Juan Vítola was an Argentine theater and film actor.

Juan Vítola
1936
Born
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Other namesJuan Vittola
OccupationActor

Career

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Vítola (also billed as Juan Vittola) was well-known in Argentina's theater scene and as a cinematic actor of that country's golden age. He shared the stage with important figures of the day such as Tulia Ciámpoli, Irma Córdoba, Eloy Álvarez, Enrique Muiño, Oscar Soldati [es], Rosa Rosen, Raimundo Pastore [es], Arturo García Buhr, and María Esther Podestá.

Theater

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Vítola was a dedicated theatrical actor. He was a member of the first cast of the Teatro Cómico in 1927, forming part of the Compañía de Comedias y Sainetes Luis Arata with Berta Gangloff [es], Emma Bernal [es], Leonor Rinaldi [es], Mercedes Delgado [es], Blanca Crespo, A. Villavicencio, María Casenave, Delia Prieto, Carmen Villegas, Marcelo Ruggero, Juan Fernández, Ignacio Corsini, Froilán Varela, Carlos Rosingana, Jorge Gangloff, Enrique Duca, Ernesto Villegas [es], and Alberto Fregolini. His best-known works included

  • Facha Tosta, by Alberto Novión [es], in the role of Estéfano
  • Veraneamos en bañadera
  • El barrio está de fiesta
  • Se acabaron los otarios
  • El mago de Palermo
  • Te quiero porque sos reo
  • Sierra chica
  • Yo soy un tipo de línea
  • Caferata
  • Los muchachos de antes fumaban Avanti[1]

In 1945 he appeared in the Teatro Odeón work Claudia with Delia Garcés, Enrique Álvarez Diosdado, Milagros de la Vega, María Luisa Fernández, Eduardo Navega, Alita Román, and Margarita Corona.[2]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Se inaugura un nuevo teatro" [A New Theater is Opened] (in Spanish). Teatro Lola Membrives. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ^ "'Claudia' con Delia Garcés en el Teatro Odeón (año 1945)". Colecciones Teatrales (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. ^ Finkielman, Jorge (24 December 2003). "Argentine Films at the Beginning of the Golden Age". The Film Industry in Argentina: An Illustrated Cultural History. McFarland & Company. p. 207. ISBN 9780786416288. Retrieved 4 October 2017 – via Google Books.
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