12 Facts About Antonio Gasalla

Antonio Gasalla was an Argentine actor, comedian and theatre director.

Antonio Gasalla was born in Ramos Mejia, a western suburb of Buenos Aires on 9 March 1941.

Antonio Gasalla enrolled at the National Dramatic Arts Conservatory, and began his work in Buenos Aires' vibrant theatre scene in 1964 as an understudy, by which he befriended a colleague, Uruguayan emigre Carlos Perciavalle.

The duo parted ways subsequently, and Gasalla was cast in a comic role in Tiro al aire, a 1980 family film starring Hector Alterio.

The film is an adaptation of an earlier theater play, but Doria preferred to cast Antonio Gasalla doing a female impersonation rather than a woman as in the plays.

Antonio Gasalla reasoned that this way people would laugh about the character, rather than feel pity.

Antonio Gasalla appeared seldom on television work until 1990, when he was offered a comedy show, El Mundo de Gasalla, following which he hosted or starred in numerous other variety programs on Argentine television, mostly for Channel 9.

Antonio Gasalla then returned to film in 2000, portraying Fredy, a homosexual man, in Almejas y mejillones, and to the theatre, where he portrayed his numerous female characters from 2000 to 2004.

Antonio Gasalla toured across the country playing those theater acts.

Antonio Gasalla explained that he did not want to play a pathetic woman deserving of pity.

Antonio Gasalla remains among the most successful Argentine theatre and television personalities.

Antonio Gasalla died on 18 March 2025, nine days after his 84th birthday.