Biography

Pepe Soriano was born on September 25, 1929 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. He was an actor and writer, known for Espérame en el cielo (1988), Nocturna: Side A - The Great Old Man's Night (2021) and A través de tus ojos (2006). He died on September 13, 2023.

He was a prominent Argentine actor, director, and playwright.

Debuting in television in 1954, Soriano soon starred in leading roles in Argentine premieres of Paddy Chayefsky's The Tenth Man, Marcel Achard's Voulez-vous jouer avec moi? ("Would You Like to Play with Me?"), Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness! and Carlos Gorostiza's adaptation of Ryunosuke Akutagawa's Rashomon.

Enrolling at the prestigious University of Buenos Aires Law School, he entered one of the university's numerous theatre groups and, leaving law school to devote himself to the theatre.

He won the Konex Award in 1981 as one of the most important actors in Argentine Cinema.

Soriano debuted professionally in a production of A Midsummernight's Dream at the renowned Colón Theatre, in 1953.