Jorge Porcel

Jorge Porcel
Born Jorge Raúl Porcel de Peralta
September 7, 1936
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died May 16, 2006 (aged 69)
Miami, United States

Jorge Raúl Porcel de Peralta (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxorxe raˈul porˈsel de peˈɾalta]; September 7, 1936 – May 16, 2006) was a comedy actor and television host from Argentina. He was nicknamed El Gordo de América (America's Fat Guy). Porcel is considered, along with Alberto Olmedo, one of Argentina's greatest comic actors of the twentieth century.

Movie career

Porcel made a total of 49 movies, starting with 1962's Disloque en Mar del Plata, and ending with Carlito's Way (1993). Many of these 49 movies were collaborations with Olmedo. Among the movies they did together was 1986's Rambito y Rambón: Primera Misión. (Little Rambo and Big Rambo: First Mission)

Many of Porcel and Olmedo's movies in the 1970s and 1980s were adult-oriented comedies. Conservative Argentine authorities rated these movies as PM-18 (age 18 and above), except for some movies planned for family audiences, which had "tamer" content. These movies are considered to be the pinnacle of Argentina's sexy comedy movie genre. Most of these movies were directed by Gerardo Sofovich or his brother Hugo. Porcel virtually stopped appearing in these movies after the accidental death of Olmedo, which left him clinically depressed.

Films

  • Carlito's Way (1993)[1]
  • El profesor punk (1988)[2]
  • Atracción peculiar (1988)[3]
  • Galería del terror (1987)[4]
  • Los colimbas al ataque (1987)[5]
  • Rambito y Rambón, primera misión (1986)[6]
  • Los colimbas se divierten (1986)[7]
  • Mírame la palomita (1985)[8]
  • Sálvese quien pueda (1984)[9]
  • Los reyes del sablazo (1984)[10]
  • Los extraterrestres (1983)[11]
  • Los fierecillos se divierten (1983)[12]
  • Los fierecillos indomables (1982)[13]
  • Un terceto peculiar (1982)[14]
  • Amante para dos (1981)[15]
  • Las mujeres son cosa de guapos (1981)[16]
  • Te rompo el rating (1981)[17]
  • Departamento compartido (1980)[18]
  • A los cirujanos se les va la mano (1980)[19]
  • Así no hay cama que aguante (1980)[20]
  • Expertos en pinchazos (1979)[21]
  • Custodio de señoras (1979)[22]
  • Encuentros muy cercanos con señoras de cualquier tipo (1978)[23]
  • Fotógrafo de señoras (1978)[24]
  • El gordo catástrofe (1977)[25]
  • Las turistas quieren guerra (1977)[26]
  • Basta de mujeres (1977)[27]
  • Los hombres sólo piensan en eso (1976)[28]
  • El gordo de América (1976)[29]
  • Maridos en vacaciones (1975)[30]
  • Mi novia el... (1975) (aka 'Mi novia el travesti in Argentina') [31]
  • Hay que romper la rutina (1974)[32]
  • Los vampiros los prefieren gorditos (1974)[33]
  • La casa del amor (1973)[34]
  • Los doctores las prefieren desnudas (1973)[35]
  • Hoy le toca a mi mujer (1973)[36]
  • Los caballeros de la cama redonda (1973)[37]
  • Pasión dominguera (not released - 1970)(aka 'Los Hinchas' in Argentina)[38]
  • Los debutantes en el amor (1969)[39]
  • El bulín (1969)[40]
  • Desnuda en la arena (1969)[41]
  • Villa Cariño está que arde (1968)[42]
  • Flor de piolas (1967)[43]
  • Coche cama, alojamiento (1967)[44]
  • Villa Cariño (1967)[45]
  • Disloque en el presidio (1965)[46]
  • El gordo Villanueva (1964)[47]
  • Disloque en Mar del Plata (1962)[48]

Television career

Porcel had many TV hit shows as well, including Operación Ja Ja (both the 1960s original and the 1980s remake) and Polémica en el Bar (Debate at the Café), where he had celebrated moments of comedy with fellow comedian Juan Carlos Altavista. Most of these TV efforts were linked to the Sofovich brothers.

After he retired from filming movies in Argentina, he moved to Miami, where he starred in a risqué late-night variety show named A la cama con Porcel (To Bed with Porcel) on the Telemundo network, and was given a cameo in Hollywood production Carlito's Way. A La Pasta con Porcel is a restaurant in Miami Beach opened by Porcel and named after his popular television show.

Porcel's health deteriorated with time, due to his struggles with obesity and diabetes, to the point of ending up using a wheelchair in his later years. He toured during 1999 through Latin America to promote his autobiography Laughs, Applause and Tears, visiting such places as Puerto Rico and some other countries in that endeavor. By this time, he had also become a born again Christian.

Porcel died in a hospital in Miami after a gallbladder surgery at the age of 69. His body was flown to Argentina and buried at the Chacarita Cemetery.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Carlito's Way (1993) - IMDb
  2. ↑ El profesor Punk (1988) - IMDb
  3. ↑ Atracción peculiar (1988) - IMDb
  4. ↑ Galería del terror (1987) - IMDb
  5. ↑ Los colimbas al ataque (1987) - IMDb
  6. ↑ Rambito y Rambón primera misión (1986) - IMDb
  7. ↑ Los colimbas se divierten (1986) - IMDb
  8. ↑ Mirame la palomita (1985) - IMDb
  9. ↑ Sálvese quien pueda (1984) - IMDb
  10. ↑ Los reyes del sablazo (1984) - IMDb
  11. ↑ Los extraterrestres (1983) - IMDb
  12. ↑ Los fierecillos se divierten (1983) - IMDb
  13. ↑ Los fierecillos indomables (1982) - IMDb
  14. ↑ Un terceto peculiar (1982) - IMDb
  15. ↑ Amante para dos (1981) - IMDb
  16. ↑ Las mujeres son cosa de guapos (1981) - IMDb
  17. ↑ Te rompo el rating (1981) - IMDb
  18. ↑ Departamento compartido (1980) - IMDb
  19. ↑ A los cirujanos se les va la mano (1980) - IMDb
  20. ↑ Así no hay cama que aguante (1980) - IMDb
  21. ↑ Expertos en Pinchazos (1979) - IMDb
  22. ↑ Custodio de señoras (1979) - IMDb
  23. ↑ Encuentros muy cercanos con señoras de cualquier tipo (1978) - IMDb
  24. ↑ Fotógrafo de señoras (1978) - IMDb
  25. ↑ El gordo catástrofe (1977) - IMDb
  26. ↑ Los turistas quieren guerra (1977) - IMDb
  27. ↑ Basta de mujeres (1977) - IMDb
  28. ↑ Los hombres sólo piensan en eso (1976) - IMDb
  29. ↑ El gordo de América (1976) - IMDb
  30. ↑ Maridos en vacaciones (1975) - IMDb
  31. ↑ Mi novia el... (1975) - IMDb
  32. ↑ Hay que romper la rutina (1974) - IMDb
  33. ↑ Los vampiros los prefieren gorditos (1974) - IMDb
  34. ↑ La casa del amor (1973) - IMDb
  35. ↑ Los doctores las prefieren desnudas (1973) - IMDb
  36. ↑ Hoy le toca a mi mujer (1973) - IMDb
  37. ↑ Los caballeros de la cama redonda (1973) - IMDb
  38. ↑ Pasión dominguera (1970) - IMDb
  39. ↑ Los debutantes en el amor (1969) - IMDb
  40. ↑ El bulín (1969) - IMDb
  41. ↑ Desnuda en la arena (1969) - IMDb
  42. ↑ Villa Cariño está que arde (1968) - IMDb
  43. ↑ Flor de piolas (1969) - IMDb
  44. ↑ Coche cama alojamiento (1968) - IMDb
  45. ↑ Villa Cariño (1967) - IMDb
  46. ↑ Disloque en el presidio (1965) - IMDb
  47. ↑ El gordo Villanueva (1964) - IMDb
  48. ↑ Disloque en Mar del Plata (1964) - IMDb

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