Héctor Suárez

Héctor Suárez Hernández (; 21 October 1938 2 June 2020) was a Mexican actor, comedian, and director. He appeared in about a hundred films and television shows in a career that spanned 60 years. He was noted for satirizing those in power and for touching on controversial social issues, at a time when it was still taboo in his country to do so. He was the father of Héctor Suárez Gomís, who is also an actor.

Early life Suárez was born in Mexico City on 21 October 1938. He started his film career in 1964, when he featured in El Asalto.

Career Suárez was notable for creating satire and parody of the wealthy and those in power. This was a challenging thing to do in the 1970s and 1980s, given the authoritarian government in power at the time. such as poverty, corruption and the erosion of values. He also played a "desperate, ragged proletarian" in El mil usos (1983). He was the first comedian from Latin America to be "roasted" by fellow celebrities, when Comedy Central Latin America began airing the franchise in Mexico in 2013.

Death Suárez died on 2 June 2020, at the age of 81. No cause of death was provided. El ministro y yo (1976) El mil usos (1983)

Television El derecho de nacer (1981) as Héctor Tierra de Pasiones (2006) as José María "Chema" San Román