3 | 09/04/2021 – 17:42 (GMT-4)
The Cuban actor Erdwin Fernández Collado regretting the circumstances in which his colleague lived his last years Frank González, who died this Friday at the age of 74 after suffering a stroke.
As Fernandez said on his Facebook wall, the renowned and popular histrioner did not enjoy the recognition he deserved and had fallen into the oblivion of “those who do not believe.”
“Rest in peace, Frank González, excellent actor. Our respect. Elpidio manigüero there is only one. See you, compay!”, He expressed.
“A star without the recognition he deserved, an ACTOR practically in the oblivion of those who do not believe and like to forget. On our part, I repeat, our respect and admiration,” he concluded.
Frank González will remain in the memory of the public especially for being the voice of the anime Elpidio Valdés, A role he began playing in 1978 and began a fruitful collaboration with the director, also dead, Joan Padró.
The actor had been away from the cameras for several years. One of his last public appearances was on October 24, when he went to the José Martí Memorial in Havana to receive the National Television Award 2019.
Images taken at the event showed that he was suffering from a serious deterioration in his health.
Named “the man of a thousand voices”, González put his voice to dozens of characters in various animated productions made by the Cuban Institute of Film Art and Industry (ICAIC), such as the sympathetic Minutes, Vampires in Havana, Matoll, In addition to Elpidio Valdés.
“I’m very proud that when someone sees me on the street they say, ‘Look, this is where Elpidio Valdés is going!'” He once said on the portal. Cubacine.
He also dubbed Japanese anime like Mazinger Z i voltns 5, Which were exhibited in the 80s and 90s on the island.
The popular artist developed an extensive career in Cuban television, radio and cinema, where he played different roles since 1969, when he began his career as an actor.
the comedian Ulysses Toirac offered his condolences on his Facebook wall.
“I just found out about the death of Frank González. Very sad. He was a great and total actor. Guilty of many of my enthusiasms watching TV, of many laughs and surprises,” he wrote.
“Thank you for leaving us your voice in the animations of our childhood,” said the comedian Iván Camejo.
According to the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba, Frank González’s remains will be cremated at the request of his family.
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