Luis Brandoni
Acting
Born April 18, 1940, Buenos Aires City, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Luis "Beto" Brandoni (1940-2026) was one of Argentina's most renowned and significant actors. He was born in Dock Sud, a port community east of Avellaneda. He debuted on the stage in 1962, on television in 1963, and on film in 1966. He joined the National Comedy Theater in 1964 under the direction of Luisa Vehil. Politically active in the centrist Radical Civic Union (UCR), he served as cultural policy adviser for President Raúl Alfonsín (1983-89), and was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in 1993, where he served until 2001. He was an unsuccessful Argentine Senate candidate for the UCR in 2005, and for Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province, with nominee Ricardo Alfonsín, in 2007. He was married to actress Marta Bianchi, and in 2007 married Monica Lopez. An actor with extensive film, television and theatre credits, he portrayed leading roles in acclaimed pictures such as La tregua (1974), Juan que reía (1976), Darse cuenta (1984), Esperando la carroza (1985), Made in Argentina (1986), Cien veces no debo (1990), Convivencia (1993), Una sombra ya pronto serás (1994), De mi barrio con amor (1995), and Los pasos perdidos (2001). His career remained strong during 2011: among his notable theatre credits was his portrayal of former President Arturo Illia; and his notable television credits included a starring role in the Telefé; sitcom, El Hombre de tu vida. He earned three Martín Fierro Awards (1970, 1990, and 1993); and an Argentine Film Critics Association Silver Condor awards for Best Actor for his roles in Made in Argentina and Convivencia. Brandoni also served in numerous actors' guilds, including the International Federation of Actors (IFA) as its Vice President between 1974 and 2004.
Filmography
- 2026Strangers in the Park — León Schwartz
- 2024Hermanos, una historia de sangre — Narrator
- 2024San Pugliese
- 2024Un tal Mario — Executive Producer
- 2023Humo bajo el agua
- Nothing — Manuel
- Reading Again Mafalda — Luis Brandoni
- 2022Franklin, historia de un billete
- The Boss — Polaco
- 2021Carroceros
- 2020Karakol
- 20194x4 — Amadeo
- Derecho Viejo — Marcelo Tracy
- 2019Heroic Losers — Antonio Fontana
- 2019The Retirement — Rodolfo
- 2019The Weasel's Tale — Pedro De Córdova
- 2018My Masterpiece — Renzo
- A Rooster for Esculapio — Chelo Esculapio
- 2017You Only Live Once — Mendi
- 2015Aráoz y la verdad
- 2015Tokio
- Señores papis — Rafael Rodríguez Merlo
- Sres Papis — Rafael Rodríguez Merlo
- 2012La Suerte en tus Manos — Dr. Weiss
- The Man of Your Dreams — Padre Francisco
- Cain y Abel — Eugenio Vedia
- 2009Felicitas — Martin de Álzaga
- 2009Waiting for the Hearse 2: The Party is Over — Antonio Musicardi
- 2008Democracy
- 2005El país de nomeacuerdo
- Una familia especial como la tuya — Cayetano Molina
- 2004It's Not You, It's Me — Padre de María
- 2003A Day in Paradise — Director Comercial
- Durmiendo con mi jefe — Enzo Tampone
- 2001Los pasos perdidos — Ernesto Erigaray
- Tiempo final
- 2000What Your Eyes Don't See — Raúl
- 1999The Damned Rib — Juan
- 1998Frontera sur — Manuel Posse
- 1997El sueño de los héroes — El Mudo
- 1997The Fury — Dr. Raúl Lombardi
- 1996De mi barrio con amor
- 1996El mundo contra mí
- 1996El verso — Juan
- 1994A Shadow You Soon Will Be — Barrante
- 1994Living Together
- My Brother-In-Law
- 1990I Don't Owe 100 Times — Father
- 1987Made in Argentina — Osvaldo
- 1986Seré cualquier cosa, pero te quiero
- 1985There Are Some Guys Downstairs — Julio
- 1985Waiting for the Hearse — Antonio
- 1984To Realize — Carlos Ventura
- 1977Acto de posesión — Enrique
- 1976Alone
- 1976Juan que reía — Juan Libonatti
- 1974People in Buenos Aires
- 1974Rebellion in Patagonia — Antonio Soto
- 1974The Truce — Esteban Santomé
- 1973José María y María José (Una pareja de hoy)
- 1973Paño verde
- 1972Autocine mon amour
- 1972Basuras humanas — Motoquero
- 1972Me enamoré sin darme cuenta
- 1971La gran ruta — Tano
- Alta comedia
- 1970La fidelidad
- 1970Mr. President
- 1970The Money — Young Clerk
- 1968Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo — Sergio Bruni
- 1968Maternidad sin hombres
- 1968Turismo de carretera
- 1968We Are the Best — Jaime
- 1967La cigarra está que arde — Joven en automóvil
- 1966Escala musical