Armando Calvo

Armando Calvo (25 December 1919 – 6 July 1996) was a Puerto Rican actor. His father was Juan Calvo Domenech, a Spanish actor and his mother was Minerva Lespier, a Puerto Rican. Calvo worked in Spain, Italy, and Mexico appearing in ninety films between 1939 and 1984. By the end of his career, there were over a hundred film credits in his resume.

Entertainment career Calvo was born in San Juan to actors Minerva Lespier and Juan Calvo, who had met during an operetta held in the island. At two months, he was introduced to the public in a play held at Mayagüez. When he was seven months old, the same was done in a enactment of Lecciones de Buen Amor in Spain, where they continued touring. Calvo was one of two siblings. He was instructed by his mother, since the couple lacked the money to enrol their sons in a formal school. Despite this, Calvo would learn seven different languages. At the age of five, the family moved to Alicante, where Calvo formally began his acting career. By the age of 12, he had become one of the best paid young actors in Madrid. Calvo joined the Infant Isabel initiative. Afterwards, he spent three seasons performing in classical theatre and began his involvement in cinema. He would frequent local cafés (one named after Puerto Rico) in search of opportunities. His debut took place in 1939's El Genio Alegre, along his father. The following year Calvo performed in Amore di Ussaro. In 1941, he appeared in Tierra y Cielo and L Ispecttore Vargas. The following year Calvo appeared in Correo de Indias and Pedro Alarcón's award-winning Goyescas. Calvo's performance in 1943's El Escándalo heightened his acting profile, and was responsible for him being cast for La Mujer de Todos.

Calvo's performance in 1945's Los Últimos de Filipinas earned him the Best Actor award from the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos. He next appeared in Bel Ami (1947), which went on to win three Ariel awards. During this time, Calvo also appeared in La Dama del Velo. Calvo died of a heart attack on July 6, 1996.

Selected filmography

El genio alegre (1939) - Antoñito Amore di ussaro (1940) - Carlos L'ispettore Vargas (1940) Tierra y cielo (1941) - Juan Ernesto Florín Goyescas (1942) - Luis Alfonso de Nuévalos Correo de Indias (1942) - Virrey del Perú The Scandal (1943) - Fabián Conde Life Begins at Midnight (1944) - Ricardo El hombre que las enamora (1944) - Eduardo Espronceda (1945) - José de Espronceda Last Stand in the Philippines (1945) - Teniente Martín Cerezo Everybody's Woman (1946) - Capitán Jorge Serralde Bel Ami (1947) - Jorge Duroy Encadenada (El yugo) (1947) - Enrique Ángel o demonio (1947) - Gabriel Araiza La mujer del otro (1948) La casa de la Troya (1948) - Gerardo Roquer La vorágine (1949) The Lady of the Veil (1949) - Esteban Navarro La venenosa (1949) - Luis de Sevilla Piña madura (1950) - Leonardo Pérez Doctor on Call (1950) - El Director de Hospital (Dr. Enrique Méndez) My Husband (1951) - Gustavo Duarte y Luque Among Lawyers I See You (1951) - El Abogangster Monte de piedad (1951) - Don Mario de Córdova Lodo y armiño (1951) Acapulco (1952) - Ricardo Serrano My Adorable Savage (1952) El ruiseñor del barrio (1952) - German Ricardi Doña Francisquita (1952) - Fernando Caribbean (1953) The Unfaithful (1953) - Rafael ¡Lo que no se puede perdonar! (1953) - Jorge del Río You Had To Be a Gypsy (1953) - Señor Calvo Romance de fieras (1954) - Ricardo Narváez La Calle de los amores (1954) - Arcadio Miranda Tu vida entre mis manos (1955) - Dr. Roberto Alonso El pueblo sin Dios (1955) - Padre Fernando Maternidad imposible (1955) La fuerza del deseo (1955) - Arturo El hombre que quiso ser pobre (1956) - Jorge Deval Ultraje al amor (1956) - Julio Soler Besos prohibidos (1956) - Dr. Daniel Solórzano Esposas infieles (1956) The Last Torch Song (1957) - Juan Contreras Call Me Bad (1957) - Dr. Luis Novoa Ama a tu prójimo (1958) - Doctor Ricardo Lugo La muralla (1958) La edad de la tentación (1959) - Ricardo Olivares, Padre Mi esposa me comprende (1959) Música de ayer (1959) - Carlos, Conde de San Telmo The Thieves (1959) - Joe Castagnato El amor que yo te di (1960) - Ricardo El hombre que perdió el tren (1960) - Maximino López Thaimí, la hija del pescador (1960) - Javier Orlak, el infierno de Frankenstein (1960) - Inspector Santos The Witch's Mirror (1962) - Eduardo Ramos Il segno di Zorro (1963) - Gen. Gutiérrez Bochorno (1963) - Don Luis A Coffin for the Sheriff (1965) - Lupe Rojo Ringo's Big Night (1966) - José the Mexican Ringo, the Mark of Vengeance (1966) - Fidel Kriminal (1966) - Kandur Django Does Not Forgive (1966) Agente Sigma 3 - Missione Goldwather (1967) - Karamesinis Two Crosses at Danger Pass (1967) - Old Moran Mister X (1967) - George Lamarro Killer Adios (1968) - Bill Bragg Ringo the Lone Rider (1968) - Bill Anderson Go for Broke (1968) - José Gomez Satanik (1968) - Commissioner Gonzalez Pistol for a Hundred Coffins (1968) - (uncredited) El taxi de los conflictos (1969) - El marido engañado Cry Chicago (1969) - Senador Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin (1970) - Hoagy (uncredited) Il corsaro (1970) La otra residencia (1970) The Doubt (1972) - Prior de Zaratay El caserío (1972) - Santi Corazón solitario (1973) - Gerardo El amor empieza a medianoche (1974) - Paco Proceso a Jesús (1974) - Espectador Cabaret Woman (1974) Sábado, chica, motel ¡qué lío aquel! (1976) - Ricardo Marcada por los hombres (1977) - Ramón Fango (1977) - Andrés Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979) - Reporter El oreja rajada (1980) - Juez El canto de la cigarra (1980) - José Ni Chana, ni Juana (1984) - Armando