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'''Juan R. Sánchez''' is a Spanish actor who played [[Chema]] the baker in the Spanish ''[[Sesame Street]]'' co-production ''[[Barrio Sésamo]]''. |
'''Juan R. Sánchez''' is a Spanish actor who played [[Chema]] the baker in the Spanish ''[[Sesame Street]]'' co-production ''[[Barrio Sésamo]]''. |
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Sánchez began his career in TV series ''El Señor Villanueva y su gente'', before becoming one of the most beloved non-muppet characters from Spanish ''Barrio Sésamo'' in the 1980s. |
Sánchez began his career in TV series ''El Señor Villanueva y su gente'', before becoming one of the most beloved non-muppet characters from Spanish ''Barrio Sésamo'' in the 1980s. |
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While acting in ''Barrio Sésamo'', Sánchez also appeared in a small role as a male nurse in Pedro Almodóvar's movie ''Matador'' in 1986 (sometimes known in English as ''The Bullfighter''). To do so, he changed his acting name from Juan R. Sánchez to just Juan Sánchez. |
While acting in ''Barrio Sésamo'', Sánchez also appeared in a small role as a male nurse in Pedro Almodóvar's movie ''Matador'' in 1986 (sometimes known in English as ''The Bullfighter''). To do so, he changed his acting name from Juan R. Sánchez to just Juan Sánchez. |
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+ | Since then, Sánchez has not acted in many movies, although he had a role in John Boorman's movie ''Where the Heart Is'' (1990), alongside Uma Thurman. Sánchez has also appeared as a guest actor in Spanish TV series ''Farmacia de guardia'' and ''Los ladrones van a la oficina''. |
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| + | Alongside with wife Vivares and other actors from the series (such as [[José Riesgo]]), Sánchez has worked in a theatre version of ''[[Barrio Sésamo (theatre)|Barrio Sésamo]]'' during the late 1980s, touring through Spain. |
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| + | More recently, Sánchez has been acting in theatre and has also met some success as a painter. He nevertheless admits that people still call him "Chema". |
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Revision as of 13:15, 13 February 2006
Juan R. Sánchez is a Spanish actor who played Chema the baker in the Spanish Sesame Street co-production Barrio Sésamo.
During the mid 1970s, Sánchez performed in a music group, Red de San Luis.
Sánchez is married to Chelo Vivares, the actress who performed the full-bodied Muppet Espinete in Barrio Sésamo. They married before the beginning of their work together in 1983.
Sánchez began his career in TV series El Señor Villanueva y su gente, before becoming one of the most beloved non-muppet characters from Spanish Barrio Sésamo in the 1980s.
While acting in Barrio Sésamo, Sánchez also appeared in a small role as a male nurse in Pedro Almodóvar's movie Matador in 1986 (sometimes known in English as The Bullfighter). To do so, he changed his acting name from Juan R. Sánchez to just Juan Sánchez.
Since then, Sánchez has not acted in many movies, although he had a role in John Boorman's movie Where the Heart Is (1990), alongside Uma Thurman. Sánchez has also appeared as a guest actor in Spanish TV series Farmacia de guardia and Los ladrones van a la oficina.
Alongside with wife Vivares and other actors from the series (such as José Riesgo), Sánchez has worked in a theatre version of Barrio Sésamo during the late 1980s, touring through Spain.
More recently, Sánchez has been acting in theatre and has also met some success as a painter. He nevertheless admits that people still call him "Chema".