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Jorge Lorenzo, Actor Who Played Capece in El Marginal, Dies

The actors’ union confirmed the news, with tributes from colleagues; no official cause was disclosed.

Overview

  • The Asociación Argentina de Actores announced his death on November 12 and issued an official condolence recognizing his long career.
  • No medical cause has been publicly released, though representative Natalia Bocca told Pronto he had been hospitalized since September for a cardiac issue that developed respiratory complications.
  • Lorenzo, born December 23, 1958, built a four-decade career across television, film and theatre, with a late-career profile boost.
  • He was widely known for portraying the prison officer Capece in El Marginal and reprised the role in Netflix’s spin-off En el barro, which has an unreleased second season.
  • Co-stars including Nicolás Furtado, Gerardo Romano and Carlos Portaluppi posted remembrances, and the actors’ union highlighted his activism in defense of cultural and labor rights.