Orlando Urdaneta

Orlando Urdaneta
Born	October 14, 1946 (1946-10-14) (age 65) Maracaibo, Venezuela

Orlando Urdaneta (b. October 14, 1946 - Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a well-known Venezuelan actor and television personality. He is one of the most outspoken critics of President Hugo Chávez and his fear of retaliation from the Bolivarian Circles made him decide to live in a self-imposed exile in Miami. He is working in "La hora de Orlando" which is broadcast by La Familia Cosmovision.

Urdaneta received in 1997 the Premio Municipal de Teatro, awarded the best actor and the best theater actor by La Casa del Artista in 1999. During the years 1998 and 1999, he also won the award as best actor from the Asociación Nacional de Artistas Cinematográficos (ANAC) for his role in Pandemonium and Cien Años de Perdón. As co-writer of Pandemonium, he won the award for the best film screenplay by La Casa del Artista.

He has hosted over the years several TV and radio programs, such as La Rueda de la Fortuna, D'Noche, Estudio 15, Buenos Días Venezuela, Orlando con Orlando, and Almorzando con Orlando, the latter seen on Televen in 2004. Also Aquí entre nos was seen throughout Latin America and the United States. On radio, he hosted with Pedro León Zapata, a humor and political satire program entitled Pájaro que vas volando. However, it was with his programs Titulares de Mañana and La Hora de Orlando, broadcast by Globovisión, that his criticism against the policies of Hugo Chávez became more vocal. The presentation of his theater production, Orlando en Cadena was sabotaged during July 2002 by the Bolivarian Circles and some of the public was allegedly attacked.

In July 2004, he decided to move to Miami with his wife, Morella Ramia, and his two daughters. In October of the same year, during an interview with Maria Elvira Salazar he called for the assassination of President Hugo Chávez as a viable solution to the political situation in Venezuela [1].

Filmography

Films

• Oscar's Magic Adventure (La Mágica aventura de Óscar) directed by Diana Sánchez (2000)
• Juegos bajo la luna directed by Mauricio Walerstein (2000)
• Cedula ciudadano directed by Diego Velasco (2000)
• Borrón y cuenta nueva directed by Henrique Lazo (2000)
• Manuela Sáenz directed by Diego Rísquez (2000)
• Little Thieves, Big Thieves (100 años de perdón) directed by Alejandro Saderman (1998)
• Salserín directed by Luis Alberto Lamata (1997)
• Pandemonium, the Hell's Capital Cit (Pandemonium, la capital del infierno) directed by Román Chalbaud (1997)
• Out in the Open (Aire libre) directed by Luis Armando Roche (1996)
• Carlito's Way directed by Brian De Palma (1993)
• Parallel Lives (Vidas paralelas) directed by Pastor Vega (1993)
• Passionate Inducement (Móvil pasional) directed by Mauricio Walerstein (1993])
• Extraordinary Adventure of an Ordinary Papa (L'Aventure extraordinaire d'un papa peu ordinaire) directed by Philippe Clair (1989)
• The Secret (El Secreto) directed by Luis Armando Roche (1988)
• El Compromiso directed by Roberto Siso (1988)
• Profundo directed by Antonio Llerandi (1988)
• The Scandal (El Escándalo) directed by Carlos Oteyza (1987)
• La Hora Texaco directed by Eduardo Barberena (1985)
• El Atentado directed by Thaelman Urgelles (1985)
• Male and Female (Macho y hembra) directed by Mauricio Walerstein (1984)
• La Máxima felicidad directed by Mauricio Walerstein (1982)
• Under Siege (US) / Hostages (1980 film) (UK) (Traficantes de pánico) directed by René Cardona Jr. (1980)
• Verano salvaje directed by Enrique Gómez Vadillo (1980)
• Guyana: Crime of the Century directed by René Cardona Jr. (1979)
• Esta loca, loca cámara directed by Mario Di Pasquale (1979)
• Savana - Sesso e diamanti directed by Guido Leoni (1978)
• Seagulls Fly Low (I Gabbiani volano basso) directed by Giorgio Cristallini (1978)
• El Fascista, la beata y su hija desvirgada directed by Joaquín Coll Espona (1978)
• Wire Dog (Perro de alambre) directed by Manuel Caño (1978)
• The Smoking Fish (El Pez que Fuma) directed by Román Chalbaud (1977)
• Canción mansa para un pueblo bravo directed by Giancarlo Carrer (1976)
• Chronicle of a Latin American Subversive (Crónica de un subversivo latinoamericano) directed by Mauricio Walerstein (1975)
• Cuando quiero llorar no lloro directed by Mauricio Walerstein (1972)

Telenovelas and TV appearances

• Planeta de 6 (2001)
• Radio Pirata (2001)
• El País de las mujeres (1998)
• Mon enfant (Bambino mio) (1994)
• Gardenia (1990])
• La Señorita Perdomo (1982]])
• La Goajirita ([[1982 à la télévision|1982)
• Elizabeth (1980)
• Daniela (1978)
• La Fiera (1978)
• La Zulianita (1977)
• La Mujer prohibida (1973)
• La Loba (1973)
• Peregrina (1973)
• Lucecita (1972)
• Corazón de madre (1969)
• Sacrificio (1967)

Theater

• "Orlando en Cadena"
• "Divorciarme yo"
• "Don Juan", directed by Antonio Constante
• "Los Hombros de América", directed by José Ignacio Cabrujas
• "Cartas de amor", directed by Miriam Dembo
• "Pares y Nines", directed by Fausto Verdial

External links

• Official Page
• Interview published by the Newspaper El Nacional (2003)
• Orlando Urdaneta at the Internet Movie Database
• Orlando Urdaneta in VenCOR

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Name	Urdaneta, Orlando
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Date of birth	October 14, 1946
Place of birth	Maracaibo, Venezuela
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