Profiles: Alberto Valdiri | Proimágenes Colombia

Actor Alberto Valdiri, from the Caribbean coast city of Barranquilla, died at the age of 55 after a multifaceted career spanning nearly 30 years, in which he performed in many of Colombia’s most famous TV series, telenovelas, movies, and stage plays.
 
After completing high school at the Lycée Français in Bogota, Valdiri began his acting career in 1980 at the Teatro El Local, where he remained until 2009. There, he was able to act in stage plays such as Innocent Eréndira (1980-1985), Los caballitos rebeldes (1981), Blood Wedding(1985), Electra (1986), El adefesio (1987), La siempreviva (1995-2012), En carne propia (2000-2001), El ángel de la gasolinera (2004), and Las burguesas de la calle menor. He performed in Tartufo (1988) with the Teatro Santa Fe; Enséñame a vivir (2001-2002) with the Teatro Nacional; Cabaret literario y lecturas dramáticas (2007), directed by Rolph and Heidi Alberhalden, with the group Mapa Teatro; A la sombra del volcán (2007), directed by Alejandra Borrero; and Trainspotting (2009), directed by Mario Duarte with the Teatro Libre.
 
He also studied law at the Universidad Externado de Colombia (1978-1982) and journalism at the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano (1982-1985), as well as numerous acting workshops with Colombian and international coaches.
 
In 1984, he had his television debut with the telenovela Amándote, by Punch Televisión. He then went on to perform in shows such as San Tropel (1985); La abuela Zaza (1985); Suspenso 7:30 (1986); El segundo enemigo (1987), in which his role as Godín won him a nomination for Best New Actor; Zarabanda (1988); Los frescos (1989); Azúcar (1990); the series Laura por favor (1990, 1992); Agencia matrimonial (1992); La mujer doble (1993); OKTV (1994); Apartamento de solteras (1995); Mambo (1995); La potra zaina (1995); Crónicas de una generación trágica (1995); Pecado santo (1996); Amigos secretos (1996); De pies a cabeza (1996); Conjunto cerrado (1996-1998); La sombra del deseo (1996); Cazados (1996-1998); El mundo de Petropolus (1997-1999); Código de pasión (1999); El fiscal (1999); Yo soy Betty la fea (2000); Brujeres (2000); A donde va Soledad (2000); La costeña y el cachaco (2003); Francisco el matemático (2003); Todos quieren con Marilyn (2004); La tormenta (2005); Crossed Hearts (2006); Las profesionales (2006); La hija del mariachi (2007); Tiempo Final (2007); Novia para dos (2008); Doña Bárbara (2009); The Mafia Dolls (2009); Ojo por ojo (2010); La Pola (2011); Confidencial (2011); Infiltrados (2011); Crónica de un sueño (2013); Un sueño llamado salsa (2014); El man es Germán (2014); La playita (2014); and Doctor Mata (2014).
 
His film credits include the shorts La cama cinco, by Jose Luis Arzuaga (2000); Cuando vuelvas de tus muertes, by Carlos Mario Urrea (2001); Y su perro qué tiene?, by María Paulina Ponce (2004); and his voice in El gorro de la felicidad, by Ana Mazhari (2008). He has also acted in the features El alma de maíz (1995), by Patricia Restrepo; La gente honrada(2005), by French director Bob Decout; El trato, by Francisco Norden (2005); Looking for Miguel (2007), by Juan Fischer; Bituima (1995); The First Night (2003); Gabriel’s Passion (2008), directed by Luis Alberto Restrepo; Nochebuena (2008), by Camila Loboguerrero; and Roa, by Andrés Baiz (2013).
 
He was also a jury member on the reality show Protagonistas de novela 3 in 2004, and hosted the awards ceremony of the Bogota Short Film Festival (BOGOSHORTS) in 2005 and 2006.

Last updated: December 2016.