Marcelo Romo

Acting

Marcelo Romo

Born — Died

1941-04-23 — 2018-01-23

Place of birth

Santiago, Chile

Known for

Acting

Credits

32 titles

Marcelo Romo (Santiago, April 23, 1941 – January 23, 2018) was a renowned Chilean actor of film, theater, and television. Trained at the University of Chile’s School of Theater, he became one of the leading figures of Chilean acting from the 1960s onward. He made his film debut in El Chacal de Nahueltoro (1969) by Miguel Littín, playing a journalist —a landmark in Chilean cinema that marked the beginning of a prolific film career spanning over thirty titles. During the Pinochet dictatorship, Romo went into exile in Venezuela, where he continued his career in film, participating in movies such as La máxima felicidad (1982) and Señora Bolero (1991), as well as in theater, and television, late…

Known for

ITV Playhouse poster
7.0

ITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhys Adrian and Alan Sharp. The series began in black and white, but was later shot in colour and was produced by various companies for the ITV network, a format that would inspire Dramarama. Actors appearing in the series included Leslie Anderson, Gwen Nelson, Ricky Alleyne, Pat Heywood, Michael Elphick, Ian Hendry, Edward Woodward, Margaret Lockwood, Jessie Matthews and Lloyd Peters.

ITV Playhouse

1967

Purasangre poster
5.0

As a result of a vile abuse cause in the past, Violeta Salazar has sworn to herself to take revenge on the Callassis family and all their descendants. She sends her daughter Amanda to make the life of the Callasis as miserable as possible, but love can be surprising, and not everything comes out as planned.

Purasangre

2002

Rompecorazón poster
5.5

A rich man decides to fake his death in order to save himself from a millionaire debt, before fleeing to Europe for a facial surgery. He leaves his fortune to one of his 3 lovers, while the other 2 and their families have to deal with the ecomic aftermath.

Rompecorazón

1994

Ámame poster
6.0

Daniela, a young student, falls in love with Luciano the son of the owner of her high school. He corresponds her love. But both must face Francisca, an unbalanced and beautiful young woman who holds an insane obsession for Luciano.

Ámame

1993

Amores de mercado poster
6.0

'Pelluco' Solís, a young lower-middle class waiter, crosses paths with Rodolfo Ruttenmeyer -a man who looks just like him- in an unfortunate accident that will change their lives forever.

Amores de mercado

2001

Oro verde poster
6.3

An ambitious entrepreneur wants to cut down the forest of southern Chile, but a young ecologist girl will hinder their plans.

Oro verde

1997

Film credits

1990s · 2 titles

1980s · 6 titles

Morituri poster
8.0

An eccentric millionaire gives a party for his birthday. With his friends, gamblers and collectors , they play games in their own way. One of them, a woman, suggests this: since they're all gamblers they should play a fortune on the life of one of them.

Morituri

1984

Canaguaro poster
8.0

The murder of popular leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán unleashes violence in the Colombian countryside. Guerrillas are formed that, behind the facade of partisan struggle, also fight for control of the land. Canaguaro commands one of these groups. Their story is the same as that of thousands of Colombians, survivors of attacks on their families. We learn about his life and that of his friends through the journey in search of weapons that the party has promised them and that will never be delivered to them. They are called to order and reconciliation and, finally, murdered.

Canaguaro

1981

La máxima felicidad poster
9.0

Two men and a woman are about to experience living as a threesome, this process brings out of them their fears, some moral barriers must be dismantled before the complex process of understanding and accepting each other can succeed.

La máxima felicidad

1982

La hora del tigre poster
10.0

Humberto and Atilio, two elderly men confined in a nursing home, decide to flee when they see the arrival of some ballot boxes through the window, which makes them assume that their lives are in danger. The escape causes the mobilization of an entire military strategic team while the two elderly men and Daniel, an employee of the nursing home, wander around the roads of the area. In the end, they are unexpectedly armed and confront the “enemy”.

La hora del tigre

1985

Mariposas S.A. poster
6.5

The story of seven prostitutes traveling in a truck, town to town, selling their show in local festivities inside an old circus tent. The authorities demand bribes in order to keep the order in town.

Mariposas S.A.

1986

No artwork available
NR

A woman's new house hides a sinister secret. Part of ITV Playhouse-S13E02

The Perfect House

1981

1970s · 9 titles

Enough Praying poster
7.5

Many socially-concerned priests in Catholic Latin America have at some time left their parish churches to go and work in the fields and factories of the poor. Such priests, usually adherents of "liberation theology," are called "worker-priests." This Chilean film tells the story of how one man became a "worker-priest" and won the trust of the poor.

Enough Praying

1972

The Witnesses poster
6.5

This stark Chilean melodrama concerns itself with the plight of slum dwellers living outside Santiago. For many years they have, with great difficulty, been faithfully paying small sums to a real estate man. This man has said that by doing so they can obtain title to the miniscule plots of land their houses stand on. In fact, he has been swindling them and does not even own the land he has been "selling." One of the aggrieved slum dwellers confronts him about this while he is visiting the slum, and the real estate agent shoots him before everyone's eyes. The question confronting these witnesses is whether testifying against this monster will make their lives even more precarious.

The Witnesses

1971

No artwork available
NR

A documentary about the consequences of consuming alcohol and how it works as a weapon of the bourgeoisie to appease the thirst of the people.

Entre ponerle y no ponerle...

1971

Dear Comrades poster
9.0

Directed by Pablo de la Barra, Queridos compañeros (1977) is a Chilean-Venezuelan political drama that delves into the fervent revolutionary movements of the late 1960s. The film follows a group of young radical leftists that struggle to change the Chilean political status quo. The production of Queridos compañeros faced significant challenges, since filming started in 1973 but was abruptly halted due to the military coup in Chile that year. Director Pablo de la Barra managed to save the film's footage but lost the original audio tracks. In exile in Venezuela, he reconstructed the sound with the help of the original actors, completing the film in 1977. The film offers a poignant reflection on the aspirations and struggles of a generation striving for systemic change, providing insight into the political dynamics of Chile during a tumultuous period.

Dear Comrades

1977

The Suns of Easter Island poster
6.4

Six people find a mysterious mark in the center of their left hand and all independently go to Easter Island in hopes to uncover the mystery.

The Suns of Easter Island

1972

The First Year poster
7.3

The documentary narrates the events that took place during the first year of the Unidad Popular government, in chronological order.

The First Year

1972

Jackal of Nahueltoro poster
6.8

Based on an actual murder case that ignited a furious debate over the death penalty in Chile in 1960, this experimental social drama portrays the life and death of an illiterate peasant who, while drunk, murdered the woman with whom he had a relationship and her five children.

Jackal of Nahueltoro

1970

No artwork available
6.0

In this film the director's recurring concerns return: the divisions in the Chilean left, and its contradictions between what the director calls the "traditional" and the "revolutionary" left. The problem is exposed through the doubts and obsessions of a strange police chief who cannot establish the limits between critical behavior and militant responsibility.

Metamorphosis of the Chief of the Political Police

1973

Voto + Fusil poster
6.4

The political evolution in Chile seeing from three different times: 1937, 1947 and 1970. A film that shows how a revolution cannot be accomplished by electoral means, and how the wealthy class will always attempt to destroy that revolution, with the help of the armed forces, as soon as their privileges are threatened.

Voto + Fusil

1971

Series credits

ITV Playhouse poster
7.0

ITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhys Adrian and Alan Sharp. The series began in black and white, but was later shot in colour and was produced by various companies for the ITV network, a format that would inspire Dramarama. Actors appearing in the series included Leslie Anderson, Gwen Nelson, Ricky Alleyne, Pat Heywood, Michael Elphick, Ian Hendry, Edward Woodward, Margaret Lockwood, Jessie Matthews and Lloyd Peters.

ITV Playhouse

1967

Purasangre poster
5.0

As a result of a vile abuse cause in the past, Violeta Salazar has sworn to herself to take revenge on the Callassis family and all their descendants. She sends her daughter Amanda to make the life of the Callasis as miserable as possible, but love can be surprising, and not everything comes out as planned.

Purasangre

2002

Rompecorazón poster
5.5

A rich man decides to fake his death in order to save himself from a millionaire debt, before fleeing to Europe for a facial surgery. He leaves his fortune to one of his 3 lovers, while the other 2 and their families have to deal with the ecomic aftermath.

Rompecorazón

1994

Ámame poster
6.0

Daniela, a young student, falls in love with Luciano the son of the owner of her high school. He corresponds her love. But both must face Francisca, an unbalanced and beautiful young woman who holds an insane obsession for Luciano.

Ámame

1993

Amores de mercado poster
6.0

'Pelluco' Solís, a young lower-middle class waiter, crosses paths with Rodolfo Ruttenmeyer -a man who looks just like him- in an unfortunate accident that will change their lives forever.

Amores de mercado

2001

Oro verde poster
6.3

An ambitious entrepreneur wants to cut down the forest of southern Chile, but a young ecologist girl will hinder their plans.

Oro verde

1997

Borrón y cuenta nueva poster
4.5

A billionaire who, as a result of his death, leaves an inheritance of 100 million dollars to his three daughters. But in order for them to receive the money, they must follow some exclusive conditions such as living in his mansion, marrying within a year and arriving there before midnight. Problems scalate when a fourth heir appears...

Borrón y cuenta nueva

1998

Juegos de fuego poster
5.5

Lucas must choose between love and the power he acquires after becoming a renowned sculptor.

Juegos de fuego

1995

Rojo y miel poster
5.5

The love story of Claudia Bernhardt and Rodrigo Carvajal, they come from different worlds: she was a young university student, used to urban lifestyle and he was in charge of his father's ranch. Their romance is at stake when another man offers Claudia the stability she needs. The honey of the city will clash with the red passion of the countryside.

Rojo y miel

1994

Sucupira, la comedia poster
NR

A spin-off sequel of the 1996 TV series "Sucupira". The story takes place when Sucupira Mayor Federico Valdivieso, who was thought gone and buried comes out of his grave, causing confussion and chaos among the town's citizens.

Sucupira, la comedia

1998

No artwork available
4.5

The exploits of an investigative police group that from anonymity, solve intricate criminal cases.

Brigada Escorpión

1997

No artwork available
NR

Sussi, a beautiful young woman lives in Santiago with three other women. Each episode tells different situations and jobs that Sussi have, knowing in each of those different men with whom she has some kind of affair. Through these experiences, she learns about life and love. Based on Gonzalo Justiniano's movie Sussi.

Las historias de Sussi

1998

Rubí rebelde poster
5.3

Rubi Rebelde is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Perla Farias, Perla Farias, María Antonieta Gómez, Boris Izaguirre, and Carlos Romero and directed by Renato Gutiérrez. This telenovela lasted 172 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International.

Rubí rebelde

1989

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Mi amada Beatriz

1987

Behind the camera