Santiago Gómez Cou
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Santiago Gómez Cou was a classic Uruguay
an - Argentine
actor
who appeared in films between 1936 and 1980.
Born in Montevideo
Uruguay
, Cou moved to Buenos Aires
to pursue a career as a screen actor. He appeared in his first film in 1936. He made some 65 screen appearances in Argentina
and the United States
between 1936 and 1980 appearing in films such as El Abuelo in 1954
alongside actors such as Enrique Muino and Mecha Ortiz
.
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an - Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who appeared in films between 1936 and 1980.
Born in Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
, Cou moved to Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
to pursue a career as a screen actor. He appeared in his first film in 1936. He made some 65 screen appearances in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
between 1936 and 1980 appearing in films such as El Abuelo in 1954
1954 in film
The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.-Events:*May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda...
alongside actors such as Enrique Muino and Mecha Ortiz
Mecha Ortiz
Maria Mercedes Varela Nimo Dominguez Castro de Ortiz was a classic Argentine actress who appeared in film between 1937 and 1981. Beginning in 1954 film El Abuelo . Her last appearance on film was in 1981. She died in 1987 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, aged 87.-Family:Her husband, Julián Ortiz, was a...
.
Selected filmography
- La ProcesiónLa ProcesiónLa Procesión is a 1960 Argentine film directed by Francis Lauric. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. - Cast :*Guillermo Brizuela Méndez *Héctor Calcaño *Rafael Carret *Carlos Enríquez *Gloria Ferrandiz *Santiago Gómez Cou...
(1960) - El Abuelo (1954)