OBREGÓN, CLAUDIO

(Claudio Obregón Posadas)

(1935 - )

born in San Luis Potosí, Obregón began his professional career as a radio announcer in the late 1950s, then worked in TV and on the stage. His screen career began in the 1960s, and he has continued to work in films, on TV and the stage ever since. Obregón was one of the actors who rebelled against the ANDA actors' union in the 1970s, forming the Sindicato de Actores Independientes, a rival group which eventually failed. He received a Best Actor Ariel nomination forDe noche vienes, Esmeralda, and Best Male Co-Star Ariel nominations forEl otro crimenandActas de Marusia.