Luis Brandoni

Brandoni was born in Dock Sud a port community east of Avellaneda He debuted on the stage in 1962 television in 1963 and on film in 1966 He joined the National Comedy Theater in 1964 under the direction of Luisa Vehil Politically active in the centrist Radical Civic Union UCR he served as cultural policy adviser for President Raúl Alfonsín 198389 and was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in 1993 where he served until 2001 He was an unsuccessful Argentine Senate candidate for the UCR in 2005 and for Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province with nominee Ricardo Alfonsín in 2007 He was married to actress Marta Bianchi and in 2007 married Monica Lopez An actor with extensive film television and theatre credits he portrayed leading roles in acclaimed pictures such as La tregua 1974 Juan que reía 1976 Darse cuenta 1984 Esperando la carroza 1985 Made in Argentina 1986 Cien veces no debo 1990 Convivencia 1993 Una sombra ya pronto serás 1994 De mi barrio con amor 1995 and Los pasos perdidos 2001 His career remained strong during 2011 among his notable theatre credits was his portrayal of former President Arturo Illia and his notable television credits included a starring role in the Telefé sitcom El Hombre de tu vida He earned three Martín Fierro Awards 1970 1990 and 1993 and an Argentine Film Critics Association Silver Condor awards for Best Actor for his roles in Made in Argentina and Convivencia Brandoni also served in numerous actors guilds including the International Federation of Actors IFA as its Vice President between 1974 and 2004