Jorge Lavat

Jorge Lavat Bayona (3 August 1933 − 14 September 2011) was a Mexican film and television actor.

Life and work Born in Mexico City, Mexico, he appeared in more than 25 serialized telenovelas over the decades between 1958 and 2001, including his participation in Senda prohibida, the first telenovela ever produced in Mexico. He was also known for his recordings combining music and the spoken word, particularly a single he released for the essay-poem Desiderata.

He was married four times: first with Ana María Torres, then with Silvia Burgos, his third marriage was once again with Ana María Torres and finally he was the husband of the actress Rebeca Manríquez. He had two sons and two daughters. One of them, Adriana Lavat, also became an actress. He is also related to the Mexican telenovela actress Queta Lavat, his sister, and his brother, José Lavat, was also an actor and voice actor

Death He died on September 14, 2011; after a back operation, he suffered a severe infection; he was kept in a coma and was never able to recover. He died from complications of a respiratory infection in a Mexico City hospital; his remains were cremated.

Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 1958 A Thousand and One Nights 1959 El que con niños se acuesta Empleado de Chon Uncredited 1959 Dos corazones y un cielo Representante de auditorio Uncredited 1961 El proceso de las señoritas Vivanco Empleado hotel Uncredited 1961 Chicas casaderas Policía 1961 Azahares rojos 1963 Una joven de 16 años Uncredited 1964 Napoleoncito Marcos 1964 El gallo de oro Jugador de cartas 1965 Los chicos de la noche Padre adoptivo de Gabriela 1965 ¡Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes! Juan 1965 Especialista en chamacas 1966 La Valentina Erasmo 1967 Qué hombre tan sin embargo Amigo de Raúl Uncredited 1967 Domingo salvaje 1968 El escapulario Capitán 1968 Cuatro hombres marcados 1969 Flor marchita Bernardo Molina 1969 La marcha de Zacatecas Capitán Agustín Tovar 1969 Las impuras Capitán 1969 El aviso inoportuno Cliente gasolineria 1969 El criado malcriado Alejandro 1970 La hermanita Dinamita Dr. Miranda 1970 Las figuras de arena 1971 Rosario Lorenzo 1971 El ídolo 1971 Yesenia Osvaldo 1971 Secreto de confesión Esteban 1971 Dos mujeres y un hombre Mario Christie 1972 La criada bien criada Ricardo Montes 1972 Sucedió en Jalisco Cornelio 1972 Triángulo Miguel Escontria 1972 La gatita Daniel 1973 Besos, besos y más besos Segment: "Dos veces por semana" 1973 Santo y el águila real Manuel Villafuerte 1973 La tigresa Manuel Villafuerte 1974 Algo es algo dijo el diablo 1975 Eva, ¿qué hace ese hombre en tu cama? César 1977 Sor Tequila Ignacio 1978 Duro pero seguro Armando Flores 1980 El perdón de la hija de nadie 1981 La Jorobada 1981 La casa prohibida 1982 Vividores de mujeres 1983 Las modelos de desnudos 1983 El amor es un juego extraño 1984 El billetero 1985 La caravana de la muerte Elmo 1985 Los malvivientes 1985 Los guaruras 1991 Infamia 1992 Inventando un crimen Christián González 2009 El estudiante Chano 2010 Marcelino, pan y vino Fray Malo

Television Year Title Role Notes 1958 Senda prohibida Television debut 1964 Corona de lágrimas 1965 Un grito en la obscuridad 1966 La sombra del pecado 1967 El usurpador 1967 Obsesión 1967 Deborah 1967 Anita de Montemar 1968 Cynthia 1968 Cruz de amor Marcos Belmar 1969 Una plegaria en el camino Roberto 1969 La familia 1969 De turno con la angustia 1970 Yesenia Oswaldo Leroux 1970 La constitución Jaime López 1971 Cristo negro 1972 Hermanos Coraje Jeronimo Coraje Lead role 1973 El honorable Señor Valdez Héctor 1976 Mi hermana la nena Jorge 1978 Julia 1979 Añoranza 1981 El periquillo sangriento 1982 Lo que el cielo no perdona 1983 El amor ajeno Charlie 1986 Monte calvario Armando 1987 Yesenia 1987 Quinceañera Roberto Villanueva 1991 Muchachitas Guillermo Sánchez-Zúñiga 1998 Perla César 1999 La vida en el espejo Don Omar 2001 Cara o cruz Melchor Hidalgo 2002 La Virgen de Guadalupe Agustin Xolotl TV mini-series 2008 La historia detrás del mito Himself TV series documentary 2010 Vidas al límite Himself Episode: "El jugoso negocio del refrito" 2010 Grandes finales de telenovelas Roberto Villanueva Archive footage 2010 Eva Luna Julio Arisméndi