Frank Ramírez

Frank Augusto Ramírez Mateus Aguazul February 12 1939 Bogotá February 19 2015 was a Colombian film and television actor and director The son of Ismael Ramírez and Cecilia Mateus Frank Ramírez was born in Aguazul Casanare From a very young age he was drawn to acting When he turned 20 he moved to New York to study at the Actors Studio Years later he became involved in Hollywood where he appeared in important films and television series such as Barnaby Jones Lou Grant and Riptide He returned to Colombia to portray significant roles in films such as Cóndores no entierran todos los días and La estrategia del caracol He also appeared in TV series like La Mala Hora Los atrevidos El gallo de oro and Por qué diablos His last television appearance was in the adaptation of Breaking Bad Metástasis The actor passed away at Clínica Marly in Bogotá at the age of 76 due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD which he had been suffering from for some time in addition to Parkinsons disease