He was the producer of Polémica en el bar and La noche del Domingo, two of the most popular Argentine TV shows of the 1970s and 1980s. Sofovich also hosted A la manera de Sofovich and Sin Límite SMS, which were broadcast on Canal 9. During the 1970s and 1980s he directed several picaresque films starring comedians Alberto Olmedo and Jorge Porcel.As a businessman, he backed up major shows on Buenos Aires' Corrientes Avenue theaters.[citation needed]
Health problemsEdit
Sofovich suffered a heart attack in 1992 at age 55. He had 15 stents put in and had twelve 12 angioplasties. On October 8, 2014, it was revealed that Sofovich had been connected to an artificial respirator and was sedated at Clinica Suizo-Argentina hospital after suffering a pulmonary infection, which complicated his health chronic obstructive pulmonary disease condition.[3] He died on March 8, 2015, aged 77, one week and three days before his 78th birthday.[4]
ReferencesEdit
^"Murió Gerardo Sofovich". La Nación (in Spanish). March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^ (in Spanish). Radio Brisas. March 8, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^"Gerardo Sofovich está grave". Última Hora (in Spanish). October 8, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^. Buenos Aires Herald (in Spanish). March 8, 2015. Archived from the original on March 9, 2015.
gerardo, sofovich, gerardo, andrés, sofovich, march, 1937, march, 2015, argentine, businessman, dramaturge, television, host, presenter, comedian, scriptwriter, director, gerardo, andrés, sofovichsofovich, 1970, born, 1937, march, 1937, buenos, aires, argentin. Gerardo Andres Sofovich March 18 1937 March 8 2015 was an Argentine businessman dramaturge television host and presenter comedian scriptwriter and director Gerardo Andres SofovichSofovich in 1970 Born 1937 03 18 March 18 1937 1 Buenos Aires Argentina 2 DiedMarch 8 2015 2015 03 08 aged 77 Buenos Aires ArgentinaOccupationsBusinessmandramaturgetelevision hostactorcomedianscriptwriterfilm directorPartner s Carmen Morales 1965 1995 Sofia Oleksak 2009 2011 ParentManuel Sofovich father RelativesHugo Sofovich brother Gustavo Sofovich son He was the producer of Polemica en el bar and La noche del Domingo two of the most popular Argentine TV shows of the 1970s and 1980s Sofovich also hosted A la manera de Sofovich and Sin Limite SMS which were broadcast on Canal 9 During the 1970s and 1980s he directed several picaresque films starring comedians Alberto Olmedo and Jorge Porcel As a businessman he backed up major shows on Buenos Aires Corrientes Avenue theaters citation needed Health problems EditSofovich suffered a heart attack in 1992 at age 55 He had 15 stents put in and had twelve 12 angioplasties On October 8 2014 it was revealed that Sofovich had been connected to an artificial respirator and was sedated at Clinica Suizo Argentina hospital after suffering a pulmonary infection which complicated his health chronic obstructive pulmonary disease condition 3 He died on March 8 2015 aged 77 one week and three days before his 78th birthday 4 References Edit Murio Gerardo Sofovich La Nacion in Spanish March 8 2015 Retrieved March 8 2015 Murio Gerardo Sofovich a los 77 anos in Spanish Radio Brisas March 8 2015 Archived from the original on April 2 2015 Retrieved March 8 2015 Gerardo Sofovich esta grave Ultima Hora in Spanish October 8 2014 Retrieved March 8 2015 Argentine TV legend Gerardo Sofovich dies Buenos Aires Herald in Spanish March 8 2015 Archived from the original on March 9 2015 External links EditGerardo Sofovich at IMDb nbsp nbsp This business related Argentine biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Argentine biographical article related to television is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerardo Sofovich amp oldid 1166967796, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
