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- Mario Limonta was born on January 19, 1936 in Guantánamo, Cuba. He was an actor, known for Honey for Oshun (2001), Barrio Cuba (2005) and One Way or Another (1975). He was married to Aurora Basnuevo. He died on January 18, 2025 in Havana, Cuba.
- SpouseAurora Basnuevo(? - September 26, 2022) (her death, 1 child)
- The actor died one day before he would have been 89 years old.
- Mario Limonta was one of the great representatives of theater, film, radio and television in Cuba.
- Alongside his late wife, Aurora Basnuevo, known as "La Mulatísima", Limonta made a lasting impression on the popular radio program "Alegrías de Sobremesa", where they portrayed the iconic characters Sandalio "El Bolao" and Estelvina.
- His passion for art led him to Havana in 1955, where he began studying law, but soon gave it up to devote himself fully to radio.
- Limonta holds the National Culture Award granted by the State Council of the Republic of Cuba. During his life in Cuba, Mario Limonta also participated in several campaigns in support of the Cuban dictatorship.
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