Juan Carlos Altavista

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Juan Carlos Altavista (Buenos Aires, January 4, 1929 - July 20, 1989) was an Argentine actor and comedian.

Life

Juan Carlos Altavista begun his career at Teatro Infantil Labarden, [ Labarden children's theatre ] in Buenos Aires. There attended future actress as Julia Sandoval and Beba Bidart. Afterwards he learned from Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Francisco Petrone and Luis Sandrini.

The character that carried him to fame, Minguito Tinguitella, a tramp driving an old dustcart, was an idea of Juan Carlos Chiappe. With beret and espadrille, he achieved great radio and TV success.

Later, Altavista joined in Polémica en el bar, a TV sketch with Fidel Pintos, Javier Portales, Vicente La Rusa, Mario Sánchez and Adolfo García Grau.

"Minguito" was the star in many films since 1942 till 1988. He dead in Buenos Aires at July 20, 1989 because of Myocardial infarction.

Films

*Melodías de América (1942)
*Juvenilia (1943)
*Cuando en el cielo pasen lista (1945)
*Corazón (1947)
*Los hijos del otro (1947)
*Madame Bovary (1947)
*Vacaciones (1947)
*Los Pérez García (1950)
*Camino al crimen (1951)
*Pocholo, Pichuca y yo (1951)
*La última escuadrilla (1951)
*Paraíso robado (1952)
*La tía de Carlitos (1953)
*Sangre y acero (1956)
*En la vía (inédita - 1959)
*Todo el año es navidad (1960)
*La novia (1961)
*La murga (1963)
*Los evadidos (1964)
*El gordo Villanueva (1964)
*Fiebre de primavera (1965)
*Orden de matar (1965)
*¿Quiere casarse conmigo? (1967)
*Esto es alegria (1967)
*Flor de piolas (1967)
*Lo prohibido está de moda (1968)
*La casa de Madame Lulú (1968)
*El derecho a la felicidad (1968)
*Che, OVNI (1968)
*Villa Cariño está que arde (1968)
*Carne (1968)
*Amor libre (1969)
*El salame (1969)
*Los muchachos de mi barrio (1970)
*El caradura y la millonaria (1971)
*El mundo que inventamos (1973)
*Minguito Tinguitela Papá (1974)
*Las procesadas (1975)
*No hay que aflojarle a la vida (1975)
*Don Carmelo Il Capo (1976)
*Brigada en acción (1977) R
*El divorcio está de moda (de común acuerdo) (1978)
*Amigos para la aventura (1978)
*La nona (1979)
*Vivir con alegría (1979)
*Crucero de placer (1980)
*¡Qué linda es mi familia! (1980)
*Diablito de barrio (1983)
*Mingo y Anibal, dos pelotazos en contra(1984)
*Mingo y Anibal contra los fantasmas (1985)
*Las barras bravas (1985)
*Mingo y Aníbal en la mansión embrujada (1986)
*Las colegialas (1986)
*Tres alegres fugitivos (1988)

Radio

*1976/89 "El Clan del Aire". Juan Carlos Altavista.

TV

*SUPERMINGO ,11 TV Channel, Buenos Aires.1987 to 1988.

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.cinenacional.com/personas/index.php?persona=270 Filmography]
* [http://www.autores.org.ar/rpsalcedo/radio.htm Radio and TV]