Carlos Benjumea
Acting
January 27, 1941
Died May 13, 2021 (80 years old)
Bogotá, DC, Colombia
16
Acting Credits
Biography
Carlos Julio Benjumea Guevara (Bogotá, May 1, 1941 – Bogotá, May 13, 2021), known as El Gordo (“The Fat One”), was a Colombian comedian, theater director, and film, theater, and television actor, as well as the founder of the production company Coestrellas. With more than 50 years of artistic experience, “El Gordo” began his career in theater. He later joined the cast of the famous comedy show Yo y tú. During the 1970s, he became the leading star of several comedy films such as El taxista millo...
Known For
Filmography
El Culebro: My Father's Story
2022
as Himself
Heart's Decree
2016
as Hernando Cabal
7
Duni
2013
Allá te espero
2013
as Nazario Restrepo
7.2
The Art of Losing
2004
as Coronel Moya
6.1
Un ángel llamado Azul
2003
as Lucas Afanador
8
Isabel me la veló
2001
as Marco Antonio Vargas
7
La madre
1998
as Álvaro 'Alvarito' Rodríguez
9.5
Don Camilo
1997
as Don Camilo
The Latin Immigrant
1980
8
Colombia Connection
1979
10
El taxista millonario
1979
as José Pepe
6
El candidato
1978
10
Esposos en vacaciones
1977
9
Préstame tu Marido
1973
10
Dead Men's River
1965
5.8