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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-09-02

Place of Birth

Bogotá, DC, Colombia

Gustavo Angarita

Biography

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.

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Carolina Barrantes

Carolina Barrantes

A young woman named Carolina returns to her village, unaware that she is the heir to a hacienda marked by an ancient curse. Raised as a servant’s daughter, she is oblivious to her true origin and her family’s dark past. As she grows, she faces secrets, forbidden passions, and forces that seek to destroy her to prevent her from claiming what is rightfully hers.

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Bella Calamidades

Bella Calamidades

Bella Calamidades is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by RTI Colombia for Telemundo. A tongue-in-cheek romance story, it features a ravishing beauty plagued by bad luck. The series stars Danna Garcia and Segundo Cernadas.

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Un ángel llamado Azul

Un ángel llamado Azul

A kind-hearted young teacher faces a family curse while protecting an orphaned girl in a home run by ruthless individuals. The arrival of a guardian angel on a special mission sets off a tale of magic, love, and redemption that could change their destinies forever.

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Novia para dos

Novia para dos

Margarita Vera is an architect who lives with Adrián Zea, a friendly but unpredictable man. But Antonio Ríos comes into his life, a man with the same eyes, the same way of walking and above all the same genes.

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Bolívar, el hombre de las dificultades

Bolívar, el hombre de las dificultades

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Revivamos Nuestra Historia: Jose María Córdova

Revivamos Nuestra Historia: Jose María Córdova

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Lorena

Lorena

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The Sins of Inés de Hinojosa

The Sins of Inés de Hinojosa

Inés de Hinojosa (Amparo Grisales), a beautiful mestizo woman from the 16th century living in Tunja, defies the strict social order of the time with her unrestrained sexuality, which even drives her to kill in order to fulfill her desires.

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En Los Tacones De Eva

En Los Tacones De Eva

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Mujeres asesinas

Mujeres asesinas

The series tells of cases based on real events, which show how a woman is able to be at peace and end her suffering in the most lethal way, killing. In each episode, the protagonist tries to find a way to get rid of her problems, motivated by love, revenge, pain, desperation, resentment, contempt, hatred, beatings, addiction or frustration.

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La de Troya

La de Troya

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Lucerito

Lucerito

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The Damned

The Damned

After suffering the recent loss of his wife, David Reynolds decides to take his family on a cathartic trip to her home village in Columbia. While en route, they get into a car accident and seek refuge in a secluded inn. While there they find a mysterious young girl, Ana Maria, locked up with cryptic symbols painted on the walls of her cell. Shocked by the treatment of her caretaker, the family sets Ana free only to realize that she is possessed by an evil spirit from centuries past. What’s worse, the spirit can jump from person to person, creating a deadly dynamic amongst the once loving family. Now, David must figure out a way to lock the spirit up for good before it destroys him and his family.

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The Strategy of the Snail

The Strategy of the Snail

A group of tenants facing eviction due to a city renovation unite to fight back, but as they clash with the landlord and his ruthless attorney, they each transform into the opposite of who they once were.

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Sins of the Cloth

Sins of the Cloth

Forbidden love stories where gay men navigate the intense conflict between their deep-seated religious beliefs and their passionate desires. The 7 short films are: A Particular Friend (2023); Venena Bibas (2016); Keeping Faith (2017); Give Up the Ghost (2020); Barely in Love [לאהוב בקושי] (2013); The Vigrant [연극하는 날] (2021); Longing [אישך, תשוקתך] (2014).

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