1. Pepe Arias was an Argentine actor and comedian, notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.
17 Facts About Pepe Arias
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Jose Pablo Arias Martinez was born in the former Abasto district of Buenos Aires on 16 January 1900.
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Pepe Arias first appeared on stage in 1916, and became a remarkable stage actor in grotesque, comedy and drama roles.
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Pepe Arias learned his art among the founders of Argentine theater, such as Luis Arata and Enrique Da Rosas.
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Pepe Arias perfected all the elements of farce and grotesque, with his face painted with extreme make-up.
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Pepe Arias played serious roles, and earned the Municipal Award for best dramatic actor for his performance in Ovid by Laurent Doillet at the Odeon Theatre in 1942.
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Pepe Arias' style became established when he moved to film and radio.
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Pepe Arias was a pioneer of talking films, and appeared in twenty four films.
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Pepe Arias became known on radio for delivering monologues as characters such as "Don Vistobueno Ciruela".
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Pepe Arias starred in long-running revues at the Maipo and the Nacional theaters, and would deliver his monologues on stage.
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Pepe Arias avoided television, which he called "a dreadful fire that burns with lightning speed".
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In 1963 Pepe Arias described the monologue as a type of political reporting.
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Pepe Arias said that he read the headlines and told the news on stage, adding a humorous comment but always with up-to-date information.
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In 1956 Pepe Arias said that political jokes were a basic element of revues in Buenos Aires, and he had never had real problems.
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Pepe Arias called politics a gentleman's game, which the public always understood, as did the governments of Yrigoyen, Alvear, Uriburu, Justo, Ortiz and Castillo.
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Pepe Arias was banned between 1952 and 1955 by the Peronist government.
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Pepe Arias began to spend much of his time there with his partner Petra, in peace and quiet at their home on Burriquetas Street.