Colombian television has figures that grow and age on the screens. This is the case of Alberto Saavedra, an actor who is close to 80 years And it still remains in force.
Since the 70s, this character of the Colombian entertainment industry has been part of filmographic productions. The first one was ‘A life to love you’. Later, specifically in 1984, he played Darío Echandía in ‘The Bogotazo’.
By 2000 his appearances continued to be frequent, one of the most popular was his appearances in ‘Francisco the Mathematician’, ‘Neighbors’, ‘Floricra’, ‘The man is Germán’ and ‘The Mafia dolls’.
More recently, he has participated in novels such as ‘Arelys Henao’, which was launched in 2022 and in ‘I want them to keep me’ Last year, that is, in 2024. Now, in 2025, El Caleño granted an interview to VEA magazine to talk more about his trade, he said, You want to keep in it.
This was one of his appearances in ‘Neighbors’. Photo:Snail
“I have always said that the actor, like the clown, dies in his law. One never wants to retire and I have never had the slightest consideration of that,” he said to the environment mentioned above, about his Desire to continue appearing on television.
Although he initially believed that his life was going to be starring music, a hobby that he discovered from a very young age, trying to internalize in song, he found a taste for radio.
“I realized that the only path I had was the radio, in those famous fans programs,” the actor said about what began in the media. However, the actor of the renowned novel ‘Neighbors’, said in 2024 in interviews with ‘La Red’, “Feeling in oblivion”, Well, the previous year he had only recorded a production.
Alberto Saavedra with his companions of ‘I want them to keep me’. Photo:Instagram
In the present, he assures that he has no interest to retire, but rather in continue taking advantage of opportunities that gives him his life to stay active and do what he likes best.
“If there is a job and want to count on me, I keep doing it,” he said. In addition, he said that even if the times are difficult for the aged actors, he stands firm: “I will always be available. I die at the foot of the cannon.”
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