Manuel Aránguiz

Manuel Aranguiz
Born (1945-10-15) October 15, 1945 (age 79)
NationalityChilean/Canadian
Occupation(s)actor, writer
Years active1980s-present
Notable workThe Paper Wedding, Eclipse

Manuel Aranguiz (born October 15, 1945) is a Chilean Canadian actor and writer.[1] He is most noted for his performance in the 1989 film The Paper Wedding (Les Noces de papier), for which he won the Gémeaux Award for Best Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries in 1990.[2]

His other most prominent role as an actor was in the 1994 film Eclipse;[3] however, his acting career was somewhat limited by a perception that he was too "ethnic" for the Quebec film and television industries, and he generally only had small supporting or guest roles rather than major starring performances.[1]

Some of his poetry was set to music by the Latin jazz ensemble Intakto on their albums Intakto (2002)[4] and Todavia (2007);[5] Intakto won the Félix Award for World Music Album of the Year at the 25th Felix Awards in 2003,[6] and was a Juno Award nominee for World Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2004.[7]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1973 Little White Dove (Palomita blanca) Lodger
1975 There Is No Forgetting (Il n'y a pas d'oubli) Pablo Anthology film; segments "J'explique certaines choses" and "Steelblues (Jours de fer)"
1975 Rappelle-toi
1976 The Flower Between the Teeth (La Fleur aux dents)
1990 The Paper Wedding (Les Noces de papier) Pablo Torres
1990 Cargo Officer
1991 Love Crazy (Amoureux fou) Himself
1992 Scoop Enrique Lopez TV series; 10 episodes
1993 Matusalem Le Bricoleur
1994 A Hero's Life (La Vie d'un héros) Vincent
1994 Eclipse Gabriel
1995 La présence des ombres Dr. Senez
1995 La Folie des crinolines
1996 Lulu
1997 The Assignment Venezeualan Oil Minister
1997 Matusalem II (Matusalem II: le dernier des Beauchesne) Diego Vielo
1997 Lobby Dr. Velez TV series; one episode.
1998 Mr. Aiello (La Déroute) Fr. Ramirez
1998 Coup at Daybreak (Amaneció de golpe) McCarty
2001 Tribu.com Doctor
2001 Protection Mr. Ramos
2001 Fortier Man in gay bar TV series; one episode
2003 Levity Señor Aguilar
2005 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Additional character voices
2005 Human Trafficking Mexican police captain
2006 10.5: Apocalypse Nando Garcia
2007 Imitation
2009 A Cargo to Africa (Un cargo pour l'Afrique) King patron
2017 Nous Sommes le Freak Show Pascual

References

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  1. ^ a b Jeff Heinrich, "'Ordinary roles' elude ethnic actors in Quebec". Montreal Gazette, September 15, 2003.
  2. ^ Stephen Godfrey, "Paper Wedding takes the cake: TV film wins six Gemeaux awards for Radio-Quebec". The Globe and Mail, December 18, 1990.
  3. ^ John Griffin, "Toronto film's celebration of sex eclipsed by boredom". Montreal Gazette, June 22, 1995.
  4. ^ Gilles Tremblay, "Intakto: Intakto". Voir, December 12, 2002.
  5. ^ Gilles Tremblay, "Intakto: Todavia". Voir, April 19, 2007.
  6. ^ "Cowboys win early ADISQ". Montreal Gazette, October 21, 2003.
  7. ^ Roger Levesque, "Jazz, world music commanding more Juno attention". Edmonton Journal, April 3, 2004.
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