Mario Pardo (actor)

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Mario Pardo
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Pardo at the 2023 FICX
Born (1944-04-16) 16 April 1944 (age 80)
Berga, Spain
OccupationActor

Mario Pardo (born 16 April 1944) is a Spanish actor. He gained notoriety for his work in television miniseries Fortunata y Jacinta .

Biography

Mario Pardo was born in Berga, province of Barcelona on 16 April 1944. [1] [2] He studied Philosophy and Letters at the University of Salamanca, where he became acquainted with acting, and trained his acting chops at the EOC  [ es ] in Madrid. [3] He later relocated to the Basque Country. [4]

He made his big screen debut in Basilio Martín Patino's Love and Other Solitudes (1969). [5] His 1970s resumee include performances in The Wind's Fierce (1970), La leyenda del alcalde de Zalamea  [ es ] (1973), Clara is the Price (1974), and El Love Feroz  [ es ] (1973). [6] [7]

His role as Maximiliano Rubín in TVE miniseries Fortunata y Jacinta (1980) earned him notoriety. [8] Ensuing roles include his portrayals of Iturbe in Escape from Segovia (1981), [9] Rubio Antofagasta in Mario Camus' The Beehive (1982), [1] and Ramón in Luces de bohemia, the 1985 adaptation of the play of the same name by Ramón del Valle Inclán, written by Camus and directed by Miguel Ángel Díez. [10] He also appeared in El río que nos lleva (1989), [11] Don Juan in Hell (1991, as Don Juan's esquire Esganarel), [12] and Savages (2001, as Turuta). [13]

He portrayed Mohamed "Moromierda" in crime comedy film Makinavaja, el último choriso (1992) and its sequel ¡Semos peligrosos! Uséase, Makinavaja 2  [ es ] (1993). [14] He portrayed Damián, the tame father of Elena Valdés (María Castro) in television series Tierra de lobos . [15] His work earned him a nomination to Best Television Actor in a Minor Role at the 20th Actors and Actresses Union Awards. [16] [17]

Late television performances include credits in Adolfo Suárez, el presidente (as Gutiérrez Mellado), [18] Cuéntame (as Lorenzo), [19] and ¡García! . [20] Likewise, he has also appeared in films such as The Platform (2019), [21] En otro lugar (2022), [19] and Close Your Eyes (2023), portraying aging film editor Max Roca. [22] [23]

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