Orlando Urdaneta
Date of birth: 1946-10-14
Place of birth: Maracaibo, Venezuela
Known for: Acting
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Biography
Orlando Rafael Urdaneta (Maracaibo, October 24, 1950) is a Venezuelan actor, presenter, playwright, visual artist, and comedian. He began his acting career as a child, debuting on the "Bambilandia" program on Venevision, and was later cast in theater productions, telenovelas, and films. He also stood out as a host of game shows and radio and television programs, working as a comedian. In 1979, he married actress Chelo Rodríguez. He has received the National Film Award in recognition of his career. His work has earned him several awards, such as the Municipal Theater Award in 1997. The following year, he was honored by La Casa del Artista, and in 1998 and 1999, he received the National Association of Cinematographic Artists (ANAC) award for his participation in the Venezuelan films Pandemonium and 100 años de perdón.
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Bambino Mio
1994-02-06
A woman fights to adopt a war baby from the Third World after becoming unable to conceive.
The Smoking Fish
1977-01-02
A handsome young man is released from jail and goes to "El Pez que Fuma", a bordello in the outskirt
Little Thieves, Big Thieves
1998-06-19
In the wake of a banking crisis, four middle class friends throw a 'white glove' hold up, only to fi
Vidas paralelas
1993-01-01
Ruben lives in Cuba and Andy is exile in the United States. Both are trapped by history at opposite
Noche de perros
2006-12-31
The Secret
1988-01-01
Gaspar Urbieta works as a typographer in Maracaibo. The National Guard convinces him to infiltrate a
El fascista, la beata y su hija desvirgada
1978-01-01
Juan, before the economic problems arising as a result of the arrival of democracy in Spain, decides
Koati
2021-10-22
Three unlikely heroes - Nachi, a free-spirited coati; Xochi, a fearless monarch butterfly and Pako,
La mágica aventura de Óscar
2001-07-26
Pandemonium, the Hell's Capital City
1997-06-13
Adonai is an lunatic poet. He lives in an abandoned neighborhood of Caracas where he runs an undergr
When I Want to Cry, I Don't
1973-07-04
In Venezuela, one day in 1948 there were born three children all named Victorino: Pérez, mulatto and
Macho y hembra
1984-07-17
Thirty-three years old Eva begins the writing of her memories and recalls her past love-life, when s
Playing Under The Moon
2000-11-03
This is the story of two teenage women affected by violence and the painful journey to become full a
Passionate Mobile
1994-02-02
Gyula Kodar is a commissioner who investigates the murder of an American executive. Keep track of Ma
Comrade Augusto
1976-07-21
Augusto Cardenas, former guerrilla of bourgeois origin, goes free after four years in prison, he mee
Los tracaleros
1977-04-06
Two delinquents, with a beautiful waitress in a luxurious hotel are harassed and hunted by a powerf
Salserin, the First Time
1997-02-05
Salserín, la primera vez, candidly recounts a story of teenage love framed in the genesis of a salsa
Carlito's Way
1993-11-10
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long
I'm a Delinquent
1976-08-17
The film tells the story of Ramón Antonio Brizuela, who since childhood has to deal with rampant vio
Chronicle of a Latin American Subversive
1974-07-23
1964, in a Latin American country, a journalist is head of an armed liberation movement that decides
Crab II
1984-06-13
Commissioner Leon (Miguel Angel Landa) investigates the murder of a woman in a population near the c
Crab
1982-04-22
Commissioner Leon (Miguel Angel Landa) of the Technical Judicial Police is assigned to the kidnappin
A Tame Song for a Brave People
1976-08-14
Gilberto, a young man from the countryside, arrives in the city with the aim of carving out a future
Tubérculo Presidente
2016-11-24
Tubérculo gets elected President of the Dominican Republic, with his friend Tirson as Vice-President
Ver a Hilda Vera
1998-10-22
A living room, two video cameras, an armchair, two televisions and a mirror: domestic daily life in
Cédula ciudadano
2000-06-09
In this dark, screwball comedy, Gustavo Perez has only a few hours to survive the bureaucracy, get a
Seagulls Fly Low
1978-11-01
An ex-Vietnam vet is forced to become a hit-man and gets caught in the middle of a conspiracy.
Savage Summer
1980-08-07
After a romantic betrayal, young Cecilia decides to sleep around with the men she grew up with.
Fiebre
1976-01-01
Vidal Rojas, an opponent of the dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez, after failing in a subversive at
Los muertos sí salen
1976-03-24
Trino, Nerio, and Alfonso are poor chamber musicians trying to survive by playing wherever they can.
El crimen del penalista
1979-01-01
Based on the real story of the murder of Venezuelan lawyer Ramón Carmona Vásquez by a paramilitary g
Pa mí tú estás loco
1978-01-01
Venezuelan movie directed by César Cortez.
La hora Texaco
1985-01-01
Set against the turbulent backdrop of Venezuela’s oil industry on the cusp of nationalization, La ho
Borrón y cuenta nueva
2002-04-10
Leonor Malpica (Mimí Lazo) is a woman in her 40s who works in a lingerie store, has a son studying a
Open Air
1996-01-01
In the early 1800s, Prussian geographer Alexander Von Humboldt and French botanist Aimé Bonpland lau
La Tercera Edad
2024-02-14
Two old friends enroll in an adult university, looking for adventure, love and fun. What could go wr
Profundo
1988-01-01
Based on the play by José Ignacio Cabrujas, it is a comedy with deep popular roots and, essentially,
El atentado
1985-01-01
Dr. Rodolfo Arias, a controversial and corrupt lawyer, is the victim of an attack and he points to h
Manuela Sáenz
2000-06-15
In 1856, a whaler arrives in Paita, Peru; on board is Herman Melville, who is astonished to learn th
Savane - Sex and Diamonds
1978-03-18
actionn adventure movie
Una noche oriental
1986-01-22
Benito Zamora, a conspirator against the Perezjimenista government, uses Leonor Montes, a young vede
Perro de alambre
1980-10-01
Under a South American dictatorship, Ernesto Carrion is the leader of a group of revolutionary terro