Tito Junco (Cuban actor)

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Tito Junco
Born(1944-01-04)4 January 1944
Havana, Cuba
Died15 August 2003(2003-08-15) (aged 59)
Havana, Cuba
OccupationActor
Years active1975-2003

Tito Junco (4 January 1944 15 August 2003) was a Cuban film actor. He appeared in 19 films and television shows between 1975 and 2003. In 1981 he won the award for Best Actor at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival for his role in Guardafronteras . [1]

The 12th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1981. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Brazilian film O Homem que Virou Suco directed by João Batista de Andrade, the Vietnamese film The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone directed by Nguyen Hong Shen and the Soviet-French-Swiss film Teheran 43 directed by Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir Naumov.

<i>Guardafronteras</i> 1981 film

Guardafronteras is a 1981 Cuban drama film directed by Octavio Cortázar. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival, where Tito Junco won the award for Best Actor.

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References

  1. "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.