Mario Limonta

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Jan 01, 1936 (89 years old)
Death date
Jan 18, 2025

Mario Limonta

Known For

Without Wings
1h 30m
Movie 2015

Without Wings

'Sin Alas' follows the tumultuous life and love of Cuban writer Luis Vargas as he chooses the excitement and possibilities of the revolution over the wealth of his dysfunctional family. His passion for a beautiful young ballerina, married to an important military leader, sends both of their lives spinning out of control. Luis must make his way through warren of Centro Havana, a city held hostage in time by an ideology, on a journey to come to terms with lost love and the mistakes of his youth.

Chronic Love
1h 20m
Movie 2012

Chronic Love

Amor Crónico follows Grammy-nominated, Cuban-born CuCu Diamantes as she embarks on a whirlwind tour of her home country. Interweaving glamorous live performances with a fictional romance, the film pays tribute to the history of cinema in surreal fashion. Backed by a high energy Latin soundtrack, Cucu's journey is a visual love poem to the sites, sounds, and people of Cuba.

Horn of Plenty
1h 48m
Movie 2008

Horn of Plenty

An unclaimed fortune, grown for centuries in a British bank account, becomes a potential windfall for Bernadito Castiñeiras and the residents of the tiny village of Yaragüey, Cuba. To receive his massive inheritance check, Bernadito must prove his lineage to the Castiñeiras nuns who first populated the region. In an isolated and impoverished town where many residents share the same surname, a feud breaks out between the "Castiñeiras" and "Castiñeyras" families.

Mata que Dios perdona
Movie 2006

Mata que Dios perdona

Biography

His involvement in the arts began in his native province, as a declamationist on the radio station. In 1955, he finished high school and moved to Havana to study law, although he only completed the first year. He made his debut on the amateur programme La corte suprema del arte, where he achieved the status of Rising Star. In 1959, he began working on the Circuito Nacional Cubano, today Radio Rebelde, as Radio drama voice. Until 1965, he joined to the Guernica theatre group of the National Theatre where he played leading roles in García Lorca's "Bodas de sangre", Miguel de Carrión's "Las impuras" and Abelardo Estorino's "Las vacas gordas". He has had a long and successful career in television with acting roles in soap operas, comedies, adventures and serials. His character of Sergeant Arencibia in the show "San Nicolás del Peladero" is his most remembered role by the public. In 1964, he got his first leading role, featuring in the film "La decisión", directed by José Massip.

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