José Bardina
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José Bardina was a television
leading actor
.
A native of Barcelona, Spain, Bardina was raised in Caracas, Venezuela. He was best known for playing major roles on numerous soap opera
s, but he was best loved by audiences for his natural charm and the romantic rapport
he shared with his female co-stars, like Lupita Ferrer
and Doris Wells
. He was popular not only in Venezuela, but also in Colombia
, Mexico
, Peru
, Puerto Rico
and Spain
, after the telenovela
s produced by Radio Caracas Televisión and Venevisión
reached its peak during the 1970s decade.
Bardina died in Miami, Florida
at the age of 70, following complications from bladder cancer
.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
leading actor
Leading actor
A leading actor, leading actress, star, or simply lead, plays the role of the protagonist in a film or play. The word lead may also refer to the largest role in the piece and leading actor may refer to a person who typically plays such parts or an actor with a respected body of work...
.
A native of Barcelona, Spain, Bardina was raised in Caracas, Venezuela. He was best known for playing major roles on numerous soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
s, but he was best loved by audiences for his natural charm and the romantic rapport
Rapport
Rapport is a term used to describe, in common terms, the relationship of two or more people who are in sync or on the same wavelength because they feel similar and/or relate well to each other....
he shared with his female co-stars, like Lupita Ferrer
Lupita Ferrer
Lupita Ferrer is a Venezuelan theater, film and television actress.Ferrer was born Yolanda Guadalupe Ferrer in Maracaibo to Spanish immigrant parents. She became famous for her beauty and her strong theatrical presence.Ferrer has a strong theatrical background...
and Doris Wells
Doris Wells
Doris Marina Buonafina, better known as Doris Wells was a talented Venezuelan actress, writer, and director...
. He was popular not only in Venezuela, but also in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, after the telenovela
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"...
s produced by Radio Caracas Televisión and Venevisión
Venevisión
Venevisión is one of Venezuela's largest television networks and a Venezuelan cable and terrestrial television network, which is owned and presided over by Gustavo Cisneros...
reached its peak during the 1970s decade.
Bardina died in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
at the age of 70, following complications from bladder cancer
Bladder cancer
Bladder cancer is any of several types of malignant growths of the urinary bladder. It is a disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bladder. The bladder is a hollow, muscular organ that stores urine; it is located in the pelvis...
.
Selected appearances
- Esmeralda (1970)
- María Teresa (1972)
- Peregrina (1973)
- Mi hermana gemela (1975)
- Mariana de la noche (1975)
- Una muchacha llamada Milagros (1975)
- Cumbres Borrascosas (1976)
- La zulianita (1977)
- La fiera (1978)
- Rosangela (1979)
- Source: IMDb.com