) #Nosotros... los muchachos (1940) #Héroes sin fama (1940) #El Casamiento de Chichilo (1938)

References

External links

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''Marcos Zucker'', Cine Nacional

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zucker, Marcos 1921 births 2003 deaths Male actors from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Polish-Jewish descent Argentine male film actors Argentine male stage actors Argentine male television actors Argentine male comedians Jewish Argentine comedians Jewish Argentine male actors Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery 20th-century Argentine male actors 20th-century Argentine comedians