BALZARETTI, FERNANDO

(1945 or '50?-1998)

young actor who had a few substantial (i.e., leads or second leads) film roles in the early '70s; now a middle-aged character actor, often in telenovelas. Nominated for Best Actor for Días difíciles ('87), didn't win but won Best Male Co-Star that same year for Muelle rojo; nominated for Best Male Co-Star for Kino ('93). In early 1998, he suffered a serious illness and died after being in a coma for several months.