Ernesto Albán

Ernesto Albán Mosquera (June 5, 1912 in Ambato – July 22, 1984 in Quito) was a popular vaudeville and film actor in Ecuador.[1]

Ernesto Albán
Born
Ernesto Albán Mosquera

June 5, 1912
Ambato, Ecuador
DiedJuly 22, 1984 (1984-07-23) (aged 72)
Quito, Ecuador
OccupationActor, Singer

Biography

Alban was born in Ambato in 1912. His parents were Luis Alfonso Albán Egüez and Dolores Mosquera Veloz.[2]

He started as a singer of tangos and later became one of the most popular actors in Ecuador. He started acting in theatrical plays in the 1930s. He and his wife, Chavica Gómez, gained fame as actors, and formed a theater company, which consisted of other acclaimed actors such as Oscar Guerra and Lastenia Rivadeneira, with whom he launched the "Estampas Quiteñas", comedies regarding the humor of everyday life in Ecuador.

He performed in plays such as En un burro tres baturros by Alberto Novión from Argentina, A Campo Atraviesa by Felipe Sassone from Peru, and Argentino en Madrid, as well as French vaudevilles and the Spanish comedies of Carlos Arniches, Navarro y Torrado, Linares Rivas, Joaquín Dicenta, Jacinto Benavente and others.

He also co-produced Mexican films, in which he played roles. He appeared in the films En la mitad del mundo (1964), 'Santo' contra los secuestradores (1973) and Fiebre de juventud (1966).[3]

He was widely associated with the comedic character he played named "Evaristo Corral y Chancletain" in the "Estampas Quiteñas", created by the writer Alfonso García Muñoz. Albán Mosquera was greatly influenced by Charles Chaplin.

He died in Quito on July 22, 1984 at the age of 72. His body is buried in the Cementerio Parques del Recuerdo in Quito.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1962Contra viento y marea
1963División narcóticosDon Ruffo
1964Las chivas rayadas
1964La sonrisa de los pobres
1964En la mitad del mundo
1964Los fenómenos del futbol
1966Fiebre de juventudDon Jaime, padre de Rita y Silvia
1967Bromas, S.A.Sr. Gómez
1973'Santo' contra los secuestradores(final film role)

References

  1. "Hombres Notables del Ecuador (ERNESTO ALBAN MOSQUERA)". Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  2. "Enciclopedia del Ecuador: ALBAN, Ernesto". Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  3. Ernesto Alban Biography on IMDb
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