Constantino "Tino" García Arguello (May 26, 1935 – September 26, 2015) was a Nicaraguan–Puerto Rican comedy actor who participated in a number of Puerto Rican and Hollywood series and films, including Thunder Island and Bananas.[1]
García was born in Managua, Nicaragua.[2] His father, Constantino García Hernández, was a Puerto Rican from the city of Aguadilla, residing in Nicaragua, and his mother, Eva Arguello Peñalba, was a Nicaraguan from Leon.[citation needed]
Returning to Puerto Rico, García became a prolific stage actor during the decade of the 1960s, participating in Una Ciguena Con Bigotes (A Mustached Stork) by Emilio Huyke; Rene Marques' La Carreta (The Oxcart); La Pareja Dispareja (The Odd Couple) alongside Elin Ortiz and Yoyo Boing; Cuando El Es Guadalupe (When He Is Guadalupe); La Marquesa Está en Tres y Dos (The Marquess Is Undecided) and the musical El Misterio Del Castillo (The Mystery of the Castle).[5]
García started acting in a television telenovela series named Novelas Fab (after a sponsor detergent brand) on Telemundo Puerto Rico. He appeared in El derecho de nacer (The Right to Be Born), which became a major telenovela hit across Latin America, and Cuando Los Hijos Condenan (When Children Condemn). García moved to Wapa Television to appear in Yo Mate a Una Santa (I Killed a Woman Saint) and Perdon Para Esta Mujer (Forgiveness For This Woman), among others.[6]
Garcia's best known character was a drunken man, "El Borrachito", which he humorously played on many Puerto Rican television shows, including La Taberna India, a show sponsored by India beer, a famous local beer brand. He reprised this role many times over the years, including also on short television sketches.
Late in his career, he appeared in the 2006 Puerto Rican teen comedy movie Casi Casi.
Personal life and deathedit
Garcia was married to Lilliam Catala from 1957 until his death on September 26, 2015. He was buried at the Puerto Rico Memorial Cemetery in Carolina, Puerto Rico. He had six children with her, including motivational speaker/actress Lily García, Eva, Giselle, Tino Jr., Nelly Ann and Ana Cristina.[7]
^ [Actor and comedian Tino García dies]. NotiCel.com (in Spanish). September 27, 2015. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
^Profile, rodexo.com; accessed September 30, 2015.(in Spanish)
^"Retransmiten programa en honor a Tino García". Primera Hora. October 1, 2015.
tino, garcía, constantino, tino, garcía, arguello, 1935, september, 2015, nicaraguan, puerto, rican, comedy, actor, participated, number, puerto, rican, hollywood, series, films, including, thunder, island, bananas, bornmay, 1935managua, nicaraguadiedseptember. Constantino Tino Garcia Arguello May 26 1935 September 26 2015 was a Nicaraguan Puerto Rican comedy actor who participated in a number of Puerto Rican and Hollywood series and films including Thunder Island and Bananas 1 Tino GarciaBornMay 26 1935Managua NicaraguaDiedSeptember 26 2015San Juan Puerto RicoOccupationactor Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Personal life and death 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and career editGarcia was born in Managua Nicaragua 2 His father Constantino Garcia Hernandez was a Puerto Rican from the city of Aguadilla residing in Nicaragua and his mother Eva Arguello Penalba was a Nicaraguan from Leon citation needed In 1936 when Tino was one year old his family moved to San Juan Puerto Rico where Constantino Jr attended Colegio San Jose as a teenager and then the Gordon Military College in Barnesville Georgia This led to him being admitted to Georgetown University in Washington D C 3 He traveled to New York City to take directing and producing courses at the local SRT school 4 Returning to Puerto Rico Garcia became a prolific stage actor during the decade of the 1960s participating in Una Ciguena Con Bigotes A Mustached Stork by Emilio Huyke Rene Marques La Carreta The Oxcart La Pareja Dispareja The Odd Couple alongside Elin Ortiz and Yoyo Boing Cuando El Es Guadalupe When He Is Guadalupe La Marquesa Esta en Tres y Dos The Marquess Is Undecided and the musical El Misterio Del Castillo The Mystery of the Castle 5 Garcia started acting in a television telenovela series named Novelas Fab after a sponsor detergent brand on Telemundo Puerto Rico He appeared in El derecho de nacer The Right to Be Born which became a major telenovela hit across Latin America and Cuando Los Hijos Condenan When Children Condemn Garcia moved to Wapa Television to appear in Yo Mate a Una Santa I Killed a Woman Saint and Perdon Para Esta Mujer Forgiveness For This Woman among others 6 Garcia s best known character was a drunken man El Borrachito which he humorously played on many Puerto Rican television shows including La Taberna India a show sponsored by India beer a famous local beer brand He reprised this role many times over the years including also on short television sketches Late in his career he appeared in the 2006 Puerto Rican teen comedy movie Casi Casi Personal life and death editGarcia was married to Lilliam Catala from 1957 until his death on September 26 2015 He was buried at the Puerto Rico Memorial Cemetery in Carolina Puerto Rico He had six children with her including motivational speaker actress Lily Garcia Eva Giselle Tino Jr Nelly Ann and Ana Cristina 7 See also editList of Puerto RicansReferences edit Inter Nrvices Luto por la muerte del comediante Tino Garcia univision com Retrieved September 30 2015 Fallece el comediante Tino Garcia El Nuevo Dia September 26 2015 Retrieved September 30 2015 Tino Garcia Fundacion Nacional para la Cultura Popular San Juan Puerto Rico Retrieved September 30 2015 Profile metro pr accessed September 30 2015 Fallece el actor y comediante Tino Garcia Actor and comedian Tino Garcia dies NotiCel com in Spanish September 27 2015 Archived from the original on September 30 2015 Retrieved September 30 2015 Profile rodexo com accessed September 30 2015 in Spanish Retransmiten programa en honor a Tino Garcia Primera Hora October 1 2015 External links editTino Garcia at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tino Garcia amp oldid 1191374148, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
