Frank Ramírez


Frank Augusto Ramírez Mateus was a Colombian actor and television director, playing roles in various series, both American and Colombian.

Biography

Ramírez was the son of Jorge Ismael Ramírez Rojas, pharmacist and member of the Colombian Liberal Party, and Cecilia Mateus Rico. Ramírez studied at the Escuela Nacional de Arte Dramático in Bogotá, but left for the United States in 1964, studying under Actors Studio tutelage. While in the U.S., he took on roles in series such as Barnaby Jones, Lou Grant, and The Flying Nun.
After returning to Colombia, he appeared in the films Cóndores no entierran todos los días, La estrategia del caracol, and the telenovela La Saga, Negocio de Familia. Ramírez's last role was the Colombian version of Héctor Salamanca in Metástasis, a Spanish-language remake of Breaking Bad. He died at age 76, at Clínica Marly, of Parkinson's disease, in 2015.

Filmography

A partial filmography follows.

Television

The Flying Nun "The Crooked Convent" The Mary Tyler Moore Show "He's No Heavy...He's My Brother" Gunsmoke "Whelan's Men" as BreedPecados Capitales La Saga, Negocio de Familia En los tacones de Eva as Jesús MejíaMetástasis as Héctor Salamanca

Film

Smith! The Sacketts A Man of Principle Cóndores no entierran todos los días Técnicas de duelo Milagro en Roma María Cano Río Negro The Strategy of the Snail
  • ''Águilas no cazan moscas''