René Muñoz

René Muñoz
René Muñoz
Born	February 19, 1938; Havana, Cuba
Died	May 11, 2000 (aged 62); Mexico City, Mexico
Years active	1961-2000

René Muñoz (February 19, 1938 – May 11, 2000)^{[citation needed]} was a Cuban actor and screenwriter of telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico.

He is most remembered for his role in the Spanish film Fray Escoba.

Biography

He was born in Havana, Cuba but started his acting career in Spain with the film Fray Escoba of Ramón Torrado. He made two more films with him and then moved to Mexico to participate in Los hijos que yo soñé ("The sons I dreamed of") and the telenovela San Martín de Porres that made him famous in this country. He made his last film in the Mexico/United States production The Bees and focused on working on telenovelas. In 1987 he wrote his first scripts for telenovelas for Como duele callar and the first story written for a young audience Quinceañera. Quinceañera was the telenovela of the year, it featured singer Thalía in one of the main roles and catapulted the career of Adela Noriega in her first starring role. In 1992 he wrote the script for De frente al sol, a telenovela starred by Angélica Aragón in the role of an indigenous woman and its sequel Más allá del puente. In 1986 he adapted the script for Monte Calvario and in 1997 for its remake Te sigo amando. He took the role of Padre Murillo in both productions. He also was an actor, and performed in La Usurpadora as Mojarras.

He died of cancer in May 2000 in Mexico City, in full recording of the soap opera Abrázame muy fuerte.

Films

The Bees (1978) as a delegate
Cuna de valientes (1972)
El pocho (1970) as a delegate
Un mulato llamado Martín (1970) as Fray Martín de Porres
Los hijos que yo soñé (1965)
Bienvenido, padre Murray (1964)
Cristo negro (1963)
Fray Escoba (1961) as Fray Martín de Porres

Telenovelas

Abrázame muy fuerte (2000-2001) as Regino
Rosalinda (1999) as Abuelo Florentino Rosas
La Usurpadora (1998) as Luis Felipe Benítez aka "El Mojarras"
Te sigo amando (1996-1997) as Padre Murillo
María la del Barrio (1995-1996) as El Veracruz
Marimar (1994) as Padre Porres
Más allá del puente (1993-1994) as Quijano
De frente al sol (1992) as Quijano
Carrusel de las Américas (1992) as Alvaro
Mi pequeña Soledad (1990) as Gaetano
Cuando llega el amor (1989-1990) as Chucho
Quinceañera (1987-1988) as Tino
Rosa salvaje (1987-1988) as Doctor
Monte Calvario (1986) as Padre
Pobre juventud (1986-1987) as Anselmo
Vivir un poco (1985-1986) Telenovela
El cielo es para todos (1979) as San Martín de Porres
Corazón salvaje (1977-1978) as Esteban
La venganza (1977) as Mohamed
Los que ayudan a Dios (1973-1974) as Dr. César Grajales
San Martín de Porres (1964-1965) as San Martín de Porres

Scripts

Adaptation

Original story

Primer amor, a mil por hora (2000)
Más allá del puente (1994)
De frente al sol (1992)
Quinceañera (1987)
Cómo duele callar (1987)

External links

René Muñoz at IMDb

René Muñoz
Born	(1938-02-19)February 19, 1938 Havana, Cuba
Died	May 11, 2000(2000-05-11) (aged 62) Mexico City, Mexico
Years active	1961-2000