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Carlos Benjumea

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Carlos Benjumea

Born January 27, 1941 · Bogotá, DC, Colombia

Died May 13, 2021 · aged 80

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…

Known For

El candidatoEl candidato · 1978
El candidato
★ 10.01978
Movie
With humor and satire, developers and pirates who emerge as candidates of the people reveal themselves as professionals. They are behind the figure of candidate Climaco Urrutia U.
The Art of LosingThe Art of Losing · 2004
The Art of Losing
★ 6.12004
MovieAdventureAction
A body is discovered impaled on a stake near a scenic lake near Bogota. A journalist try to find what happened. With a friend, they set about to find the cause of the crime and uncover an intricate real estate fraud involving corrupt politicians, emerald hunters, nudists...
Dead Men's RiverDead Men's River · 1965
Dead Men's River
★ 5.81965
MovieComedyCrime
Chronicle of life in a typical Colombian village where residents and visitors alike are induced by the soporific climate to lead lives of indolence. Not even the sight of cadavers floating in the river can shock them.
Esposos en vacacionesEsposos en vacaciones · 1977
Esposos en vacaciones
★ 9.01977
MovieComedy
Colombia ConnectionColombia Connection · 1979
Colombia Connection
★ 10.01979
MovieComedy
El taxista millonarioEl taxista millonario · 1979
El taxista millonario
★ 6.01979
MovieComedy
Jose, a taxi driver in Bogotá suffers from the condition of his old vehicle and is almost unable to work.
Préstame tu MaridoPréstame tu Marido · 1973
Préstame tu Marido
★ 10.01973
MovieComedy
A provincial woman living alone in Bogotá must feign a solid and stable marriage before the impending visit of her parents, who are convinced of their daughter's condition. The charade gives rise to all sorts of dubious situations.
The Latin ImmigrantThe Latin Immigrant · 1980
The Latin Immigrant
★ 8.01980
MovieComedy
An ambitious Colombian composer travels to New York to pursue his career and finds it difficult to survive, stay, and, obviously, practice his profession. Just as he is about to give up, he meets a famous American musician who hires him as a driver to travel around the country, encountering all kinds of adventures along the way. The gringo musician's addiction to drugs and alcohol prevents him from performing at a concert, and he is replaced by our Latin man, who triumphs loudly.

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