Biography
Braulio Castillo Cintrón (March 30, 1933 – February 28, 2015) was a telenovela actor in Latin America. His two sons, Braulio Castillo, Jr. and Jorge Castillo, are also actors. He was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
Castillo played in the Orquesta Mandolina in Puerto Rico, before working as an actor. He graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a major in the performing arts. He had roles in Puerto Rican television soap operas, during the 1950s, including El derecho de nacer; he worked at Telemundo
Puerto Rico productions.
Castillo later relocated to Peru, where he performed the leading role in the telenovela, "Simplemente María" ("Simply Mary"), with Peruvian actress Saby Kamalich. There, Castillo was the first MC of the international children's puppet show based on the Italian fictional character of Topo Gigio.
He then moved to Mexico during the 1960s, and performed in Mexican films such as "El Cielo y Tu" ("Heaven and You"), among others, and working in several Televisa productions.
In 1970 Castillo was hit in the head by a rock, while filming a scene for a movie. He survived, but retired from the entertainment business. He still occasionally made appearances on television.
He died at the age of 81 of natural causes at Santa Teresa Jornet elderly home in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. He was buried at Porta Coeli Cemetery in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
Filmography
all 30
Movies 26
TV Shows 4
Aurora (2010)
Sugar (2008)
Angel (2007)
Las infieles (2007)
Fuego en el alma (2002)
Padre Astro (2001)
Señora Tentación (1994)
Guadalupe (1993)
Mulato (1974)
Renzo el gitano (1973)
Simplemente María (1972)
El cielo y tú (1971)
Simplemente María (1969)
El Callao (1969)
Luisa tenía razón (1968)
Correa Cotto: ¡así me llaman! (1968)
Amor perdóname (1967)
Una mujer sin precio (1966)
Puerto Rico en carnaval (1965)
Operación Tiburón (1965)
Caña brava (1965)
Mr. Dólar (1964)
Juicio contra un ángel (1964)
Bello amanecer (1964)
Harbor Lights (1963)
Los expatriados (1963)
Don Manuel's Night (1963)
Más allá del Capitolio (1962)
Tres puertorriqueñas y un deseo (1961)
Intolerance (1959)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1933-03-30
Deathday2015-02-28 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceBayamón, United States of America
ChildrenBraulio Castillo, Jr.
CitizenshipsPuerto Rico
Also Known AsBraulio Castillo, Sr., Braulio Castillo Cintrón, Braulio R. Castillo Cintrón, Braulio Castillo padre
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