René Muñoz
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René Muñoz was a Cuba
n actor and screenwriter
of telenovela
s and the cinema of Mexico.
He is most remembered for his role in the Spanish
film Fray Escoba.
, Cuba but started his acting career in Spain with the film Fray Escoba of Ramón Torrado
. He made two more films with him and then moved to Mexico to participate in Los hijos que yo soñé ("The sons I dreamed of") and the telenovela San Martín de Porres that made him famous in this country. He made his last film in the Mexico/United States production The Bees and focused on working on telenovelas. In 1987 he wrote his first scripts for telenovelas for Como duele callar and the first story written for a young audience Quinceañera. Quinceañera was the telenovela of the year, it featured singer Thalía
in one of the main roles and catapulted the career of Adela Noriega
in her first starring role. In 1992 he wrote the script for De frente al sol, a telenovela starred by Angélica Aragón
in the role of an indigenous woman and its sequel Más allá del puente. In 1986 he adapted the script for Monte Calvario and in 1997 for its remake Te sigo amando. He took the role of Padre Murillo in both productions.
He died of cancer in May 2000 in Mexico City.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n actor and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
of 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 and the cinema of Mexico.
He is most remembered for his role in the Spanish
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...
film Fray Escoba.
Biography
He was born in HavanaHavana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, Cuba but started his acting career in Spain with the film Fray Escoba of Ramón Torrado
Ramón Torrado
Ramón Torrado was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 50 films between 1942 and 1978.-External links:...
. He made two more films with him and then moved to Mexico to participate in Los hijos que yo soñé ("The sons I dreamed of") and the telenovela San Martín de Porres that made him famous in this country. He made his last film in the Mexico/United States production The Bees and focused on working on telenovelas. In 1987 he wrote his first scripts for telenovelas for Como duele callar and the first story written for a young audience Quinceañera. Quinceañera was the telenovela of the year, it featured singer Thalía
Thalía
Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda , known simply by the mononym Thalía , is a Mexican singer and actress. She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide...
in one of the main roles and catapulted the career of Adela Noriega
Adela Noriega
Adela Amalia Noriega Méndez , better known as Adela Noriega , is a Mexican actress. Noriega is best known for her starring roles in telenovelas. She came to prominence as a teenager, starring in teen-oriented coming-of-age telenovelas in the late 1980s...
in her first starring role. In 1992 he wrote the script for De frente al sol, a telenovela starred by Angélica Aragón
Angélica Aragón
Angélica Aragón is a Mexican actress of telenovelas and such films as Dune, A Walk in the Clouds, Bella, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, Vivir un poco, Mirada de mujer, Novia que te vea, and the blockbuster film Sexo, pudor y lágrimas.-Early life:Aragón was born Angélica Espinoza Stransky in Mexico...
in the role of an indigenous woman and its sequel Más allá del puente. In 1986 he adapted the script for Monte Calvario and in 1997 for its remake Te sigo amando. He took the role of Padre Murillo in both productions.
He died of cancer in May 2000 in Mexico City.
Films
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The BeesThe BeesThe Bees can refer to:* The Bees , an indie group from the Isle of Wight, known in the US as A Band of Bees* The Bees , a Nashville, Tennessee-based acoustic pop band, now called The Silver Seas...
(1978) as a delegate - Cuna de valientes (1972)
- El pocho (1970) as a delegate
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/ Un mulato llamado Martín (1970) as Fray Martín de Porres - Los hijos que yo soñé (1965)
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Bienvenido, padre Murray (1964) - Cristo negro (1963)
- Fray Escoba (1961) as Fray Martín de Porres
Telenovelas
- Abrázame muy fuerteAbrázame Muy FuerteAbrázame muy fuerte is a Mexican telenovela that aired in 2000–2001, under the production of Salvador Mejia and with Aracely Arámbula and Fernando Colunga as the protagonists.-Plot:...
(2000) as Regino - Rosalinda (1999) as Abuelo Florentino Rosas
- La usurpadoraLa usurpadoraLa Usurpadora is a Mexican romantic drama telenovela produced by Salvador Mejia Alejandre and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from February 9, 1998 to July 24, 1998. It starred Gabriela Spanic and Fernando Colunga. This was one of the last telenovelas to feature Libertad Lamarque,...
(1998) as Luis Felipe Benítez aka "El Mojarras" - Te sigo amando (1997) as Padre Murillo
- María la del BarrioMaría la del BarrioMaría la del barrio is the 3rd telenovela of Thalía from the trilogy of 'Maria'. Is a Mexican telenovela which starred Thalía, Fernando Colunga, Itatí Cantoral, Ricardo Blume, Iran Eory and the youngest actors Ludwika Paleta & Osvaldo Benavides...
(1995) as El Veracruz - Marimar (1994) as Padre Porres
- Carrusel de las Américas (1992) as Alvaro
- Más allá del puente (1994) as Quijano
- De frente al sol (1992) as Quijano
- Cuando llega el amorCuando llega el AmorCuando llega el amor is a telenovela made by Mexican TV network Televisa. It is a telenovela aimed to young audience, set in Mexico. This telenovela was broadcasted in 1990.-Plot:...
(1990) as Chucho - Mi pequeña SoledadMi pequeña SoledadMi pequeña Soledad is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by Televisa and broadcast in Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas from May 14, 1990 to December 21, 1990.-Plot:Isadora is the victim of a rape at a young age and the product of that rape, Soledad....
(1990) as Gaetano - Quinceañera (1987) as Tino
- Rosa salvajeRosa salvajeRosa salvaje is a Mexican telenovela that was broadcast in 1987. It starred the popular Mexican actress Verónica Castro, who played the main character, "Rosa", co-starring with Guillermo Capetillo as her love interest and Laura Zapata as the villain of the story.This telenovela was a huge success...
(1987) as Doctor - Monte Calvario (1986) as Padre
- Pobre juventud (1986) as Anselmo
- Vivir un pocoVivir un pocoVivir un poco is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced and broadcast by Televisa in 1985. The story was a remake of the very popular Chilean telenovela, La Madrastra from 1981. Vivir un poco tells the story of the quest of Andrea to find justice and her long-lost children but must face the lies...
(1985) Telenovela - El cielo es para todos (1979) as San Martín de Porres
- Corazón salvaje (1977) as Esteban
- La Venganza (1977) as Mohamed
- Los que ayudan a Dios (1973) as Dr. César Grajales
- San Martín de Porres (1964) as San Martín de Porres
Adaptation
- Abrázame muy fuerteAbrázame Muy FuerteAbrázame muy fuerte is a Mexican telenovela that aired in 2000–2001, under the production of Salvador Mejia and with Aracely Arámbula and Fernando Colunga as the protagonists.-Plot:...
(2000) - Primer amor... a mil por horaPrimer amor... a mil por horaPrimer amor... a mil por hora is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 2001 and in Brazil in 2003. It is a remake of another Televisa telenovela titled Quinceañera. The protagonist were played by the teen heartthrob Kuno Becker and the young Anahí. Both are also...
(2000) - María Isabel, si tu supieras (1997)
- Te sigo amando (1997)
- Mi querida Isabel (1996)
- Mi pequeña SoledadMi pequeña SoledadMi pequeña Soledad is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by Televisa and broadcast in Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas from May 14, 1990 to December 21, 1990.-Plot:Isadora is the victim of a rape at a young age and the product of that rape, Soledad....
(1990)
Original story
- Primer amor... a mil por horaPrimer amor... a mil por horaPrimer amor... a mil por hora is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 2001 and in Brazil in 2003. It is a remake of another Televisa telenovela titled Quinceañera. The protagonist were played by the teen heartthrob Kuno Becker and the young Anahí. Both are also...
(2000) - Más allá del puente (1994)
- De frente al sol (1992)
- QuinceañeraQuinceañeraQuinceañera , sometimes called "Fiesta de quince años", "Fiesta de Quinceañera", "Quince años" or simply "quince", is the celebration of a girl's fifteenth birthday in parts of Latin America and elsewhere in communities of immigrants from Latin America...
(1987) - Como duele callar (1987)
See also
- List of Mexican telenovela actors
- List of telenovela actors
- Foreign-born artists in Mexico
External links
- René Muñoz at the telenovela database