Chucho Avellanet

Chucho Avellanet
Born (1941-08-13) August 13, 1941
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
OccupationsSinger, actor

Armando Hipólito Avellanet González, nicknamed "Chucho", is a Puerto Rican singer and comedic actor of Spanish-Catalan descent. Avellanet was involved with the Nueva ola movement in the 1960s.[1] He represented Puerto Rico in the OTI Festival 1972 with the song "Por ti".

Entertainment career

Avellanet, along Lucecita Benítez and Al Zeppy were brought in to WKAQ-TV in a segment known as El club canta la juventud.[2] It was at that station that he met Lissette and in 1967, their wedding was aired.[3] Avellanet appeared in Arturo Correa's 1970 musical Libertad para la juventud.[4] That same year, he was featured in Rubén Galindo's co-production with Mexican interests, Un amante anda suelto.[4]

Despite critics, Avellanet then left WKAQ due to the influence of his former wife Marisela Berti who had a leading role in Producciones Tommy Muñiz's Los García.[5] On November 14, 1985, Avellanet debuted on WRIK-TV, Muñiz's channel, a hit to Cordero by removing one of its biggest draws.[5] However, the show did not gather the results of its predecessor.[5] Some time later, the couple divorced.[5] With a loose concept Los siete del Siete would take over the prime time slot Thursdays, and be host by a number of local talents including Agrelot, Morales, Olivo, Avellanet, Jovet and Logroño.[6] He was along several figures, including Los Gamma, that participated in the inauguration of Súper Siete following the sale of the channel.[7] On February 3, 1997, he participated in Los 75 años de don Tommy, a special dedicated to Muñiz's career.[8]

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ "The Charm of Chucho El encanto de Chucho – Manhattan Times News". Manhattan Times. 2016-12-28. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  2. ^ García 2009, pp. 200
  3. ^ García 2009, pp. 201
  4. ^ a b García 2014, pp. 73
  5. ^ a b c d García 2009, pp. 363
  6. ^ García 2009, pp. 362
  7. ^ García 2009, pp. 387
  8. ^ García 2009, pp. 462

Bibliography

  • García, Joaquín (2014). Historia del Cine Puertorriqueño. Editorial Siembra. ISBN 9781463387310.
  • García, María "Beba" (2009). ¡Juan, Juan, Juan! Crónicas de la televisión en los tiempos de don Tommy. Terranova Editores. ISBN 9781935163206.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
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