The actor and director Juan Margallo He has died this Sunday, February 2, at his home in Madrid at 84. The sad news has been confirmed by the AISGE Foundation, who have shown themselves “moved” y “Desolate“For the death of the interpreter, the husband of the also actress Petra Martínez.
“A ‘terrible loss’, in the words of Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, which today we cry from Aisge, his house. The ‘curious insatiable’, the best example that to be a good actor you have to be a good man“They have expressed from the entity.
The interpreter, considered a reference within the independent theater, underwent an operation last Monday after suffering a fall, as they have indicated since The country.
Juan Margallo’s career has covered more than five decades, both in the theater and on the small screen. In the theatrical field, he was one of the great exponents at the time of the transition, founding with his wife the company UROC Theater. In cinema, his participation in the successful film Championsof Javie fesserearned him the recognition of the public and the criticism of being nominated for the Goya Awards for Best Supporting Actor, in 2019.
Juan Margallo shared his life with the actress Petra Martínez, with whom he married in 1981. Although they had no children, they both worked together in numerous productions and their complicity on stage has become a respected legacy in the world of the arts.
