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Jaime Agudelo

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Jaime "El Flaco" Agudelo Vidal
Born(1925-11-10)November 10, 1925
DiedDecember 21, 2009(2009-12-21) (aged 84)
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor

Jaime "El Flaco" Agudelo (November 10, 1925 – December 21, 2009) was a Colombian comedian and actor.

Biography

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Born in Palmira, Jaime Agudelo Vidal studied systems engineering at first. He was able to develop his career as a comedian while working as a lathe operator in his home town.[1]

In 1961 he traveled to Bogotá where he met Fernando González Pacheco, who helped him to make a name for himself while performing on the TV show, Operación Ja ja. Agudelo later worked for Campeones de la Risa in 1966 for two years.[2]

He was one of the earliest cast members for Colombia's most famous comedy show in local TV history: Sábados Felices, which is still running after 39 years. Agudelo worked there ever since until his death. His most remembered performance was portraying a child called "Jaimito". [citation needed] The comedian never sought to retire from the program, not even asking for leave because of health issues (with the exceptions being the instances of two heart attacks). [citation needed]

Canal Caracol, the show's broadcaster, paid Agudelo a respectful tribute in October 2008.[3] Augdelo died at Cali in 2009.

Awards

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  • Premio Antena as "Best comedian". (1975)[4]

Filmography

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Year Film
1980 One Hundred Years of Infidelity (Cien años de Infidelidad)[5]

Death

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On December 19, 2009, Agudelo fell on his way to his home in Palmira, sustaining major hip injuries which caused a femur fracture.[6] He was admitted to Rafael Uribe Uribe Hospital in Cali, where he died two days later, on Monday, December 21, due to respiratory failure, aged 83.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Adiós al querido Jaime 'El Flaco' Agudelo"[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Colarte – Jaime Agudelo". Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  3. ^ "Homenaje a Jaime 'el flaco' Agudelo en Dia a Dia". Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  4. ^ "Colarte, ibid". Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  5. ^ Colarte, ibid.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Hospitalizan a Jaime 'El Flaco' Agudelo[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Jaime 'El Flaco' Agudelo Vidal recibe el último adiós en Bogotá Archived 2012-07-30 at archive.today
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