Gustavo Angarita
Acting
Born September 2, 1942, Bogotá, DC, Colombia
Gustavo Antonio Angarita Pantoja (Bogotá, September 2, 1942 – Bogotá, October 17, 2025) was a Colombian film, theater, and television actor, known for his performances in numerous telenovelas. He was born in Bogotá and initially studied Law and Philosophy at the National University of Colombia but did not complete his degree. His interest in acting led him to study at the School of Dramatic Arts in Bogotá, later specializing at the Université Internationale de Théâtre de Paris. He was part of the theater groups La Candelaria and Teatro Popular de Bogotá. He began his acting career on stage, performing in plays such as Richard III, The Threepenny Opera, and Tomé Panamá. His film career began with the short film Enterrar a los muertos (To Bury the Dead) in 1976, directed by Jorge Alí Triana, and he went on to appear in films such as El día que murió el silencio (The Day Silence Died), La pena máxima, Malamor, La estrategia del caracol (The Strategy of the Snail), Bolívar soy yo (Bolívar, I Am), and Tiempo de morir (A Time to Die). On television, he debuted in the telenovela Rasputín in 1979 and participated in several series and soap operas including Teatro universal, Revivamos nuestra historia, Suspenso 7:30, Historia de dos hermanos, El bazar de los idiotas, La dama del pantano, El precio del silencio, Traga maluca, La Potra Zaina, La casa de las dos palmas, Hombres, Lucerito, Almas de piedra, Un ángel llamado Azul, Luna, la heredera, En los tacones de Eva, Chepe fortuna, Bella calamidades, and ¿Quién mató a Patricia Soler?. His last television works included La de Troya 2 and Interiores. On October 17, 2025, he passed away in a clinic in Bogotá after battling cancer that worsened and metastasized, requiring palliative care during his final days.
Filmography
- 2026Olor a hierba mojada después de la lluvia
- 2024Sins of the Cloth — Father Redonet
- 2024Un caballo en la alcoba
- 2023The New Life — Jose
- La de Troya — Otto
- 2017The Coffee Vendor
- 2016Venena Bibas — Father Redonet
- 2015Gentle Breath
- 2014The Damned — Felipe
- 2012Sofia and the Stubborn Man — Alfredo
- Bella Calamidades — Aquiles Barraza
- Novia para dos
- Mujeres asesinas
- En Los Tacones De Eva — Modesto Caballero
- Lorena — Mateo Ferrero
- 2004Malamor — Gregorio
- 2004The Art of Losing — Guzmán
- Un ángel llamado Azul — Maestro
- 2002Bolivar Is Me — Psychiatrist
- 2001The Invisible Children — Fernando
- 2001The Maximum Penalty — Ramírez
- 2000Kalibre 35 — Miguel Ángel
- 1999The Day Silence Died — Óscar
- Carolina Barrantes — Don Joaquín Rivas
- 1993The Strategy of the Snail — Padre Luis
- Lucerito
- The Sins of Inés de Hinojosa — Pedro de Avila (Inés' first husband)
- 1986A Time to Die — Juan Sayago
- 1986Pisingaña
- Bolívar, el hombre de las dificultades — Antonio José De Sucre
- Revivamos Nuestra Historia: Jose María Córdova — Cmdt. Emmanuel Serviez
- 1968Bajo la tierra
- La Bestia