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Gabriel González Abat Dies at 56

Launched as a child in María Herminia Avellaneda's Señorita maestra, he became a familiar face across Argentine television, film, theatre.

Overview

  • The Asociación Argentina de Actores y Actrices confirmed his death and identified him as 56 years old; published reports do not name a cause of death.
  • González Abat began his career as the child character Canuto on the popular children’s series Señorita maestra after being chosen by María Herminia Avellaneda.
  • He sustained a multi‑decade career on television with numerous unitarios and series, including a central role in the 1988 telenovela Sin marido.
  • His film credits include La historia oficial as well as Los chicos de la guerra, Mingo y Aníbal contra los fantasmas and other Argentine features.
  • On stage he acted in productions such as Flores blancas para Thelma at Teatro El Vitral, and coverage frames his passing as the loss of a longtime figure in Argentina’s screen and theatre community.