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Popocho Ayestarán(1951-2020)

  • Actor
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'Popocho' (Pedro) Ayestarán was born in San Sebastián (Spain) on January 18, 1951 and died in the same town in the Basque Country on Saturday, October 3, 2020. His artistic life was linked for forty years to the famous Mondragón Orchestra , in whose concerts he used to play the role of a mute character in the style of Buster Keaton.
BornJanuary 18, 1951
DiedOctober 3, 2020(69)
BornJanuary 18, 1951
DiedOctober 3, 2020(69)
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Known for

Javier Gurruchaga in Bésame, tonta (1982)
Bésame, tonta
5.6
  • Poper(as Pedro Ayestarán)
  • 1982
Matías, juez de línea (1996)
Matías, juez de línea
4.9
  • El piloto, Federico
  • 1996
Justino (1994)
Justino
6.4
  • Maitre(as Popocho Ayestaran)
  • 1994
Atilano, presidente (1998)
Atilano, presidente
4.6
  • El Pescadero(as Popotxo Ayestarán)
  • 1998

Credits

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Actor

  • Atilano, presidente (1998)
    Atilano, presidente
    4.6
    • El Pescadero (as Popotxo Ayestarán)
    • 1998
  • Matías, juez de línea (1996)
    Matías, juez de línea
    4.9
    • El piloto, Federico
    • 1996
  • Justino (1994)
    Justino
    6.4
    • Maitre (as Popocho Ayestaran)
    • 1994
  • Pez
    Short
    • El entrenador (as Popocho Aiestaran)
    • 1985
  • Javier Gurruchaga in Bésame, tonta (1982)
    Bésame, tonta
    5.6
    • Poper (as Pedro Ayestarán)
    • 1982

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Popocho Aiestaran
  • Born
    • January 18, 1951
    • San Sebastián, Guipuzcoa, Basque Country, Spain
  • Died
    • October 3, 2020
    • San Sebastián, Guipuzcoa, Basque Country, Spain

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    Although his character was mute, in real life he was a great talkative.
  • Nickname
    • Popocho

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