Franártur Duque (August 20, 1983, Venezuela) is a Colombian-Venezuelan actor, comedian[1][2] and producer.[3] He has been a part of different audiovisual productions[4] in mediums such as television, advertising, cinema, web, video clips, short films, advertising spots[5] and sketches, where in addition to acting he has also worked as a screenwriter, producer and director.

Franártur Duque
NationalityColombian Venezuelan
EducationAndrés Bello Catholic University
OccupationActor Comedian Voice-over Producer
Years active2003 - present
Websitehttp://www.franarturduque.com/index.php

The artist lived his first years of life and academic training between Colombia and Venezuela. He fulfilled his university studies in the city of Caracas, where he graduated from the School of Social Communication, mention Audiovisual Arts of the Andres Bello Catholic University (Caracas).

Career

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First years

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He made his debut in 2003 as a live comedian, with "La Degeneración de Relevo" (Relay Degeneration), this was a collective of comedians, created by Laureano Márquez and Emilio Lovera, during the starts of Stand Up Comedy in Venezuela.[6]

In addition to his career he has created several characters to develop his style of humor in the roles he plays in the audiovisual industry. The most relevant in his career in Venezuela is "Butaquito";[7][8] This was a caricature created by him in 2005 for the program Vamos al cine,[9] broadcast on an open signal by Venevisión for two years.[10]

He also participated as an assistant director, copywriter and screenwriter in advertising productions and entertainment content.[11]

Posterior career

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Since 2012, Franártur Duque is located in the city of Bogotá,[12] where he has participated in important productions for RCN, Caracol TV, City TV, Sony, Univisión and others.[13] Between the most outstanding productions there are: Who Killed Patricia Soler (Quien Mató a Patricia Soler),[14] the Corner of the Devil (La Esquina del Diablo), Pambelé,[15] Room of Urgencies 2 (Sala de Urgencias), The Commander (El Comandante)[16][17] and Paradise Travel (Paraíso Travel).[18][19][20]

Comedy Content Creator

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During 2004–2006 he was director, screenwriter and producer of the television program Vamos al Cine, in turn he was director of short films like Sordomudo,[21] Paramedicos,[22] Miguel y el Fuego, Alarmanecer, Activista La Flor,[23] En 4, Los Gaffer,[24] Amor Inflatable, CucaTanaca in Tokyo[25] and Rapicui.[26]

In 2013 he was the scriptwriter of the second season of the DirectTV program "Andres Lopez de Noche", along with other talents such as Juan Buenaventura, Lina Mayorga, Chóche Román and Juan Camilo Vergarahttps://archive.org/details/ALDNCredits.

Currently Franártur Duque has eight routines of his authorship:[27] Adolescence without cause, The seed of hatred 1 and 2, Experiment of the absurd, Childhood, Marriage and sex, Bad days[28] and A normal guy.

Productions

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Series, Shortfilms, and Theater
Production Title Created Produced by Character Appearances Date
Series Paraiso Travel RCN Teleset Simón Chapters: 40,41, 42,43,45,46, 47,49,50,51,52 53,54 y 55 2018
El Comandante RCN Teleset Ángel Saavedra Season 1, Chapters 7 and 8 2017
Pambelé RCN Teleset Rafito Veleño Season 1. Chapters: 15–17 2017
Venganza RCN Vista Gael

(Executive)

Season 1. Chapters: 49 2017
Sala de Urgencias 2 RCN Resonant Militar Chapter 16 2016
La esquina del diablo RCN RTI Botones Panamá - 2015
Quién mató a Patricia Soler RCN RTI Taxista Chapter 87 2015
Tu Voz Estéreo Caracol TV Caracol TV Policía "A tus pies corazón" Chapter 330 2015
Mujeres al límite Caracol TV Colombiana de Televisión Alfredo, Gustavo, Elkin 2013, 2014
Vamos al cine Venevisión Turiamo Producciones Butaquito 2005, 2006
Shortfilms Inflexión Caos La Lata Producciones Eco 2012
Recorta y Pega Fran 2008
Sordomudo Fran 2006
Seguros María Magdalena Matón 1 2006
Proctólogo Señor Duque 2006
Perreros Perrero 1 2006
Paramédicos Paramédico 1 2006
Miguel y el fuego Miguel 2006
Alarmanecer Motorizado 2006
Activista La Flor Activista 1 2006
En 4 Bailarín 2006
Los Gaffer Gaffer 1 2006
CucaTanaca en Tokyo CucaTanaca y Reportero Ancla 2005
Rapicui Rapicui 2004
Theater Poseída Nicolás Castro Asesino 2015
Lo de diva es mi vida Nicolás Castro Sitadino Robledo 2014
Los Amantes de Verona o el Final de una Encerrona Eduardo Vera Romeo 2005
Contigo Pan y Cebolla Lourdes Fernández Anselmito 2003
Awards and Nominations
Play Director Event Year Price Obtained Rol
Recorta y Pega Jóse Andrés Martínez, Valerio Mendoza, Juan Fermín Festival de Cine Átomo 2008 Best Short-film & Best Actor Actor
Un Tipo Normal Franártur Duque Festival Internacional de Teatro de Venezuela 2012 Official Selection for participation Actor, Scriptwriter and Director

References

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  1. ^ "El bogocine de grau | BOGOCINE DIGITAL".
  2. ^ @RevistaCromos (June 28, 2020). "El actor @FranarturDuque nos habla del juego de la comedia y cómo transformarla dentro de la sociedad en estos tiem…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Franártur, el Actor y Productor que inició como Copywriter". February 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Franártur Duque". IMDb.
  5. ^ "Franártur Duque: Tras la industria de la comedia en Latinoamérica". July 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Franártur Duque: Un artista no se puede casar con una ideología – En el Chisme – 2001.com.ve". 2001.com.ve.
  7. ^ "En la Mira – Personaje Comico" – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ Franártur Duque (August 27, 2010). "Franártur Duque – Butaquito, LA ERA DEL HIELO" – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Factura – Vamos Al Cine". December 15, 2005 – via Internet Archive.
  10. ^ "Vamos al cine (TV Series 2006–2008) - IMDb". IMDb.
  11. ^ Garzón, Silvia. "CONOCIENDO A FRANARTUR Y SU COMEDIA". www.zoomcanal.com.co (in European Spanish). Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  12. ^ "Andrea Zuleta on Instagram: "@franarturduque en el Magazin la Mañana de @teleamigatv #lavidabrillasileponescomedia #actor #comediante @azcomunicaciones #prensa"".
  13. ^ "Franártur Duque: "La vida brilla si le pones comedia". – Revista Gente Rosa". Archived from the original on July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  14. ^ "Contrato Quién Mató A Patricia Soler". March 29, 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  15. ^ "Contrato Pambelé". June 23, 2015 – via Internet Archive.
  16. ^ Metalica, Cresta (February 8, 2017). "Se estrenó la polémica serie "El Comandante"".
  17. ^ Digital, Caraota (February 1, 2017). "¡Exclusiva! Lo que nos dijo el amigo de Chávez en la serie "El Comandante" tras censura (+Video)". Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  18. ^ "Paraiso Travel Agust Call 2". August 1, 2017 – via Internet Archive.
  19. ^ "Paraiso Travel July Call". July 1, 2017 – via Internet Archive.
  20. ^ "Franártur Duque: Un Actor Multifacético". Al Día En El Entrete. June 18, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  21. ^ Franártur Duque (September 2, 2010). "Franártur Duque – Sketch, Sordomudo" – via YouTube.
  22. ^ Franártur Duque (August 27, 2010). "Franártur Duque – Sketch, Los Paramédicos" – via YouTube.
  23. ^ Franártur Duque (August 27, 2010). "Franártur Duque – Sketch, Activistas" – via YouTube.
  24. ^ Franártur Duque (August 26, 2015). "Franártur Duque, INICIOS – Bloopers Los Gaffers" – via YouTube.
  25. ^ Franártur Duque (February 28, 2015). "Franartur Duque, INICIOS – Sketch, CucaTanaca" – via YouTube.
  26. ^ Franártur Duque (February 28, 2015). "Franartur Duque, INICIOS – Sketch, Rapicui" – via YouTube.
  27. ^ "Franártur Duque: Tras la industria de la comedia en Latinoamérica". July 2, 2020.
  28. ^ Franártur Duque (February 20, 2011). "Franártur Duque – Show Los Malos Días, TÚ TIENES MI CORAZÓN" – via YouTube.