Miguel Córcega (, October 29, 1929 in
Mexico City
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– September 29, 2008 in
Mexico City
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) was a Mexican
telenovela
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actor and
director
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. Córcega started his career in acting and directing during the 1940s.
Biography
Film
In the 1960s, Córcega participated in the
Viruta y Capulina films ''
El dolor de pagar la renta'' and ''
Dos pintores pintorescos''. In the latter film, he co-starred as the villain, Lorenzo, a fortune hunter who murders a woman and tries to murder Capulina, whom he thinks is a witness of the crime.
Telenovelas
Córcega directed such Mexican telenovelas and
soap opera
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s as ''
Lazos de Amor'' and ''
El privilegio de amar''.
[ His acting credits included the television series '' Cadenas de amargura''.][
Later in life, Córcega appeared in '' Cuidado con el ángel'' in the role of Padre Anselmo.][ However, he was forced to retire from the popular ]television show
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due to illness.[ Corcega's role of Padre Anselmo in the show passed to actor Héctor Gómez.][
]
Death
Miguel Córcega died of a stroke
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in Mexico City
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on September 29, 2008, at the age of 78.[
His funeral was held at the Garden of Mexico pantheon in Mexico City.
]
Selected filmography
* '' The Two Orphans'' (1950)
* '' The Medallion Crime'' (1956)
* '' Every Child a Cross to Bear'' (1957)
References
External links
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1929 births
2008 deaths
Mexican telenovela directors
Mexican male television actors
Mexican male telenovela actors
Male actors from Mexico City
20th-century Mexican male actors
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