Luis Oquendo
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Luis Oquendo was a well-known Cuban actor
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Mr. Oquendo was well known for his acting on radio before going into television and film. In 1969, he participated in the recording of Cachucha y Ramon a radio soap opera that paired him with actress Norma Zuñiga.
In 1977–1979, he reached the pinnacle of popularity as the grandfather Antonio in the PBS series ¿Que Pasa USA?. He appeared in the movie Guaguasi in 1979 opposite his Que Pasa co-star Velia Martínez
and in 1990 in the movie A Show of Force with Andy García
and Robert Duvall
. In the 1990s he was in the Spanish soap operas, Marielena
and El Magnate. He suffered a heart attack while being operated on and died in 1992, he was suffering from stomach cancer.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
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Mr. Oquendo was well known for his acting on radio before going into television and film. In 1969, he participated in the recording of Cachucha y Ramon a radio soap opera that paired him with actress Norma Zuñiga.
In 1977–1979, he reached the pinnacle of popularity as the grandfather Antonio in the PBS series ¿Que Pasa USA?. He appeared in the movie Guaguasi in 1979 opposite his Que Pasa co-star Velia Martínez
Velia Martínez
Velia Martínez was a well known actress, singer and former nightclub dancer....
and in 1990 in the movie A Show of Force with Andy García
Andy García
Andrés Arturo García Menéndez , professionally known as Andy García, is a Cuban American actor. He became known in the late 1980s and 1990s, having appeared in several successful Hollywood films, including The Godfather: Part III, The Untouchables, Internal Affairs and When a Man Loves a Woman...
and Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Robert Selden Duvall is an American actor and director. He has won an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and a BAFTA over the course of his career....
. In the 1990s he was in the Spanish soap operas, Marielena
Marielena
Marielena was a Spanish-language telenovela written by Delia Fiallo. It premiered on Telemundo in 1992, and starred Lucía Méndez and Eduardo Yáñez. To date, it is the most successful telenovela that Telemundo has ever shown on their programming schedule with very high ratings for that time, and the...
and El Magnate. He suffered a heart attack while being operated on and died in 1992, he was suffering from stomach cancer.