Pedro Juan Texidor
Puerto Rican actor and comedian (1951–2024)
Pedro Juan Texidor (April 30, 1951 – March 9, 2024) was a Puerto Rican actor and comedian. Best known for his characterization of "Tato" on a television comedy show named "Entrando Por la Cocina" ("Entering Through the Kitchen"). Texidor was an experienced actor, having worked as one for more than 50 years.
Acting
Texidor began to study interior designing and publicity, but he was given a grant to study acting at the Cooperative of Theatrical Arts in Puerto Rico and did not finish the former, focusing on the latter instead. He graduated from the University of Puerto Rico. He studied acting under Myrna Vázquez and Felix Monclova, who were the parents of fellow actor Rene Monclova.
Texidor then joined "Teatro del Sesenta" ("Sixties Theater"), a theatrical company which at one point also included Luis Oliva and Luz Maria Rondon. Texidor acted in such plays as "La Verdadera Historia de Pedro Navaja" ("Pedro Navaja's Real Story"), "Los Titingos de Juan Bobo" ("Juan Bobo's Personal Problems"), "Puerto Rico Fua", "El Otro Pinche" ("The Other Problem") "El Otro Agueybana" ("The Other Agueybana"), "Marat-Sade" and others. He and Oliva shared the stage in "Los Titingos de Juan Bobo".
But while he was well known within acting circles in Puerto Rico, it was his participation in "Entrando Por La Cocina", which gave him mainstream celebrity on the island of Puerto Rico.
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