Gerardo Sofovich
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Sofovich in 1970.
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| Born | March 18, 1937[1] Buenos Aires, Argentina[2] |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation | Businessman, dramaturge, television host, actor, comedian, scriptwriter and film director |
| Partner(s) | Carmen Morales (1965-1995) Sofía Oleksak (2009-2011) |
| Children | Gustavo Sofovich (n. 1968) |
| Parent(s) | Manuel Sofovich (father) |
| Relatives | Hugo Sofovich (brother) |
Gerardo Andrés Sofovich (March 18, 1937 – March 8, 2015) was an Argentine businessman, dramaturge, television host and presenter, comedian, scriptwriter, and director.
He was the producer Polémica en el bar and La noche del Domingo, two of the most popular Argentine television programs of the 1970s and '80s. Sofovich also hosted A la manera de Sofovich and Sin Límite SMS, broadcast on Canal 9. During the 1970s and 1980s he directed several picaresque films starring comedians Alberto Olmedo and Jorge Porcel.As a businessman, he backed major shows on Buenos Aires' Corrientes Avenue theaters.[citation needed]
His late brother Hugo Sofovich had a similar career as a film director and theater impresario. Just before his death, he hosted a television programme, 8 escalones (8 steps).[citation needed]
Health problems
Sofovich suffered a heart attack in 1992 at age 55. He had 15 stents put in and had twelve 12 angioplasties. On 8 October 2014, it was revealed that Sofovich had been connected to an artificial respirator and was sedated at Clinica Suizo-Argentina hospital after suffering a pulmonary infection, which complicated his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease condition.[3] He died on 8 March 2015, aged 77.[4]
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