Carlos Benjumea
Birthday
1941/01/27
Day of death
2021/05/13 (80 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Bogotá, DC, Colombia
Also know as
El Gordo Benjumea
Biography
Carlos Julio Benjumea Guevara (Bogotá, May 1, 1941 – Bogotá, May 13, 2021), known as El Gordo (“The Fat One”), was a Colombian comedian, theater director, and film, theater, and television actor, as well as the founder of the production company Coestrellas. With more than 50 years of artistic experience, “El Gordo” began his career in theater. He later joined the cast of the famous comedy show Yo y tú. During the 1970s, he became the leading star of several comedy films such as El taxista millo...Read more
Acting
(1979) Colombia Connection
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(1978) El candidato
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(2004) The Art of Losing
as Coronel Moya
(2013) Duni
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(2022) El Culebro: My Father's Story
as Himself
(1965) Dead Men's River
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(1979) El taxista Millonario
as José Pepe
(1980) The Latin Immigrant
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(1977) Esposos en vacaciones
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(1973) Préstame tu Marido
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(2001) Isabel me la veló
as Marco Antonio Vargas
(1998) La madre
as Álvaro 'Alvarito' Rodríguez
(1997) Don Camilo
as Don Camilo
(2013) Allá te espero
as Nazario Restrepo
(2016) Heart's Decree
as Hernando Cabal
(2003) Un ángel llamado Azul
as Lucas Afanador