Carlos Gómez (Paraguayan actor)

Carlos Victorino Gómez Castillo[a] (6 March 1917 – 15 August 2009) was a Paraguayan actor. Performing as Carlos Gómez, he worked in theatre, radio and television, and cinema, in both his native country and Argentina.

Career

Carlos Gómez was born in Asunción on 6 March 1917. He served as a telephone operator during the Chaco War (1932 to 1935) before debuting as a theatre actor with the Destello Juvenil company.[1]

At the outbreak of the Paraguayan Civil War in 1947 he relocated to Buenos Aires, Argentina. He returned to Paraguay in 1948 but continued to work in radio, television and films in both countries.[2]

In poor health in later years, his final theatre work was in 2007 when he directed the play El último caudillo and performed in La madama. He received a visit from President Fernando Lugo to enquire about his health on 5 August 2009 and died at his home in Asunción at the age of 92 ten days later.[1]

Filmography

Carlos Gómez's films included:[3]

Awards

Carlos Gómez received various awards, including:[1]

  • Commander of the National Order of Merit of Paraguay
  • Arturo Alsina Prize for theatre
  • Favoured Son (Hijo Dilecto) of Asunción

References

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.
  1. ^ a b c "Carlos Gómez". Portal Guaraní (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Falleció el actor Carlos Gómez". Paraguay Mi País (in Spanish). 17 August 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Carlos Gómez". Cine Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.