Jorge Porcel

Jorge Porcel
Porcel circa 1970
Born
Jorge Raúl Porcel de Peralta

(1936-09-07)7 September 1936
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died16 May 2006(2006-05-16) (aged 69)
Miami, Florida, United States
Occupation(s)Actor, television host

Jorge Raúl Porcel de Peralta (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe raˈul poɾˈsel de peˈɾalta]; 7 September 1936 – 16 May 2006), known as Jorge Porcel, was an Argentine comedy actor and television host. He was nicknamed El Gordo de América (America's Fat Guy). Porcel is considered, along with Alberto Olmedo, one of Argentina's greatest comic actors of the twentieth century.