Natividad Vacío
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Natividad Vacío was an American character actor in films and television from the 1950s through the 1980s. Born in Texas
, he was of Hispanic
ancestry and nearly always played a Hispanic character in his 65 film and television appearances.
His debut came in a 1950 episode of The Lone Ranger
called "Dead Man's Chest". Many of his roles were in westerns, although he had a diverse career. For example, in 1957 he played a character called "Fronk" in a couple of episodes of the modern suburban sitcom Father Knows Best
.
The majority of his work was in television, with an occasional movie role. Perhaps the highest-profile film in which he appeared was The Magnificent Seven
, portraying "Miguel", one of the Mexican townspeople trying to defend their farming village from a band of outlaws.
Vacío was a close friend of actor George Reeves
, star of the TV series Adventures of Superman
. Vacío played the role of a Mexican police inspector in the 1958 episode "The Brainy Burro".
In Hollywoodland
, the 2006 film about Reeves' life and death, the character of Vacío was portrayed by Diego Fuentes, Toronto actor/socialite in a couple of scenes.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, he was of Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
ancestry and nearly always played a Hispanic character in his 65 film and television appearances.
His debut came in a 1950 episode of The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked Texas Ranger who, with his Native American companion Tonto, fights injustice in the American Old West. The character has become an enduring icon of American culture....
called "Dead Man's Chest". Many of his roles were in westerns, although he had a diverse career. For example, in 1957 he played a character called "Fronk" in a couple of episodes of the modern suburban sitcom Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best is an American radio and television comedy series which portrayed a middle class family life in the Midwest. It was created by writer Ed James in the 1940s.-Radio:...
.
The majority of his work was in television, with an occasional movie role. Perhaps the highest-profile film in which he appeared was The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven is an American Western film directed by John Sturges, and released in 1960. It is a fictional tale of a group of seven American gunmen who are hired to protect a small agricultural village in Mexico from a group of marauding Mexican bandits...
, portraying "Miguel", one of the Mexican townspeople trying to defend their farming village from a band of outlaws.
Vacío was a close friend of actor George Reeves
George Reeves
George Reeves was an American actor best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman....
, star of the TV series Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Adventures of Superman is an American television series based on comic book characters and concepts created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The show is the first television series to feature Superman and began filming in 1951 in California...
. Vacío played the role of a Mexican police inspector in the 1958 episode "The Brainy Burro".
In Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland is a 2006 American biographical docudrama film directed by Allen Coulter in his feature directorial debut. The film documents a fictional account of the investigation surrounding the death of actor George Reeves , the star of the 1950s television series Adventures of Superman. Adrien...
, the 2006 film about Reeves' life and death, the character of Vacío was portrayed by Diego Fuentes, Toronto actor/socialite in a couple of scenes.