Emilio Comte

Emilio Comte
Born15 January 1941
Argentina
Years active1956–1998

Emilio Comte (born 15 January 1941) is an Argentine actor who was active between 1956 and 1998. He is best remembered for his role in the popular Argentine telenovela La familia Falcón.[1]

Career

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In 1956, Comte made his film debut in Ignacio Tankele's Prohibido para menores opposite Francisco de Paula, Diana Myriam Jones and Noemí Laserre.[2] In 1971 he starred in Enrique Carreras's Aquellos años locos opposite Palito Ortega and Mercedes Carreras.[3]

Comte was the voice of "Cachito", the children's character of the popular radio program Los Pérez García. Later, in 1957 he worked in the comedy ¡Son cosas de esta vida! which, like the previous one, was broadcast on Radio El Mundo.[4][5]

Personal life

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On November 24, 1962, Comte married Silvia Merlino, whom he had met in Tovarich, one of the Saturday Theater plays. She was also his co-star in La familia Falcón, and the mother of their four children: Gabriela, Karina, Luciano and Patrick. Merlino died in 2007.[6]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Daniela Chueke Perles (8 March 2024). "La Familia Falcón en el recuerdo de la hija de dos de sus protagonistas: "Papá se puso celoso porque Delon le tiró los galgos a mamá"" (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Prohibido para menores" (in Spanish). Cinenacional.com. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Aquellos años loco" (in Spanish). Cinenacional.com. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. ^ "La familia más famosa de la radio" (in Spanish). La Nación. 12 June 2005. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  5. ^ Arabito, Jorge. "Radio El Mundo Historia" (in Spanish). Issuu.com. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. ^ "EMILIO COMTE, EN UNA NUEVA EDICION DE ACORTANDO DISTANCIAS" (in Spanish). Cultivosdequimes.com. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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