Gabriel Goity
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Gabriel Goity is an Argentine
theatrical, film
and television
actor. He was born in the small Argentine town of El Palomar
.
with his family. His grandparents in particular instilled a love in him for drama. His grandfather was a film and theater lover and he would often take Goity to the movies and to watch plays.
Goity was undecided about what he wanted to become in life until 1981, when he went to see Cyrano de Bergerac
in Buenos Aires. He became inspired by the work that actor Ernesto Blanco did on the play, and decided to take acting seriously, becoming a student at the prestigious Conservatorio de Arte Dramatico, where some of Argentina's most famous actors have also graduated from.
Goity began acting in film soon after graduating from the conservatory, and he made multiple films in Argentina, often in the role of the melancholic character. Most of his jobs during the earlier stages of his career, however, were on theater plays.
Goity admits that some of his plays have not been generally seen with good eyes by Argentine theater critics; such was the case of one play, where he starred alongside Cristina Banegas: the play was so critizized, that the producers and cast decided to make mock promotion of it, telling the public to "come see Argentina's worst critizized play" on their newspaper ads.
In the year 2000 Goity appeared in the romantic drama Acrobacias del corazón
.
Despite the many movies and plays that Goity had done, it wasn't until 2004 that he became famous, when hired by Telefe
to play "Uriarte" in the television Spanish soap opera
, "Los Roldán
". In "Los Roldán", Goity played a middle-aged man who is in love with a transvestite
(but who ignores that his love
interest is a man), faces a marriage
crisis and opposes "Tito Roldán", head of the family that moves next to Uriarte’s mansion.
Goity shared credits in that soap opera with Florencia De La V
, Claribel Medina
, Lola Berthet
and Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, among others.
Soon after the soap opera ended, Goity said of his newly found popularity that "(he) went from signing one autograph
each week to signing fourteen autographs each day!"
Goity is currently starring in a play named "Adentro" ("Inside").
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...
theatrical, film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actor. He was born in the small Argentine town of El Palomar
El Palomar, Buenos Aires
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.
Biography
Gabriel Goity left Palomar and moved to Buenos AiresBuenos 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...
with his family. His grandparents in particular instilled a love in him for drama. His grandfather was a film and theater lover and he would often take Goity to the movies and to watch plays.
Goity was undecided about what he wanted to become in life until 1981, when he went to see Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac (play)
Cyrano de Bergerac is a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. Although there was a real Cyrano de Bergerac, the play bears very scant resemblance to his life....
in Buenos Aires. He became inspired by the work that actor Ernesto Blanco did on the play, and decided to take acting seriously, becoming a student at the prestigious Conservatorio de Arte Dramatico, where some of Argentina's most famous actors have also graduated from.
Goity began acting in film soon after graduating from the conservatory, and he made multiple films in Argentina, often in the role of the melancholic character. Most of his jobs during the earlier stages of his career, however, were on theater plays.
Goity admits that some of his plays have not been generally seen with good eyes by Argentine theater critics; such was the case of one play, where he starred alongside Cristina Banegas: the play was so critizized, that the producers and cast decided to make mock promotion of it, telling the public to "come see Argentina's worst critizized play" on their newspaper ads.
In the year 2000 Goity appeared in the romantic drama Acrobacias del corazón
Acrobacias del Corazón
Acrobacias del corazón is a 2000 Argentine romantic drama film directed, written by and starring María Teresa Constantini. Gabriel Goity and Virginia Innocenti also star.-Synopsis:...
.
Despite the many movies and plays that Goity had done, it wasn't until 2004 that he became famous, when hired by Telefe
Telefe
Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel...
to play "Uriarte" in the television Spanish soap opera
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
, "Los Roldán
Los Roldán
Los Roldán was a highly successful Spanish language telenovela , produced from 2004 to 2005 by Argentina's Telefe. The drama, which is also described by many as a comedy, actually ended up winning an award in 2004 as Argentina's Comedy of the Year...
". In "Los Roldán", Goity played a middle-aged man who is in love with a transvestite
Transvestism
Transvestism is the practice of cross-dressing, which is wearing clothing traditionally associated with the opposite sex. Transvestite refers to a person who cross-dresses; however, the word often has additional connotations. -History:Although the word transvestism was coined as late as the 1910s,...
(but who ignores that his love
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
interest is a man), faces a marriage
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
crisis and opposes "Tito Roldán", head of the family that moves next to Uriarte’s mansion.
Goity shared credits in that soap opera with Florencia De La V
Florencia De La V
Florencia De La V, previously known as "Florencia de la Vega", was born Roberto Carlos Trinidad on March 2, 1976 in Chaco Province). She is an Argentinian transgender actress and former magazine editor.De La V was the winner of Bailando por un Sueño in 2006 with her professional dance partner,...
, Claribel Medina
Claribel Medina
Claribel Medina is a Puerto Rican actress who has acted for soap operas and movies filmed both in her native Puerto Rico and in Argentina.-Training:Medina graduated from the Universidad de Puerto Rico in 1983...
, Lola Berthet
Lola Berthet
Lola Berthet is an Argentine actress.Berthet began acting at a young age, in her hometown of Buenos Aires, eventually becoming a well known telenovela actress in her home country as an adult. She made her first feature film, , in 2000...
and Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, among others.
Soon after the soap opera ended, Goity said of his newly found popularity that "(he) went from signing one autograph
Autograph
An autograph is a document transcribed entirely in the handwriting of its author, as opposed to a typeset document or one written by an amanuensis or a copyist; the meaning overlaps with that of the word holograph.Autograph also refers to a person's artistic signature...
each week to signing fourteen autographs each day!"
Goity is currently starring in a play named "Adentro" ("Inside").