Acting
Joselo
Born — Died
1936-09-27 — 2013-01-05
Place of birth
Barbacoas, Aragua; Venezuela
Known for
Acting
Credits
8 titles
"Joselo" (José Manuel Díaz Márquez) was a Venezuelan actor and comedian in television and film. Born in Barbacoas, Aragua, he was the younger brother of the singer and composer Simón Díaz. He played professionally under the name Joselo. Initially, Joselo tried to emulate his older brother, although the ease of doing jokes about the daily life of the Venezuelan people set the course of his artistic career. Joselo debuted on the popular sitcom Radio Rochela in 1959, aired by Radio Caracas Televisión, until it agreed on a long-term arrangement to keep him at the network by making him producer of his own weekly show, El Show de Joselo (1964–1972, 1981), which later was broadcast on Venevisión…
Known for
10.0Fulgencio Martinez wants a car to give a good image to the president of the company where he works and thus get a promotion. Carmina, his wife, suffers from a fatal illness and the only way to flatter her life is with an operation. Martinez tries to kill her so as not to spend the money from his savings on the clinic and buy the car. In the end, after a dream that makes him feel the loss of his wife, he abandons his plans.
Reconcomio
1979
10.0Trino, Nerio, and Alfonso are poor chamber musicians trying to survive by playing wherever they can. During a general's funeral, the musicians try to play funeral music, but the screams of one of them, who thinks he's seen the deceased's hand move, cause such a commotion that the participants run away in terror.
Los muertos sí salen
1976
9.0Venezuelan movie directed by César Cortez.
Pa mí tú estás loco
1978
6.3A naive but humane student leaves his town with the ambition to become a doctor, promising to return to help his people, who see him as a local hero.
El raspado
1964
9.0Venezuelan comedy by Julio César Mármol, featuring Joselo.
La bomba
1975
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Yo, el gobernador
1965
Film credits
1970s · 4 titles
10.0Fulgencio Martinez wants a car to give a good image to the president of the company where he works and thus get a promotion. Carmina, his wife, suffers from a fatal illness and the only way to flatter her life is with an operation. Martinez tries to kill her so as not to spend the money from his savings on the clinic and buy the car. In the end, after a dream that makes him feel the loss of his wife, he abandons his plans.
Reconcomio
1979
10.0Trino, Nerio, and Alfonso are poor chamber musicians trying to survive by playing wherever they can. During a general's funeral, the musicians try to play funeral music, but the screams of one of them, who thinks he's seen the deceased's hand move, cause such a commotion that the participants run away in terror.
Los muertos sí salen
1976
9.0Venezuelan movie directed by César Cortez.
Pa mí tú estás loco
1978
9.0Venezuelan comedy by Julio César Mármol, featuring Joselo.
La bomba
1975
1960s · 4 titles
6.3A naive but humane student leaves his town with the ambition to become a doctor, promising to return to help his people, who see him as a local hero.
El raspado
1964
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Yo, el gobernador
1965
6.6Two clumsy and absent-minded spies (Capulina and Chespirito) are hired to save the world from a nuclear attack.
Operación carambola
1968
6.3An American serial killer, known for his handiwork with a straight razor, manages to escape while being transported in Mexico and hides out inside a publisher's home, where he claims many more victims.
Stranger in the House
1968