Cėsar Bono | |
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Born | César Queijeiro Bono October 19, 1950 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
César Queijeiro Bono (born October 19, 1950), better known as César Bono, is a Mexican film and television actor and comedian. He is better known for his participation in Mexican sex-comedy films and for his role of Frankie Rivers in Mexican sitcom Vecinos.
Bono was born in Mexico City, Mexico. [1] He is the son of César Queijeiro, Sr. and of María Rosa Bono. [2]
As a young man, he practiced tennis and association football, the latter of which he played at a minor, local league. [3]
In his older age, Bono has suffered a series of health setbacks. On March 3, 2022, he was hospitalized at Hospital Español in Mexico City, after suffering a perforated duodenum in his small intestine. [4]
Bono has survived eight brain strokes and one heart attack. [3] As a consequence of his eight strokes, all of which took place during 2018, Bono cannot move the left side of his body. [5]
Bono is a member of a group of actors and actresses (such as Andres Garcia, Rafael Inclan, Alfonso Zayas, Maribel Guardia, Sasha Montenegro, Carmen Salinas, Angelica Chain and others) who have appeared in a large number of Mexican sexy-comedy (or "Fichera") films and made that film genre an important part of their acting careers.
One of his best known works was as Frankie Rivers, in the television series Vecinos (Neighbors) and also for lending his voice to Mater into Latin Spanish in Cars, Cars 2 and Cars 3. [4] Also, in 1983, he acted in the Mexican-Venezuelan film co-production Secuestro En Acapulco-Canta Chamo, alongside Venezuelan boy band Los Chamos. [6]
A partial list of Bono's credits: