Juan Carlos Ihler, the actor who played Galtieri in “Argentina 1985”, has died.

The actor Juan Carlos Illerwho in his last appearance on the big screen played General Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri in the film Argentina, 1985, died on Saturday at the age of 73, as confirmed on social media by the Argentine Association of Actors and Actresses.

“The actor Juan Carlos Ihler has passed away. He developed his artistic work in the audiovisual medium, as an actor and as an extra. Our condolences to his family and friends,” wrote the Association on its Twitter account to dismiss the ‘actor.

The latest work of the actor has arrived Argentina, 1985, the Oscar-nominated film in which he played General Galtieri. During his career he played various roles in various audiovisual projects, many times as an extra in SUTEP productions.

Previously, the actor had developed a career in television, with appearances on the shows ‘TV x la Justicia’ and ‘100% Lucha,’ where he was a panelist for catch fights.

He has also participated in various commercials for companies such as Movistar, Ferrero, Banco Ciudad and El Noble Repulgue.

An award-winning film that has traveled the world

Argentina 1985 She was going through festivals since her premiere. And in addition to always leaving a good impression, the awards it won revealed how valuable the film was to different juries around the world.

Among other awards, the film directed by Santiago Miter won the Goya Award for best Ibero-American film. Also the Golden Globe, from the Association of Foreign Chroniclers of Hollywood, for the best film in a language other than English. It also won the Satellite Award for Best Foreign Film.

And it had an Oscar nomination, also for Best Film Spoken in a Foreign Language, which while it didn’t win, positioned it very well in the US market.

This last weekend, Argentina, 1985 She was the great candidate for the Platinum Awards for Ibero-American cinema, which were delivered in Madrid.

It came with 14 nominations, of which it ultimately picked up five. There it triumphed in the categories Best Film, Best Male Performance (Ricardo Darín), Best Production Design (Micaela Saiegh), Best Screenplay (Mariano Llinás and Santiago Mitre), tina, 1985). It also won the Cinema and Education in Values ​​award.