Luis Brandoni

Known for ActingBorn 1940-04-18 (age 86)Buenos Aires City, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Luis "Beto" Brandoni (1940-2026) was one of Argentina's most renowned and significant actors. He was born in Dock Sud, a port community east of Avellaneda. He debuted on the stage in 1962, on television in 1963, and on film in 1966. He joined the National Comedy Theater in 1964 under the direction of Luisa Vehil. Politically active in the centrist Radical Civic Union (UCR), he served as cultural policy adviser for President Raúl Alfonsín (1983-89), and was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in 1993, where he served until 2001. He was an unsuccessful Argentine Senate candidate for the UCR in 2005, and for Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province, with nominee Ricardo Alfonsín, in 2007. He was married to actress Marta Bianchi, and in 2007 married Monica Lopez. An actor with extensive film, television and theatre credits, he portrayed leading roles in acclaimed pictures such as La tregua (1974), Juan que reía (1976), Darse cuenta (1984), Esperando la carroza (1985), Made in Argentina (1986), Cien veces no debo (1990), Convivencia (1993), Una sombra ya pronto serás (1994), De mi barrio con amor (1995), and Los pasos perdidos (2001). His career remained strong during 2011: among his notable theatre credits was his portrayal of former President Arturo Illia; and his notable television credits included a starring role in the Telefé; sitcom, El Hombre de tu vida. He earned three Martín Fierro Awards (1970, 1990, and 1993); and an Argentine Film Critics Association Silver Condor awards for Best Actor for his roles in Made in Argentina and Convivencia. Brandoni also served in numerous actors' guilds, including the International Federation of Actors (IFA) as its Vice President between 1974 and 2004.Read more

Movies & web series

Hermanos, una historia de sangre

El mundo contra mí

Alone

We Are the Best

La cigarra está que arde

My Brother-In-Law

The Money

Durmiendo con mi jefe

The Boss

The Man of Your Dreams

Carroceros

Seré cualquier cosa, pero te quiero

Una familia especial como la tuya

Reading Again Mafalda

Los pasos perdidos

De mi barrio con amor

Waiting for the Hearse

Nothing

Heroic Losers

The Weasel's Tale

Maternidad sin hombres

My Masterpiece

Rebellion in Patagonia

A Rooster for Esculapio

What Your Eyes Don't See

The Truce

Paño verde

Escala musical

Juan que reía

To Realize

El verso

Made in Argentina

Me enamoré sin darme cuenta

Autocine mon amour

Mr. President

The Retirement

Tute Cabrero

Strangers in the Park

People in Buenos Aires

4x4

It's Not You, It's Me

Cien veces no debo

Living Together

La fidelidad

Señores papis

Democracy

Waiting for the Hearse 2: The Party is Over

The Damned Rib