Enrique Almada

Uruguayan actor and author

Part of "Telecataplúm" cast, from left to right: Andrés Redondo, Eduardo D'Angelo, Raimundo Soto, Ricardo Espalter and Emilio Vidal.

Enrique Milton Almada Cavo (15 July 1934, in Montevideo – 29 April 1990), also known as Quique Almada, was a Uruguayan actor and comedian.^[1]

In the 1960s he started a long career on television. Together with a notable group of Uruguayan humorists (Eduardo D'Angelo, Ricardo Espalter, Julio Frade, Raimundo Soto), he was part of several successful humor programs: Telecataplúm (1962), Jaujarana (1969–1972), Hupumorpo (1974–1977), Comicolor (1980–1984), Híperhumor (1984–1989), Decalegrón (1977–2002).

In 1990 he died of cancer. The Uruguayan Senate held a solemn session in his honor.^[2]

References

^ Enrique Almada mentioned in an official event in honor to Julio Frade Archived 2015-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ Nº 18 - Tomo 329 - 9 de Mayo de 1990 - República Oriental del Uruguay - Diario de Sesiones de la Cámara de Senadores - Primer Periodo Ordinario de la XLIII Legislature - 17ª Sesion Ordinaria - 13) Enrique Almada. Su fallecimiento. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)