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Frank Augusto Ramírez Mateus (12 February 1939 – 19 February 2015) was a Colombian actor and television director, playing roles in various series, both American and Colombian. Ramírez was the son of Jorge Ismael Ramírez Rojas, pharmacist and member of the Colombian Liberal Party, and Cecilia Mateus Rico. Ramírez studied at the Escuela Nacional de Arte Dramático in Bogotá, but left for the United States in 1964, studying under Actors Studio tutelage. While in the U.S., he took on roles in series such as Barnaby Jones, Lou Grant, and The Flying Nun.
After returning to Colombia, he appeared in the films Cóndores no entierran todos los días (1984), La estrategia del caracol (1993), and the telenovela La Saga, Negocio de Familia (2004). Ramírez's last role was the Colombian version of Héctor Salamanca in Metástasis, a Spanish-language remake of Breaking Bad. He died at age 76, at Clínica Marly, of Parkinson's disease, in 2015.
Filmography
all 19
Movies 11
TV Shows 8
La saga: Negocio de Familia (2004)
Pecados Capitales (2002)
Isabel me la veló (2001)
Águilas no cazan moscas (1994)
The Strategy of the Snail (1993)
Black River (1992)
María Cano (1990)
Miracle in Rome (1989)
A Matter of Honour (1988)
A Man of Principle (1984)
Paris (1979)
Law and Order (1976)
Serpico (1976)
Drive Hard, Drive Fast (1973)
The Wrath of God (1972)
Smith! (1969)
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GenderMale
Birthday1939-02-12
Deathday2015-02-19 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceAguazul, Colombia
CitizenshipsColombia
Also Known AsFrank Augusto Ramírez Mateus
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