Tony Alvarez (19 December 1956 – 21 July 1997) was a
Spanish Australian
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actor and singer. Born in
Velez-Malaga, he was best known for his television roles in Australia and the US.
Television in Australia
He is probably best remembered for his ongoing role as Dr Tony Garcia in the long running Australian
soap opera ''
The Young Doctors''. He appeared in the role from 1977 until 1979. His character was a love interest of characters Lisa Brooks (
Paula Duncan
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) and Tania Livingston (
Judy McBurney).
UK stage and music
After leaving ''The Young Doctors'' Alvarez starred on the stage in ''Evita'' and toured the UK with
Ronnie Corbett in ''Cabaret''. Alvarez was also a singer, and in the early 1980s he released a cover of ''Talking In My Sleep''.
He had a brief guest role in television serial ''
Prisoner'' in 1983 playing a man, also named Tony, revealed to be a vicious rapist. He followed this with a six-month stint as a fiery Spanish servant in drama series ''
Carson's Law'' in 1984.
US television roles
After ''Carson's Law'', Alvarez worked in the US on the series ''
General Hospital
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'' and ''
The Bold and the Beautiful''.
During Alvarez' career, he worked alongside
Antonio Banderas
José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor and singer. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Antonio Ba ...
and subsequently discovered they were born in the same town.
Death
Alvarez was diagnosed with an AIDS related cancer and died in Sydney at age 40 not far from the Mitchell Street studios where he first shot to fame in ''The Young Doctors''.
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References
1956 births
1997 deaths
Australian people of Spanish descent
Australian male television actors
20th-century Australian male actors
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