The actor Édgar Vittorino was born in Barranquilla on June 10, 1988, the result of a relationship between a woman with Italian roots and a Colombian man. Since he was little he was interested in acting and in Colombia he stood out for his time in productions such as ‘Oye Bonita’ and ‘La Selección’, on Caracol Televisión.
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A few years ago the Colombian-Italian actor settled in Spain in search of better job opportunities and internationalizing his career. Over time he has managed to act in English in productions for countries such as Russia, South Korea, among others.
His journey has not been easy and, although he now has great international recognition for playing all types of characters, His Colombian origin at some point pigeonholed him in roles related to drug trafficking..
Édgar Vittorino had to fight to stop being cast in criminal roles
As soon as he had the opportunity, thanks to his work, Édgar Vittorino decided to go in search of his Italian roots and obtain citizenship. In this way, he also sought new horizons by settling in Madrid, Spain.
“The first role I had was a small, stereotyped role, but I had to do it to be able to open a space there and then I had to wait six months to start the second season. Without work, but I couldn’t go because if I came here to work I could lose that and I I wanted to strengthen my image in Spain and then come and they can still call me there,” details the 35-year-old actor.
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Breaking stereotypes of Colombians has not been easy; However, he has made great progress in these 8 years that he has been living in Spain. “I have been able to play a police officer in a series called ‘Disappeared’ that is on Amazon, he is a main character and he is a man with Colombian origins who comes to the Spanish police.”
With his recognition, he has managed to establish himself in positions that distance Colombian actors from characters related to crime. “In the last series I did I was a hotel chef and there I had to set my limits because they wanted to write to that chef that he had a brother who was a drug dealer or that a drug dealer was persecuting him. After 8 years working in Spain I told them ‘No, what need is there for that?’ and they understood it, although later they took me out of the series.”
Édgar Vittorino now plays roles with more emotions and even from the LGBTIQ+ community
He recently had the opportunity to play a homosexual man in a foreign series, a role that gave him the opportunity to understand his brother Ramón Vittorino much better, who is part of the LGBTIQ+ community.
“He helped me, he came to my house and read the scripts, he told me that I had to find that spark and that double meaning. By sharing with him I managed to embody his sensitivity, He is a beautiful boy, with a sensitivity that I wish I could have as an actor.“said Edgar Vittorino.
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