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Edgardo Bruna

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Edgardo Bruna
Born
Edgardo Bruna del Campo

(1947-02-08)8 February 1947
Santiago, Chile
Died19 March 2017(2017-03-19) (aged 70)
Santiago, Chile
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Occupation(s)Actor, musician, theater director
Years active1984–2017
SpouseVerónica Fruns

Edgardo Bruna del Campo (8 February 1947 – 19 March 2017) was a Chilean actor, musician, theater director, and social activist, recognized for his long career in various productions and plays.[1]

He is known for his roles in telenovelas, playing the evil Fernando Bernard in Rojo y miel [es] (1994), inspector Igor in Adrenalina [es] (1996), the swindler Renacuajo in Tic Tac (1997), the patron of Fernando Guerra in Aquelarre (1999), Don Clinton in Amores de mercado (2001), and José Reyes in Purasangre [es] (2002).

Biography

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Edgardo Bruna studied at the Liceo Experimental Manuel de Salas [es] and the San Felipe Boys School. In 1963 he entered the acting profession at the University of Chile, where he had national theater figures as teachers, such as Patricio Bunster [es], Eugenio Guzmán [es], and Agustín Siré. Thanks to a scholarship, he traveled to the United States to perfect his skills in dramatic arts at the University of California, Berkeley, home of the hippie movement in the late 1960s.[2] He decided to return to Chile in 1971 to be present in the government of President Salvador Allende. Later, after the 1973 coup d'état, he left for Mexico, where he lived for five years.[3]

Before dedicating himself to acting, he was a musician and participated in the folk group Los Paulos, together with Pedro Messone.[4] The group won the folkloric competition of the 1966 Viña del Mar International Song Festival with the song "La burrerita".[5]

He made his television debut in 1984 on the Channel 13 telenovela Los títeres. During the 1990s he joined the dramatic area of TVN, and later worked for Chilevisión and Mega. He participated in series such as Los archivos del cardenal, Prófugos, Ecos del desierto [es], and Príncipes de barrio [es]. His last role was in Casa de Angelis [es], recorded just before his death.

He was president of the Union of Actors and Actresses of Chile (Sidarte), president of the National Union of Artists, and counselor of Chileactores.[1][6] In 2013 he was a candidate for regional councilor representing the Progressive Party for the Santiago Metropolitan Region. However, he was not elected.[7]

He died on 19 March 2017 at age 70, after suffering a heart attack at home at 4:00 p.m.[6][8] On 22 March, the Senate of Chile paid tribute to him for his work in the actors' union and his active participation in the preparation of the project which created the Ministry of Science and Technology.[9]

Filmography

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Films

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  • ¡Viva el novio! (1990)
  • Dos mujeres en la ciudad (1990) – Professor
  • Amelia Lópes O'Neill (1991)
  • El seductor (2004) – Catar
  • El socio (2004) – Walter Davis
  • Las golondrinas del altazor (2006)
  • The Black Pimpernel (2007) – Hotel proprietor
  • Oculto en la oscuridad (2007) – Father of Mariana
  • Teresa [es] (2009) – Federico Wilms
  • La lección de pintura (2011) – Bechard
  • Aftershock (2012) – Grumpy operator
  • El vuelo de los cuervos (2013) – Don Efraín
  • El árbol magnético (2013) – Tata
  • El inquisidor (2015) – Gaspar
  • Pinochet boys (2016)
  • You'll Never Be Alone (2016) – Bruno

Telenovelas

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Year Title Role Channel
1984 Los títeres Julio Barros Channel 13
1986 Secreto de familia [es] Sebastián Williams Channel 13
1990 El milagro de vivir [es] Camilo TVN
Acércate más [es] Mauricio Channel 13
1991 Volver a empezar [es] Germán Yáñez TVN
1992 Fácil de amar [es] Raúl Channel 13
1993 Jaque mate [es] Ernesto Quesney TVN
Ámame [es] Sergio Hernández TVN
1994 Rojo y miel [es] Fernando Bernard TVN
1995 Amor a domicilio [es] Raúl Díaz Channel 13
1996 Adrenalina [es] Igor Hormazábal Channel 13
1997 Tic Tac Renato Puig "El Renacuajo" TVN
1998 Borrón y Cuenta Nueva León Costa TVN
1999 Aquelarre Fernando Guerra TVN
2000 Santo ladrón [es] Federico Quiroga TVN
2001 Amores de mercado Manfred Midesraub "El Clinton" TVN
2002 Purasangre [es] José Reyes "El rey del Monte con huesillo" TVN
2003 Pecadores [es] Safanor Pérez TVN
2004 Destinos cruzados [es] Raimundo Goycolea TVN
2005 Versus [es] Nuncio Chaparro TVN
2006 Floribella Eugenio Zaldívar TVN
Disparejas [es] Tololo Romero TVN
2007 Amor por accidente [es] Ernesto Urrutia TVN
2008 Hijos del Monte Eleuterio Mardones TVN
2009 Los Ángeles de Estela Máximo Alcázar TVN
2011 Peleles Fernando Varas Channel 13
Maldita [es] Joaquín Ibáñez Mega
2012 Dama y obrero Mariano Villavicencio TVN
2013 Secretos en el jardín Aníbal Lastra Channel 13
2014 Valió la pena Raúl García Channel 13
Pituca Sin Lucas Exequiel Santibáñez Mega
2015 Eres mi tesoro Ángel Riquelme Mega

TV series and specials

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Year Title Role Channel
1996 Madre e hijo Roberto TVN
1997 Brigada Escorpión [es] Leyton TVN
1998 Mi abuelo, mi nana y yo [es] The director TVN
1999 Los Cárcamo [es] Alfonso Irarrázabal Canal 13
2005/2006 Tiempo final: en tiempo real [es] Ángel / Father of Karina TVN
2006 El aval Inspector Losada TVN
2008 Paz [es] Domingo Santa María TVN
2010 La Tirana Ramiro Eyzaguirre TVN
Adiós al séptimo de línea [es] Joaquín Godoy Cruz Mega
2011 12 días que estremecieron Chile [es] Orlando Sotomayor / Roberto Parada Chilevisión
Cartas de mujer President Arturo Alessandri Chilevisión
2011–2013 Prófugos Luis Serrano HBO
2011–2014 Los archivos del cardenal Marcos Sarmiento TVN
2012 El diario secreto de una profesional [es] Ricardo García TVN
Vida por vida [es] Dr. Sergio Mackenna Channel 13
Solita camino [es] Pedro Pablo Mega
2013 Maldito corazón [es] Juan Aníbal Chilevisión
Ecos del desierto [es] General Joaquín Lagos Chilevisión
2014 Los 80 Arturo González Canal 13
2015 Príncipes de barrio [es] Francisco Elizalde Canal 13
2017 12 días que estremecieron Chile [es] Miguel Mejías Chilevisión
Papá mono [es] Eduardo Figueroa Canal 13
2018 Casa de Angelis [es] TVN

Music videos

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Year Title Artist Director
2010 "Cabros" Álex Anwandter Álex Anwandter

Theater

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  • La Celestina (1982) – director

References

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  1. ^ a b "El destacado actor Edgardo Bruna muere a los 70 años" [The Distinguished Actor Edgardo Bruna Dies at Age 70]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ Iriarte Z., Laura (August 2010). "La TV Digital traerá una transformación cultural brutal" [Digital TV Will Bring a Brutal Cultural Transformation]. Tell Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. ^ Tapia F., Ángela (18 July 2012). "Edgardo Bruna: Un espíritu joven" [Edgardo Bruna: A Young Spirit]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Pedro Messone". MusicaPopular.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  5. ^ Hugo Moreno, Víctor; Palma, Rodrigo. "1966". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Falleció el actor Edgardo Bruna" [The Actor Edgardo Bruna Passes Away] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Los famosos que ganaron y perdieron como CORE" [The Celebrities Who Won and Lost as CORE]. Ahora noticias (in Spanish). 18 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  8. ^ Mazuela, Fany (20 March 2017). "Un infarto se llevó a Edgardo Bruna, el mejor actor secundario de la TV" [A Heart Attack Takes Edgardo Bruna, the Best Supporting Actor on TV]. Las Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Sala rinde homenaje a la memoria del actor Edgardo Bruna" [Chamber Pays Homage to the Memory of Actor Edgardo Bruna] (in Spanish). Valparaíso: Senate of Chile. 22 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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