3 09/04/2021 – 5:42 PM (GMT-4)
Cuban actor Erdwin Fernandez Collado regretted the circumstances in which his colleague had lived in recent years Frank González, who passed away on Friday at the age of 74 after a cerebral infarction.
As Fernández said on his Facebook wall, the famous and popular actor did not enjoy the recognition he deserved and was forgotten “by those who disbelieve.”
“Rest in peace, Frank González, excellent actor. Our respect. Elpidio manigüero there is only one. Goodbye, compay!”
“A star without the recognition he deserved, an ACTOR practically forgotten by those who do not believe and like to forget. Ours, I repeat, our respect and admiration,” he concluded.
Frank González will remain in the audience’s memory, especially as he is the voice of the anime Elpidio Valdes, a role he began to play in 1978 and began a fruitful collaboration with the director, also deceased, Juan Padrón
The actor had been away from the cameras for several years. One of his last public appearances was on October 24, when he went to the José Martí Memorial in Havana for the National Television Award 2019
Photos taken on the spot showed that he was suffering from a great deterioration in his health.
Nicknamed “ the man with a thousand voices, ” González voiced his voice to dozens of characters in various animation productions created by the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC), such as the lovable Movie cars Vampires in Havana, Matojo, in addition to Elpidio Valdes
“I’m very proud that when someone sees me on the street, they say, ‘Look, that’s Elpidio Valdés going!’” He once told the portal. Cubacine
He also mentioned Japanese cartoons like Mazinger Z Y volts 5, which were exhibited on the island in the 1980s and 1990s.
The popular artist developed an extensive career in Cuban television, radio and film, where he played a variety of roles since 1969 when he started his acting career.
The humorist Ulises Toirac He expressed his condolences on his Facebook wall.
“I just heard about the death of Frank González. Very sad. He was a great and total actor. Guilty of much of my enthusiasm for watching TV, of much laughter and amazement,” he wrote.
“Thank you for voicing our childhood cartoons,” said the comedian as well Ivan Camejo
As announced by the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba, Frank González’s remains will be cremated at the request of his family.
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