Axel Anderson (December 11, 1929 â€" December 16, 2012) was a
German-born actor, television producer and host very popular in his
adopted homeland of Puerto Rico.Anderson was born Axel Levy to a
Jewish family in Berlin, Germany. In 1936 Anderson's family escaped
the Holocaust by emigrating to Paraguay. Due to political instability
in Paraguay, Anderson's family soon moved to Argentina. Anderson
started acting as a teenager, working at the Teatro Alemán
Independiente, a small theater troupe mainly composed of German
expatriates who performed in German.During the 1950s, Anderson moved
his young family to Bogotá, Colombia where he worked in theater. The
family later moved to the Dominican Republic. During his time in the
Dominican Republic, Anderson reportedly clashed with the politics of
the Rafael Leónidas Trujillo regime, being forced to emigrate one
more time. He and his family settled in Puerto Rico where they have
remained ever since.Anderson made his debut in Puerto Rican television
with a sitcom named Qué Pareja, a local version of I Love Lucy. He
also performed in theater and other short television productions. The
actor quickly established himself as a leading man, landing several
leading roles in local novelas or soap operas. Early in his career, he
starred in a novela titled Cuando los hijos condenan in which Anderson
and co-star Marta Romero shared the first on-screen kiss in the
history of Puerto Rican television.
German-born actor, television producer and host very popular in his
adopted homeland of Puerto Rico.Anderson was born Axel Levy to a
Jewish family in Berlin, Germany. In 1936 Anderson's family escaped
the Holocaust by emigrating to Paraguay. Due to political instability
in Paraguay, Anderson's family soon moved to Argentina. Anderson
started acting as a teenager, working at the Teatro Alemán
Independiente, a small theater troupe mainly composed of German
expatriates who performed in German.During the 1950s, Anderson moved
his young family to Bogotá, Colombia where he worked in theater. The
family later moved to the Dominican Republic. During his time in the
Dominican Republic, Anderson reportedly clashed with the politics of
the Rafael Leónidas Trujillo regime, being forced to emigrate one
more time. He and his family settled in Puerto Rico where they have
remained ever since.Anderson made his debut in Puerto Rican television
with a sitcom named Qué Pareja, a local version of I Love Lucy. He
also performed in theater and other short television productions. The
actor quickly established himself as a leading man, landing several
leading roles in local novelas or soap operas. Early in his career, he
starred in a novela titled Cuando los hijos condenan in which Anderson
and co-star Marta Romero shared the first on-screen kiss in the
history of Puerto Rican television.
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