Benjamín Rausseo
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Benjamín Rausseo Rodríguez (born January 26, 1961) is a Venezuela
n artist, stand-up comedian and career humorist best known for his character Er Conde del Guácharo (translation: "Da Count of Guacharo").
He pursued university studies as an actor and, in 1981, presented as his graduation thesis a comedic monologue "el Conde del Guácharo." The "Conde" or Count became a TV personality and made Rausseo one of Venezuela's most successful stand-up comedians. Beyond comedy he was also a dare-devil and stunt performer in the television variety show Sabado Sensacional
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In 2006 Rausseo was studying law and was one semester from graduating with a JD from the Universidad Santa María de Caracas.
Rausseo owns a theme park in Isla Margarita
called Musipán.
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Three weeks before the election
, in accordance with a campaign pledge he had made earlier (to stand down if not placed first or second in the opinion polls), he withdrew his candidacy without endorsing either Chávez or Rosales, telling his supporters to vote for either.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n artist, stand-up comedian and career humorist best known for his character Er Conde del Guácharo (translation: "Da Count of Guacharo").
Biography
Benjamín Rausseo was born into poverty in the rural community of Musipán in the state of Monagas.He pursued university studies as an actor and, in 1981, presented as his graduation thesis a comedic monologue "el Conde del Guácharo." The "Conde" or Count became a TV personality and made Rausseo one of Venezuela's most successful stand-up comedians. Beyond comedy he was also a dare-devil and stunt performer in the television variety show Sabado Sensacional
Sabado Sensacional
Súper Sábado Sensacional is a Spanish-language variety show created in Venezuela, and established on Radio Caracas Television in 1968. The show later moved to Venevisión network in 1971...
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In 2006 Rausseo was studying law and was one semester from graduating with a JD from the Universidad Santa María de Caracas.
Rausseo owns a theme park in Isla Margarita
Isla Margarita
Margarita Island is the largest island of the state of Nueva Esparta in Venezuela, situated in the Caribbean Sea, off the northeastern coast of the country. The state also contains two other smaller islands: Coche and Cubagua. The capital city of Nueva Esparta is La Asunción, located in a river...
called Musipán.
Presidential aspirations
In July 2006, he announced that he was running for president under his newly-formed "Piedra Party," as a protest against the state of politics in Venezuela, and to challenge the presidency of Hugo ChavezHugo Chávez
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías is the 56th and current President of Venezuela, having held that position since 1999. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when he became the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela...
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Three weeks before the election
Venezuelan presidential election, 2006
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela held presidential elections on 3 December 2006, to choose a president for the six-year term to begin on 10 January 2007...
, in accordance with a campaign pledge he had made earlier (to stand down if not placed first or second in the opinion polls), he withdrew his candidacy without endorsing either Chávez or Rosales, telling his supporters to vote for either.