José Reymundí (July 13, 1940 – October 7, 2017) was a Puerto Rican Telenovela and stage actor.[1]
José Reymundí | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 13, 1940 |
| Died | October 7, 2017 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | actor |
Early years
editJosé Reymundi who was popularly known as Pepe, was born on July 31, 1940, in the town of Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. While studying in the public schools of Rio Grande in the 1950s, Reymundí traveled to Cuba during the revolution and participated in the resistance in favor of Fidel Castro. He worked alongside his father in the family furniture store and the Don Q rum distillery, but he continued to perform in the theater.
Acting career
editAfter finishing his studies in Puerto Rico, José Reymundí moved to Mexico City, Mexico where he studied theater at the Cinematographic, Theatrical and Radio and Television Institute, better known as the Andrés Soler Instituted. He returned to Puerto Rico and joined an acting academy run by Edmundo Rivera Álvarez. In 1961 Reymundi debuted on television in the "Teatro Carnation" show on Telemundo canal 2. In 1962 he joined the Puerto Rico National Guard and stepped away from acting for six months due to training requirements.
In the 1970s, Tommy Muñiz recruited him to do telenovelas but n 1973 he started a strike against Tommy Muñiz because Tommy hired Cuban actor Héctor Travieso to start in the telenovela "Marta" and did not consider him for the role. A couple of years later he went back to work for Muñiz as a comedian joining the cast of the shows "Ja Ja, Ji Ji, Jo Jo con Agrelot", "Esto no tiene nombre" and "La criada Malcriada". Reymundí did stage acting from 1966 to 1999. He also worked for Manolo Urquiza, rejoining Telemundo and working on the melodramas produced by Angel del Cerro.[2]
Telenovelas (soap operas)
edit- "Marta Lloréns"
- "Tanairí"
- "Viernes social"
- "Alejandra"
- "Andrea"
- "Pacto de amor"
- "Apartamento de solteras"
Death
editJosé Reymundí suffered from Alzheimer's, he died on October 7, 2007, in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the age of 77[3]
References
edit- ^ "José Reymundí". Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Opinión | José Reymundí: un actor para recordar". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 4 August 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Fallece el actor José Reymundi tras una larga enfermedad". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 8 October 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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