Héctor Fernando Farías López (born in Llolleo, San Antonio on 27 July 1932) is a Chilean actor. He is recognized mainly for his participation in TV series for many decades, including his most famous comedy characters such Señor Retamales in Los Venegas, as Don Genaro in Los 80 and as "Pelao" Saavedra in BKN among others. In 2011 he was chosen as by the Chilean people.
He studied at the School of Theater of the University of Concepción, TUC, a period where he also began his membership in the Communist Party. During the 1980s, and after leaving the Tejas Verdes detention and torture center, he dedicated himself to political theater.
He has a long history in cinema, participating in films such as "Cachimba" Silvio Caiozzi), "Bad Times" (Cristián Sánchez), "Round Business" (Ricardo Carrasco), "El Chacotero Sentimental" (Cristián Galaz), among others.
On television he has participated in series such as "Los 80", "Los títeres", "Semidiós", among others.
Filmography Film El desquite (1999) El chacotero sentimental (1999) como papá de Juan Sobre mi Sangre (2000) como Vagabundo Negocio redondo (2001) como Cañaco. Cachimba (2004) como Don Jorge. Promedio rojo (2004) como El abuelo. La gravedad del púgil (2005) como Don Arturo, el entrenador. Grado 3 (2009) como Armando. Super, todo chile adentro (2009) como Sr. Farías Barrio universitario (2013) como Doctor Artazar.
Telenovelas Year Telenovela Role Channel1984La RepresaDirector HospitalTVN1984Los títeresLauro CarreñoCanal 131986Secreto de FamiliaTomás Cruces1988SemidiósOctavio Olguín1989La intrusaAbraham Castillo1989BravoSerafín Coke1991Villa NápoliEvaristo Céspedes1992Fácil de amarClodomiro Concha1993ÁmameAntonio CarvalloTVN1994Top secretJaime SamoaCanal 131995Amor a domicilioEnrique Garrido1997Santiago cityGonzalo CantillanaMega2000Sabor a tiSegundo UrrejolaCanal 132001Piel canelaJuvenal Chandía2002PurasangreDámaso AránguizTVN2003PecadoresCaronte Tapia2004HippieLuis PachecoCanal 132008Hijos del MonteModesto MardonesTVN2011Aquí mando yoGino Buzzoni2013GraduadosAmir JalifaChilevisión2014Pituca sin lucasBenito SaavedraMega2016Pobre galloMinchequeo Huaiquimil 2017Tranquilo papáTito Morales2018Isla Paraíso Leonel Toro
Series and unitaries Year Serie Role channel1990Crónica de un hombre santoRafael Luis GumucioCanal 131990–2000Los VenegasJavier RetamalesTVN1991Posta Lo MattaDr. Norberto PantojaLa Red1996Vecinos puertas adentroIvánCanal 132003La vida es una loteríaDon ArmandoTVN2004Quiero si tú QuieresHector "Langosta" PintoCanal 132004–2012BKNDemetrio "Pelao" SaavedraMega2005MitúAbel "Gato" ArmazánTVN2005Los simuladoresVarious rolesCanal 132008–2014Los 80Don Genaro
TV programs Pase lo que pase (1998–2002) – Invitado Dime por qué? (TVN, 2011) – Invitado El late (CHV, 2012) – Invitado Mi barrio, tu mejor compañía (2021)
Publicity DFSK (2014) – Don Genaro. Banco BCI (2011) – Don Leo. San José (2012) – Abuelo. Crush (2012) – Tata Naranjo. Adiós Playas Privadas – Gobierno de Chile (2013) – Abuelo. Navidad Segura – Carabineros de Chile (2013) – Viejo Pascuero. Vuelve a clases – Carabineros de Chile (2014) – Don Fernando, el conductor. Woki toki – 42 frases típicas de los papás (2014) – protagonista
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