Orlando Urdaneta
Encyclopedia
Orlando Urdaneta is a well-known Venezuela
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 actor and television personality. He is one of the most outspoken critics of President Hugo Chávez
Hugo 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...

 and his fear of retaliation from the Bolivarian Circles
Bolivarian Circles
The Bolivarian Circles are a loosely-knit political and social organization of workers' councils in Venezuela originally begun by President Hugo Chávez in 2001. They are named in honor of Simón Bolívar, the leader who transformed most of South America from Spanish colonial outposts to the...

 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
Televen
Televen is a private Venezuelan national television network headquartered on the Caracas neighborhood of Horizonte. For this reason it's also called Canal de Horizonte. Televen was inaugurated as the ‘’TELEVEN Corporation’’ on July 3 1988 by Omar Camero and Radioven, S.A...

 in 2004. Also Aquí entre nos was seen throughout Latin America and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. On radio, he hosted with Pedro León Zapata
Pedro León Zapata
Pedro León Zapata is a prominent Venezuelan artist, humorist and cartoonist.-Biography:In 1945 he entered the "Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Caracas" but in 1947 he abandons the school to join the foundation of the "Taller La Barraca de Maripérez" where he will exhibit his first works...

, 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
Globovisión
Globovisión is a 24-hour television news network in Venezuela. It broadcasts over-the-air in Caracas, Aragua, Carabobo and Zulia on UHF channel 33. Globovisión is seen in the rest of Venezuela on cable or satellite and worldwide from their website...

, that his criticism against the policies of Hugo Chávez
Hugo 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...

 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 http://www.rnv.gov.ve/noticias/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=9999.

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
    Borrón y Cuenta Nueva
    -DVD tracklisting:-Chart performance:...

    directed by Henrique Lazo (2000)
  • Manuela Sáenz directed by Diego Rísquez (2000)
  • Little Thieves, Big Thieves
    Little Thieves, Big Thieves
    Little Thieves, Big Thieves is a 1998 Venezuelan gangster comedy film directed by Alejandro Saderman. The film was a considerable success in Germany and is known in the USA as Little thieves, big thieves.-Plot:...

    (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
    Luis Armando Roche
    Luis Armando Roche is a filmmaker, writer and director of Theater and Opera, born in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1999 he was awarded with the most important prize of cinema in his country, for his long career. Reside in the city of Caracas....

     (1996)
  • Carlito's Way
    Carlito's Way
    Carlito's Way is a 1993 crime film directed by Brian De Palma, based on the novels Carlito's Way and After Hours by Judge Edwin Torres. The film adaptation was scripted by David Koepp. It stars Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, Luis Guzman, John Leguizamo, Jorge Porcel, Joseph Siravo, and...

    directed by Brian De Palma
    Brian De Palma
    Brian Russell De Palma is an American film director and writer. In a career spanning over 40 years, he is probably best known for his suspense and crime thriller films, including such box office successes as the horror film Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Scarface, The Untouchables, and Mission:...

     (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
    Luis Armando Roche
    Luis Armando Roche is a filmmaker, writer and director of Theater and Opera, born in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1999 he was awarded with the most important prize of cinema in his country, for his long career. Reside in the city of Caracas....

     (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
    Guyana: Crime of the Century
    Guyana: Crime of the Century is a 1979 exploitation horror film written and directed by René Cardona Jr.. The film, which was shot in Mexico is very loosely based on the Jonestown Massacre. It stars a number of American actors such as Stuart Whitman and Gene Barry...

    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
    El Pez que Fuma
    Considered by many to represent a peak in Venezuelan film-making, El Pez que Fuma is the name of a brothel in La Guaira, where the story takes place...

    ) 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
    Cuando quiero llorar no lloro
    Cuando quiero llorar no lloro was the fifth novel by Venezuelan writer Miguel Otero Silva published on June 25, 1970. It is considered one most important of Silva's works and of Venezuelan literature in general...

    directed by Mauricio Walerstein (1972)

Telenovelas and TV appearances

  • Planeta de 6 (2001)
  • Radio Pirata (2001)
  • El País de las mujeres
    El Pais de las Mujeres
    El País de las mujeres was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión. It was written by Leonardo Padron and directed by Carlos Izquierdo...

    (1998)
  • Mon enfant (Bambino mio) (1994)
  • Gardenia (1990])
  • La Señorita Perdomo (1982]])
  • La Goajirita (982 à la télévision|1982)
  • Elizabeth
    Elizabeth (telenovela)
    Elizabeth was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. This telenovela was written by Pilar Romero and Clemente de la Cerda was its director...

    (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

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK