Roberto Lamarca

Roberto Lamarca Gabriele (October 4, 1959 – February 22, 2017) was an Italo-Venezuelan television actor.^[1] He is most recognised for his portrayal of Arístides Valerio, the recurring character on the Radio Caracas Televisión drama series Por estas calles.^[3]

Roberto Lamarca
Born	Roberto Lamarca Gabriele (1959-10-04)October 4, 1959 Corato, Province of Bari, Italia[1]
Died	February 22, 2017(2017-02-22) (aged 57) Caracas, Venezuela
Nationality	Venezuelan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1971–2016
Spouse	Caridad Canelón ​ ​ (m. 1983⁠–⁠1995)​ [2]

Biography

He had 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Lamarca was father of three children: Joselyn, Angélica and Sophia.^[4] The actor was married to Venezuelan actress Caridad Canelón.^[2][5]

Health and death

On January 27, 2017 was hospitalized of emergency in a clinic capitalina, located in Altamira, due to the presentation of a respiratory complication.^[6] The actor underwent a biopsy in June 2016 to detect possible lung cancer in the middle of last year; But at that time the result was negative.^[7]

He died on the night of Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the home of his "brother of life" Omar Meléndez,^[8][9] who was in a complicated health situation in the breath because he had a histoplasmosis for several months.^[10]

Filmography

Television roles and films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	Bárbara	Vitico
1973	Raquel	Kike niño
1987	La intrusa	Lisandro
1988	La Muchacha del circo
1988	Abigail	Ismael
1991	El desprecio
1992–94	Por estas calles	Arístides Valerio
1996	Los amores de Anita Peña
1997	Contra viento y marea	Nicolás
1997	Destino de mujer	Ignacio
1998	El país de las mujeres	Tino Urutia
2000	Amantes de Luna Llena	Troconis
2001	Guerra de mujeres	Fabián Botero
2002	Las González	Otto de Jesús
2003	Cosita rica	Diómedes Crespo
2005	El amor las vuelve locas
2006	Los Querendones	Chon	1 episode
2007	13 segundos[11]	Alonso	Film
2007	Aunque mal paguen
2008	La vida entera	Tamanaco Rangel
2009	Tomasa Tequiero	Perucho
2011–12	Natalia del mar	Teodoro Rivas	56 episodes
2013–14	De todas maneras Rosa	Genaro Barreto	108 episodes
2016	Entre tu amor y mi amor	Augusto Machado	26 episodes

References

1. "Roberto Lamarca". venevision.com (in Spanish). Venevisión. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
2. "Su vida y amores". teleprograma.diezminutos.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2017.
3. Cabello, Danny. "El adiós al "Doctor Valerio" de "Por Estas Calles"". notitarde.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2017.
4. "Roberto Lamarca: Una vida dedicada al teatro y la televisión". caraotadigital.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2017.
5. "Roberto Lamarca dice que su esposa le pegó". informe21.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2017.
6. "Hospitalizan de emergencia al actor Roberto Lamarca". globovision.com (in Spanish). Globovisión. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
7. "Roberto Lamarca está hospitalizado en una clínica capitalina". 2001.com.ve (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2017.
8. "Murió el primer actor Roberto Lamarca". el-nacional.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2017.
9. "Artistas lamentaron la muerte de Roberto Lamarca". el-nacional.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2017.
10. "Histoplasmosis, la enfermedad que padecía Roberto Lamarca". noticiaaldia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2017.
11. "Personajes emblemáticos que impulsaron la carrera de Roberto Lamarca". el-nacional.com (in Spanish). El Nacional Venezuela. Retrieved 20 May 2017.

External links

• Roberto Lamarca at IMDb