Hugo Arana (23 July 1943 – 11 October 2020) was an Argentine film, television, and theatre actor.
Life Arana was born on 23 July 1943. He grew up in Monte Grande where his parents were farmers and moved with his family to Lomas de Zamora and then Lanús. He studied acting with Marcello Lavalle and Augusto Fernandes.
In his first years as an actor, he was part of a theatre group called "Errare Humanum Est" and he acted in films such as El Santo de la Espada (1970) and La tregua (1974).
In the 1980s, he became popular for his part in an advertisement for Crespi wine, and then for his part in the TV sitcom Matrimonios y algo más, created by Hugo Moser, in which he played two characters who were highly acclaimed by the public: the "Groncho" (in the comedy sketch "El Groncho y La Dama" (The Shabby Man and the Lady)) and Huguito Araña (a stereotypically feminine gay man).
He worked on the Telefé TV series Los exitosos Pells, where he played the director of the fictitious channel "Mega News", Franco Andrada.
Illness and death After suffering a hard fall, Arana was hospitalized and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina. Arana died of the disease on 11 October 2020, at the age of 77.
Filmography +Movies Year Title Character1970El santo de la espada1974Los golpes bajos1974La Vuelta de Martín Fierro1974La balada del regreso1974Dale nomás1974La Madre María1974La tregua1975Los días que me diste1977El soltero1979No apto para menores1979...Y mañana serán hombresOliva1979La isla1979Este loco amor loco1980Buenos Aires, la tercera fundaciónNarrator1982VolverÁngel Ragucci1985The Official StoryEnrique Ibáñez1986Vivir a los 17Andrea's Father1987Made in Argentina1987ChorrosTraverso1988Las puertitas del Sr. López1991Un lugar en el mundoZamora1992El lado oscuro del corazón(Very minor role)1995El verso1997El Che1997Noche de ronda1997Queréme así (piantao)1998El inquietante caso de José BlumJosé Blum1999Dibu 2, la venganza de NastyLencinas1999Caminata espacial2002Mi suegra es un zombie2003Tus ojos brillabanHeriberto2003El viaje hacia el marRodríguez2003CautivaJudge Barrenechea2004Peligrosa obsesiónel Brujo2008Chile puede2008Don't Look Down2014Death in Buenos AiresSanfilippo2020The Funeral HomeSalvador +Television Year Title Character1982–1988Matrimonios y algo más1997–20035 Amigos1999Buenos vecinos2003Resistiré2004La panadería de los Felipe2007Hechizada2007El Capo2008–2009Los exitosos Pells2009Hogar, dulce hogarRolando2010Para vestir santos2013 "Los Vecinos en Guerra"2016La Leona
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Movie/TV Show Result2003Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de HuelvaBest ActorEl viaje hacia el marWinner2005Cóndor de PlataBest Supporting Actor Cautiva Winner2008Martín FierroSupporting Actor/ComedyNominated
References
External links
CineNacional.com (Filmography). GaceMail.com.ar (Interview).