
Franklin Vírgüez
Acting
Biography
Franklin José Virgüez Dun is a Venezuelan actor and journalist.
Born: October 1, 1953
Place of Birth: Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela
Known For

Simón
Simón, a Venezuelan freedom fighter exiled in Miami, copes not only with trauma, but also deep guilt over a choice he must make: stay in Miami and start a new life, or return home to the losing fight against a tyrannical regime.

Carissima

Atomic
When the path of free-spirited drug smuggler Max collides with JJ, an enigmatic outsider on the run, an unlikely friendship is formed. They're swept into a chaotic, high-stakes mission they never signed up for, trafficking highly enriched uranium across North Africa and the Middle East, with the CIA, MI6, and a global web of opposing forces closing in fast.

The House of Water
Set in the 1920s in Venezuela, this political melodrama by Jacobo Penzo follows the decision of the fictional Cruz Elías León (Franklin Virguéz), a young Venezuelan poet, to give up a life of social and possibly mainstream political advancement to go back to his home and family in an isolated fishing village and combat the despotic military dictator in charge of the country.

Por Estas Calles
Por Estas Calles is a telenovela broadcast by Radio Caracas Televisión between 1992 and 1994. It was extremely popular in Venezuela, due to its very realistic approach to the day-to-day life of the country and local tone. It was the first Venezuelan program to give a realistic view of the corruption in political life, as well as the first to show the day-to-day life in the poor barrios. For example, it showed the impact on poor people's lives of the intermittent water supply, showing community meetings and lovers' trysts cut short by the news that the water was on, sending everyone running to fill storage tanks and barrels. It was considered by the Spanish edition of the magazine Rolling Stone as the 8th best show between the 100 Best TV Shows Ever in all Latin America. It is believed to be the longest telenovela ever produced in Venezuela.

Voltea pa' que te enamores
“Voltea Pa 'Que Te Enamores” is an urban and modern soap opera, full of comic moments, witty dialogues interpreted with absolute naturalness, and rich and moving characters in situations that vividly reflect the daily experiences of millions of people entangled in the complexity of love , impossible love, difficult love, old love about to expire, new love that brings new illusions.

Aunque me Cueste la Vida
Aunque me Cueste la Vida is a 1998 Venezuelan telenovela produced by Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by José Simón Escalona, Salvador Garmendia, and Martin Hahn and directed by Olegario Barrera. This telenovela runs 126 episodes and is distributed internationally by RCTV International.

Natalia del Mar

Hay Amores Que Matan
Hay Amores Que Matan is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. Jose Simon Escalona was the director of production, Victor Fernandez was the executive producer, Marco Godoy was the general producer, Mateo Manaure was the director of exterior scenes, and Renato Gutierrez was the general director. This telenovela lasted 120 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International.

Mea Culpa
Four strangers wake up trapped in an abandoned warehouse and upon discovering a dead body among them, learn they are all linked to a sadistic man's final act of revenge.
Filmography
as Antonio Alam
as Colonel Lugo
as Baldomero Sánchez
as Mario
as Gabriel "Gabito" Márquez
as Montserrat Vallemorín Martínez
as Fredimatico Gonzalez
as Don Teófilo Larrazába
as Radamés Basanta
as Ezequiel Camacho
as Eudomar Santos
as Gabriel
as Negro Malo / Pedro Miguel Gomares
as Manuel Landaeta / Manuel Pereira
as Cruz Elías Salmerón Acosta
as Celestino
as Rogelio