Juan José Camero

Juan José Camero (born 1947) is an Argentine film, television, and theatre actor. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0131469/ Juan José Camero] at the Internet Movie Database.]

Camero started out as an advertising model and worked his way into television roles. In the 1970s he did quite a lot of work in Argentine "telenovelas."

His break out role in films was in Leonardo Favio's "Nazareno Cruz y el lobo" (1975). [ [http://www.clarin.com/diario/2004/04/23/um/m-747583.htm "Clarín.com"] . "Juan José Camero fue internado por problemas cardíacos," April 23, 2004, es icon.]

Film critics also applauded his performance in "Veronico Cruz" (1988). The motion picture was Argentina's official selection for the 1988 Oscar Awards, foreign language film category.

Camero has also been involved in politics. In 1991 he served as president Carlos Menem's cultural "attaché" at the Argentine embassy in Paraguay. [ [http://www.lacapital.com.ar/2001/05/30/articulo_139.html "La Capital"] . "Juan José Camero retoma su carrera cinematográfica," May 30, 2001, es icon.] In the mid 2000s he took ill and has been hopitalized several times for coronary problems. ["Clarín.com," ibid, es icon.]

Filmography (selected)

* "" (1988)
* "La Mayoría silenciada" (1986)
* "Los Drogadictos" (1979)
* "Allá lejos y hace tiempo" (1978)
* "Basta de mujeres" (1977)
* "Piedra libre" (1976) aka "Free for All"
* "Cacique Bandeira" (1975)
* "Nazareno Cruz y el lobo" (1975) aka "The Nazarene Cross and the Wolf
* "Triángulo de cuatro" (1975)
* "El muerto" (1975)
* "La tregua" (1974)
* "La Mary" (1974)

Television

* "Campeones de la vida" (1999) TV Series
* "De corazón" (1997) TV Series

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