Oscar Morelli, born Oscar Bonfiglio Mouet (February 4, 1936 in
Guaymas, Sonora â€" June 6, 2005 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal),
was a Mexican actor.The son of Oscar Bonfiglio (military and
goalkeeper of the national football team of Mexico) and Mercedes
Mouet, Oscar Morelli studied in the Military School of Mexico and
acting with Andrés Soler and Seki Sano. He married actress MarÃa
Eugenia Rios on June 2, 1958, with whom he had four children: Oscar
(actor), Andrés (actor, singer), Gustavo and MarÃa Eugenia. Morelli
debuted as an actor in the 1960s working in radio, theater, television
and film. He also was director and sports writer. In 1983, Morelli
starred in the Puerto Rican canal 4's production, Poquita Cosa, a
telenovela in which he shared credits with co-protagonist Angela
Meyer, with Junior Alvarez, Yolandita Monge, Myrna de Casenave,
Amneris Morales and Pedro Orlando Torres, among other Puerto Rican
show-business legends. Participation in this soap opera gave Morelli
fame in Puerto Rico.Oscar Morelli died on June 6, 2005, due to
pulmonary problems in the Santelena Hospital in Mexico City, at the
age of 69. He wasn't able to complete his last role as an actor in the
telenovela Contra viento y marea. His remains rest in the Nuevo
JardÃn cemetery in Mexico City. He will forever be remembered as one
of greatest actors in Mexican Cinema.
Guaymas, Sonora â€" June 6, 2005 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal),
was a Mexican actor.The son of Oscar Bonfiglio (military and
goalkeeper of the national football team of Mexico) and Mercedes
Mouet, Oscar Morelli studied in the Military School of Mexico and
acting with Andrés Soler and Seki Sano. He married actress MarÃa
Eugenia Rios on June 2, 1958, with whom he had four children: Oscar
(actor), Andrés (actor, singer), Gustavo and MarÃa Eugenia. Morelli
debuted as an actor in the 1960s working in radio, theater, television
and film. He also was director and sports writer. In 1983, Morelli
starred in the Puerto Rican canal 4's production, Poquita Cosa, a
telenovela in which he shared credits with co-protagonist Angela
Meyer, with Junior Alvarez, Yolandita Monge, Myrna de Casenave,
Amneris Morales and Pedro Orlando Torres, among other Puerto Rican
show-business legends. Participation in this soap opera gave Morelli
fame in Puerto Rico.Oscar Morelli died on June 6, 2005, due to
pulmonary problems in the Santelena Hospital in Mexico City, at the
age of 69. He wasn't able to complete his last role as an actor in the
telenovela Contra viento y marea. His remains rest in the Nuevo
JardÃn cemetery in Mexico City. He will forever be remembered as one
of greatest actors in Mexican Cinema.
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