Overview

• Following the announcement of his death, tributes poured in from colleagues and fans, with Mayor Duque calling him an “extraordinary talent” who honored Chacao and Venezuela.
• His family has not disclosed a cause of death despite his public use of an oxygen concentrator in late 2024.
• Born in La Coruña, Spain, Alcázar moved to Caracas in the 1950s and began his acting career at 17 with the Hermandad Gallega theatre group.
• He founded the Grupo de Teatro Rosalía de Castro in the 1960s and the Peña Deportivista de Venezuela in 1990, fostering local theatre and cultural communities.
• Over six decades, he appeared in numerous Venezuelan telenovelas and films, achieving international fame as Anselmo Ríos in the 2002 Venevisión hit Gata Salvaje.