Edgardo Bruna

Edgardo Bruna del Campo (8 February 1947 – 19 March 2017) was a Chilean actor, musician, theater director, and social activist, recognized for his long career in various productions and plays.[1]

Edgardo Bruna
Born
Edgardo Bruna del Campo

(1947-02-08)8 February 1947
Santiago, Chile
Died19 March 2017(2017-03-19) (aged 70)
Santiago, Chile
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Occupation(s)Actor, musician, theater director
Years active1984–2017
SpouseVerónica Fruns

He is known for his roles in telenovelas, playing the evil Fernando Bernard in Rojo y miel (1994), inspector Igor in Adrenalina (1996), the swindler Renacuajo in Tic Tac (1997), the patron of Fernando Guerra in Aquelarre (1999), Don Clinton in Amores de mercado (2001), and José Reyes in Purasangre (2002).

Biography

Edgardo Bruna studied at the Liceo Experimental Manuel de Salas and the San Felipe Boys School. In 1963 he entered the acting profession at the University of Chile, where he had national theater figures as teachers, such as Patricio Bunster, Eugenio Guzmán, and Agustín Siré. Thanks to a scholarship, he traveled to the United States to perfect his skills in dramatic arts at the University of California, Berkeley, home of the hippie movement in the late 1960s.[2] He decided to return to Chile in 1971 to be present in the government of President Salvador Allende. Later, after the 1973 coup d'état, he left for Mexico, where he lived for five years.[3]

Before dedicating himself to acting, he was a musician and participated in the folk group Los Paulos, together with Pedro Messone.[4] The group won the folkloric competition of the 1966 Viña del Mar International Song Festival with the song "La burrerita".[5]

He made his television debut in 1984 on the Channel 13 telenovela Los títeres. During the 1990s he joined the dramatic area of TVN, and later worked for Chilevisión and Mega. He participated in series such as Los archivos del cardenal, Prófugos, Ecos del desierto, and Príncipes de barrio. His last role was in Casa de Angelis, recorded just before his death.

He was president of the Union of Actors and Actresses of Chile (Sidarte), president of the National Union of Artists, and counselor of Chileactores.[1][6] In 2013 he was a candidate for regional councilor representing the Progressive Party for the Santiago Metropolitan Region. However, he was not elected.[7]

He died on 19 March 2017 at age 70, after suffering a heart attack at home at 4:00 p.m.[6][8] On 22 March, the Senate of Chile paid tribute to him for his work in the actors' union and his active participation in the preparation of the project which created the Ministry of Science and Technology.[9]

Filmography

Films

  • ¡Viva el novio! (1990)
  • Dos mujeres en la ciudad (1990) – Professor
  • Amelia Lópes O'Neill (1991)
  • El seductor (2004) – Catar
  • El socio (2004) – Walter Davis
  • Las golondrinas del altazor (2006)
  • The Black Pimpernel (2007) – Hotel proprietor
  • Oculto en la oscuridad (2007) – Father of Mariana
  • Teresa (2009) – Federico Wilms
  • La lección de pintura (2011) – Bechard
  • Aftershock (2012) – Grumpy operator
  • El vuelo de los cuervos (2013) – Don Efraín
  • El árbol magnético (2013) – Tata
  • El inquisidor (2015) – Gaspar
  • Pinochet boys (2016)
  • You'll Never Be Alone (2016) – Bruno

Telenovelas

Year Title Role Channel
1984Los títeresJulio BarrosChannel 13
1986Secreto de familiaSebastián WilliamsChannel 13
1990El milagro de vivirCamiloTVN
Acércate másMauricioChannel 13
1991Volver a empezarGermán YáñezTVN
1992Fácil de amarRaúlChannel 13
1993Jaque mateErnesto QuesneyTVN
ÁmameSergio HernándezTVN
1994Rojo y mielFernando BernardTVN
1995Amor a domicilioRaúl DíazChannel 13
1996AdrenalinaIgor HormazábalChannel 13
1997Tic TacRenato Puig "El Renacuajo"TVN
1998Borrón y Cuenta NuevaLeón CostaTVN
1999AquelarreFernando GuerraTVN
2000Santo ladrónFederico QuirogaTVN
2001Amores de mercadoManfred Midesraub "El Clinton"TVN
2002PurasangreJosé Reyes "El rey del Monte con huesillo"TVN
2003PecadoresSafanor PérezTVN
2004Destinos cruzadosRaimundo GoycoleaTVN
2005VersusNuncio ChaparroTVN
2006FloribellaEugenio ZaldívarTVN
DisparejasTololo RomeroTVN
2007Amor por accidenteErnesto UrrutiaTVN
2008Hijos del MonteEleuterio MardonesTVN
2009Los Ángeles de EstelaMáximo AlcázarTVN
2011PelelesFernando VarasChannel 13
MalditaJoaquín IbáñezMega
2012Dama y obreroMariano VillavicencioTVN
2013Secretos en el jardínAníbal LastraChannel 13
2014Valió la penaRaúl GarcíaChannel 13
Pituca Sin LucasExequiel SantibáñezMega
2015Eres mi tesoroÁngel RiquelmeMega

TV series and specials

Year Title Role Channel
1996 Madre e hijo Roberto TVN
1997 Brigada Escorpión Leyton TVN
1998 Mi abuelo, mi nana y yo The director TVN
1999 Los Cárcamo Alfonso Irarrázabal Canal 13
2005/2006 Tiempo final: en tiempo real Ángel / Father of Karina TVN
2006 El aval Inspector Losada TVN
2008 Paz Domingo Santa María TVN
2010 La Tirana Ramiro Eyzaguirre TVN
Adiós al séptimo de línea Joaquín Godoy Cruz Mega
2011 12 días que estremecieron Chile Orlando Sotomayor / Roberto Parada Chilevisión
Cartas de mujer President Arturo Alessandri Chilevisión
2011–2013 Prófugos Luis Serrano HBO
2011–2014 Los archivos del cardenal Marcos Sarmiento TVN
2012 El diario secreto de una profesional Ricardo García TVN
Vida por vida Dr. Sergio Mackenna Channel 13
Solita camino Pedro Pablo Mega
2013 Maldito corazón Juan Aníbal Chilevisión
Ecos del desierto General Joaquín Lagos Chilevisión
2014 Los 80 Arturo González Canal 13
2015 Príncipes de barrio Francisco Elizalde Canal 13
2017 12 días que estremecieron Chile Miguel Mejías Chilevisión
Papá mono Eduardo Figueroa Canal 13
2018 Casa de Angelis TVN

Music videos

YearTitleArtistDirector
2010"Cabros"Álex AnwandterÁlex Anwandter

Theater

  • La Celestina (1982) – director

References

  1. "El destacado actor Edgardo Bruna muere a los 70 años" [The Distinguished Actor Edgardo Bruna Dies at Age 70]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. Iriarte Z., Laura (August 2010). "La TV Digital traerá una transformación cultural brutal" [Digital TV Will Bring a Brutal Cultural Transformation]. Tell Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. Tapia F., Ángela (18 July 2012). "Edgardo Bruna: Un espíritu joven" [Edgardo Bruna: A Young Spirit]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  4. "Pedro Messone". MusicaPopular.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  5. Hugo Moreno, Víctor; Palma, Rodrigo. "1966". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. "Falleció el actor Edgardo Bruna" [The Actor Edgardo Bruna Passes Away] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  7. "Los famosos que ganaron y perdieron como CORE" [The Celebrities Who Won and Lost as CORE]. Ahora noticias (in Spanish). 18 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  8. Mazuela, Fany (20 March 2017). "Un infarto se llevó a Edgardo Bruna, el mejor actor secundario de la TV" [A Heart Attack Takes Edgardo Bruna, the Best Supporting Actor on TV]. Las Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  9. "Sala rinde homenaje a la memoria del actor Edgardo Bruna" [Chamber Pays Homage to the Memory of Actor Edgardo Bruna] (in Spanish). Valparaíso: Senate of Chile. 22 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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