Marcelo Romo

Marcelo Romo Santiago April 23 1941 January 23 2018 was a renowned Chilean actor of film theater and television Trained at the University of Chiles School of Theater he became one of the leading figures of Chilean acting from the 1960s onward He made his film debut in El Chacal de Nahueltoro 1969 by Miguel Littín playing a journalist a landmark in Chilean cinema that marked the beginning of a prolific film career spanning over thirty titles During the Pinochet dictatorship Romo went into exile in Venezuela where he continued his career in film participating in movies such as La máxima felicidad 1982 and Señora Bolero 1991 as well as in theater and television later working also in Mexico and Colombia He returned to Chile in the 1990s and became a familiar face in popular TV series such as Rojo y Miel Sucupira Estúpido Cupido and Pecadores his last television appearance in 2003 A versatile and socially committed performer Romo was admired for the emotional depth of his characters and his dedication to the arts He spent his final years away from the public eye due to Alzheimers disease and passed away in Santiago in 2018 aged 76