Repercussion and deep pain in Spain due to the death of Héctor Alterio

“I deeply regret the death of Héctor Alterio, actor immense and dear, that left a indelible mark in cinema, theater and television. His talent and humanity will continue to live on in each of his works. All my love to his family and friends.”

Spanish Radio Television dedicates a special to him, highlighting his films with the title “Goodbye to the most Spanish Argentine.”

Oscar Martinez -another of the great Argentine actors who now resides in Spain- expressed to Clarín:

“Héctor dear, how great you were! I treasure having worked with you repeatedly and doing so from such a young age. And the wonderful gift of life of having you directed together with Pepe Sacristán in Argentina and Spain. Thank you for trusting me and for your friendship. You were an excellent actor, a beacon for all of us who came after. And what is even more commendable, a touchingly human, endearing being. Your legacy as a professional and as a person is unmatched. “You will always be in the hearts of those of us who have had the joy of sharing this miraculous adventure of life.”

Last May, Alterio had given an extensive interview to Diario El País.

There he expressed himself about acting, in which he remained fully: “It gives me the opportunity to express myself. I have no other choice. And I still really like to entertain others. Throughout my life I have sought, above all, two things: entertain and believe me, believe what I am doing on stage. For me, acting has been a incessant search for the truth. Never act in a routine or mechanical way. That each role and each function be something new and that the viewer believes me, that they really believe in what my character does and lives. If I don’t cause a commotion, that means I did something wrong, that I have not reached the truth.”

In that interview, Alterio recalled what the hard moment of the exile:

“It became my prison and also in my salvation. When they threaten to kill you, you think that They can do something to you at any time, anywhere, even if you are not already in Buenos Aires. But exile also allowed me to meet good, honest and generous people who had a behavior with me that I still find difficult to believe today. like him actor Juan Diego, For example. I barely knew him. One day he came with a suitcase and told me: ‘Héctor, here I bring you the clippings you asked for.’ I became completely disoriented, I didn’t understand what he was talking about, I hadn’t asked him for anything. I thought he was bringing me the reports that had been published in the Spanish press about my films or something like that. When I opened it, there was money. A lot of money that allowed us to get ahead. A gesture that I will never forget.”