Eduardo Gómez (actor)

Eduardo Gómez Manzano (27 July 1951 – 28 July 2019) was a Spanish actor who was born in Madrid, Spain.[1]

For the footballer, see Eduardo Gómez (footballer).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Manzano.
Eduardo Gómez
Eduardo Gómez in 2010
Born
Eduardo Gómez Manzano

27 July 1951
Madrid, Spain
Died28 July 2019(2019-07-28) (aged 68)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationActor
Children1

Early life and career

Gómez began acting late in life. In his early forties, he was accompanying a friend to a shooting. The production team persuaded him to say a few phrases to the camera. Andrés Pajares, a comedian and actor, saw him during the production and asked him whether he acted. Gómez answered that he was not an actor but if he paid him, he would act. Of the experience, Gómez has said, "The next day I went, he paid me and to this day! [...] What has happened to me doesn't happen to many people. I'm very happy."[2]

He went on to perform in small parts in Spanish television and cinema, including parts in the Goya Award-winning movies La comunidad and La lengua de las mariposas. He later appeared in a sequel of Santiago Segura's Torrente series, Torrente 3: El Protector. He also had a part in the movie version of the legendary Spanish comic strip Mortadelo y Filemón.

He was cast in the part of Emilio's father in the hit Spanish comedy Aquí no hay quien viva.[3] Originally a small, recurring role, Gómez joined the regular cast after the first series and his character of Mariano is now widely recognized in Spain for which he won Best Actor on Unión de Actores y Actrices.[4] He then played Maxi in La que se avecina from 2007 to 2013.[5]

In 2013 he parodied Capitán Alatriste in Spanish Movie along Alexandra Jiménez, Carlos Areces, Joaquín Reyes and Michelle Jenner.[6] In February 2015 he was cast as Juanito in the Cuatro TV program Gym Tony along Carmen Ruiz and Pepa Rus.[7]

He appeared posthumously in the TV programme Trabajo temporal.[8]

Private life and death

Gómez had one son, Héctor, from a previous marriage.[9] He was an Atlético de Madrid fan.[10]

He died on 28 July 2019 from laryngeal cancer,[11] one day after his 68th birthday.[12] The funeral was assisted by his friends Alberto, Laura Caballero, Nacho Guerreros, Cristina Castaño, Vanesa Romero, Nathalie Seseña, Malena Alterio, Laura Pamplona, Melani Olivares, and Fernando Ramallo.[13] He was cremated in La Almudena.[14]

Partial filmography

References
  1. "Eduardo Gómez". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. "Eduardo Gómez 'Si fuese guapo tendría que quitarme a las mujeres de encima'". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). No. 2787. Hachette Filipacchi. Wanadoo. 13 January 2005. Archived from the original on 17 January 2005. Retrieved 4 February 2006.
  3. "Los mejores momentazos de Eduardo Gómez en 'Aquí no hay quien viva'". La Sexta Noticias (in Spanish). Madrid: Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación, S.A. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. Europa Press (21 June 2005). "'Aquí no hay quien viva', 'Mar adentro' y 'Yo Claudio' vencen en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid: Mundinteractivos, S.A. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  5. Europa Press (16 August 2013). "Eduardo Gómez (Maxi) abandona 'La que se avecina'". Hoy Cinema (in Spanish). ABC. Vocento. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  6. "De 'Muchachada Nui' a 'Spanish movie'". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial Información General, S.L.U. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. "Eduardo Gómez, Carmen Ruiz y Pepa Rus se apuntan al 'Gym Tony'". El Economista. Editorial Ecoprensa, S.A. Ecoteuve. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  8. "El trabajo póstumo de Eduardo Gómez en TV, este lunes en La 1 que lo programó con anterioridad". El Diario (in Spanish). Vertele!. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  9. Ortiz, Laura (28 July 2019). "El hijo de Eduardo Gómez desvela que su padre luchó contra el cáncer "como un gladiador"". Semana (in Spanish). RBA Entertainment. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  10. Mérida, A.; Pose, G. (7 February 2014). "Eduardo Gómez: "Cristiano Ronaldo alucinó al verme"". AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  11. Molina, Nacho (30 July 2019). "Así fue la aparición póstuma de Eduardo Gómez en televisión". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  12. EFE (28 July 2019). "El hijo de Eduardo Gómez dice que luchó contra el cáncer "como un gladiador"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  13. "Eduardo Gómez reúne a familiares y amigos en su capilla ardiente". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Hearst Magazines International. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  14. "Eduardo Gómez será incinerado este lunes en el cementerio de La Almudena". Telecinco (in Spanish). Mediaset. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.