- This person has a Spanish last name; here Calvo is the name of the father, Lespierre is the name of the mother.
Armando Pascual Calvo Lespierre ( Spanish: Armando Pascual Calvo Lespier December 25, 1919 , San Juan , Puerto Rico - July 6, 1996 , Mexico City , Mexico ) is the greatest Latin American actor who starred in almost all Latin American countries, Spain, Italy, and some other European countries with great success. The Mexican cinema brought huge popularity to the actor, where the actor starred until his death. In total, he took part in 96 works in cinema and television series .
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| Date of Birth | December 25, 1919 |
| Place of Birth | San Juan , Puerto Rico |
| Date of death | July 6, 1996 (aged 76) |
| Place of death | Mexico city |
| Citizenship |  Mexico |
| Profession | actor |
| Career | 1939-1996 |
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Biography
Born December 25, 1919 in San Juan in the family of actor Juan Calvo Domenech . The brother of the actor, was also an actor Manolo Calvo . In the late 1920s, the family moved to Spain. The young actor participated in a children's play, after which the parents gave their little son to the Madrid Film School, where he became an upscale actor.
In the 1940s, the actor successfully starred in Spain and Italy . After meeting with actress Maria Felix , he moved to Mexico, where he starred until his death. It was in Mexico that he starred in his most striking and famous films and series, among which the cult Mexican telenovela Wild Rose , where he played the role of a simple and kind hero - gardener Sebastian in the mansion of the Linares family.
He died on July 6, 1996 in Mexico City from heart failure at the age of 76.
Personal life
Armando Calvo was married twice - the first marriage was unsuccessful due to the scandals of his wife (they divorced less than a year after the wedding), but the second marriage was happy, which actor Armando Calvo dreamed about all his life. From the second marriage, the actor Armando Calvo, had 9 children, and a little later, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, whom the actor loved very much and played with them all his life. Even when Armando Calvo fell ill, the second wife of the actor did not leave him, but took care of him until his death. Actor Armando Calvo suffered from emphysema and kidney failure .
Personal life
Actor Armando Calvo was married twice:
- The first wife of the actor was Maria Theresa Frigos - personal life did not work out, the couple quickly divorced.
- The second wife of the actor was Ursula Calvo - the marriage was strong and durable, the wife gave the actor 9 children.
Filmography
Televisa Studio Series
- 1987 - Wild Rose ... Sebastian (dubbing - Yuri Sarantsev )
- 1989 - Carousel ... Don Fermin
- 1994 - Marimar ... Gaspard