Rogelio Blaín

Rogelio Blaín
Born	Rogelio Juan Blaín Blaín (1944-08-24)24 August 1944 Havana, Cuba
Died	13 May 2018(2018-05-13) (aged 73) Havana, Cuba
Occupation	Actor
Known for	Lucio Contreras in Brave Land (Tierra Brava)

Rogelio Juan Blaín Blaín; 24 August 1944 – 13 May 2018) was a Cuban actor of radio, television, and film. He has received many awards through his career, including the Cuban Radio and Television Praiseworthy Artist.

Early life and career

Blaín was born in Havana in 1944. He started as an amateur actor. In 1966, Humberto Solás, who had had success with Manuela, was looking for actors to film Lucía, and he selected Blaín to become part of the cast. He played an important role in the film: second part of the film's Antonio.

He took part on the cast of the Cuban Television, although he has stated that he prefers doing films because that has paved him the way. On stage he met his colleagues and friends Enrique Molina and Enrique Almirante, who share stage in several times. As for 2013, Blaín takes part in Cuban television series S.O.S Academia (S.O.S Academy).

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Director(s)	Notes
1968	Lucía	Humberto Solás	Film
1973	Ustedes tienen la palabra	Manuel Octavio Gómez	Film
1973	El Hombre de Maisinicú	Manuel Pérez	Film
1976	Patty Candela	Rogelio París and Jorge Fraga.	Film
1977	Río Negro	Manuel Pérez	Film
1978	Una mujer, un hombre, una ciudad	Manuel Octavio Gómez	Film
1981	Leyenda	Jesús Díaz	Film
1981	Polvo Rojo	Rogelio París y Jorge Fraga	Film
1982	Alsino y el cóndor	Miguel Littín	Film (Cuba-Chile)
1983	Hasta cierto punto	Tomás Gutiérrez Alea	Film
1982	Alsino y el cóndor	Miguel Littín	Film
1985	Lejanía	Jesús Díaz	Film
1985	Baraguá	José Massip	Film
1988	El unicornio	Enrique Colina	Fiction short film
1994	Reina y Rey	Julio García Espinosa	Film
1995	Pon tu pensamiento en mí	Arturo Sotto	Film
2000	Hacerse el sueco	Daniel Díaz Torres	Film
2009	Lisanka	Daniel Díaz Torres	Film