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Julio Frade

Julio Frade

Uruguayan pianist, actor, comedian and radio host

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Frade and the second or maternal family name is Pintos.

Julio César Frade Pintos, better known as Julio Frade (born 31 January 1943 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan pianist, actor, comedian and radio host.[1]

As a student, Frade spent a year as an exchange student in the United States with AFS Intercultural Programs, studying piano at Berklee College.

In the 1960s he started a long television career by joining in a well-known group of other Uruguayan comedians (Ricardo Espalter, Eduardo D'Angelo, Enrique Almada, Raimundo Soto), he was also part of several successful humor TV shows such as : Telecataplúm (1962), Jaujarana (1969-1972), Comicolor (1981-1984), Híperhumor (1984-1989), Decalegrón (1977-2002). Since 2021, he has been part of the television contest team, Los 8 escalones, broadcast on Channel 4.[2]

He became also renowned for his music, playing alongside Astor Piazzolla and other famous musicians.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Honors to Julio Frade
  2. [2]
    ElPais (9 March 2021). "El programa "Los ocho escalones" ya tiene fecha de estreno: conoce los detalles". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  3. [3]
    A professional musician (in Spanish)


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