Frank Moro

Cuban actor of great success in television telenovelas (soap operas) and films. He was born in the city of Holguín, province of Oriente in Cuba. (The Oriente province no longer exists and Holguín was officially declared a province in recent years). His parents were Idelfonso Moro and Margot Rueda whose marriage had produced three children, Frank, Fernando and Flor. In 1960, when Frank was barely 16 years old, his parents went into exile in Miami, Florida in order to escape the harsh communist dictatorship that had taken over Cuba. Frank finished his studies in Miami and when he reached adulthood decided he wanted to be an actor. Since there was not much happening at the time in Miami in the performing arts, Frank moved to Puerto Rico where the television industry offered more opportunities. With his good looks and charisma, Frank found work at the beginning as a supporting actor in various television broadcasts. He was also given the opportunity to work in the films "Antesala de la silla eléctrica" (1968) and "Libertad para la juventud" (1970) which gave evidence of his potential for the big screen. After demonstrating his born acting talent, he became a leading actor in telenovelas of great success. By the mid 1970's Frank Moro was a household name in Puerto Rico as well as in other Latin American countries, and was considered one of the hottest commodities in Latin television. Ernesto Alonso, a Mexican actor turned influential producer, was impressed by Frank's talent and offered him an exclusive contract with Mexico's powerful Televisa Network. Frank accepted the offer sensing its magnitude and moved immediately to Mexico. With Alonso's experienced guidance, Frank Moro was enormously successful in Mexican television and in films from 1975 and throughout the early 1990's. Always missing his family and friends in Miami, he accepted a contract from Miami based Univision Network to host a television show that was broadcast all over the American continent. Frank Moro was at the top of his power as an actor when a heart attack cut his life short at age 49, a death that shocked Latin show business and his fans. He was survived by his Miami family, and by a son also named Frank, born in Puerto Rico during a short-lived marriage.