Fernando Ochoa

Fernando César Ochoa was born in La Plata, Buenos Aires, on 29 November 1905. His parents were María Luisa Escandón and Ernesto Gerónimo Ochoa. After leaving school he worked on an estancia, where he learned ranching skills. He then became an actor at "El Nacional" theatre. He played in the company of Eva Franco in works such as Joven, viuda y estanciera (Young, Widow and Rancher) and Cruza (Cross) He also interpreted works by Alberto Vaccarezza such as Allá va el resero Luna and Lo que le pasó a Reynoso.[1]

Ochoa played the outlaw Juan Moreira both on the stage and in a film directed by Luis Moglia Barth. He also played in films such as Noches de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Nights), Así es el tango (This is Tango) and Cruza (Cross). For his looks and acting skills he became known as the "Argentine Valentino". In 1960 he appeared as Padre Brochero in the original version of El Cura Gaucho by Hugo MacDougall on the old Channel 7 TV station. He also performed on radio, especially as the long-running character "Don Bildigerno" an old small-town liar and comic. He performed this role in one of his films, Don Bildigerno de Pago Milagro (1948). Under the pseudonym "Goyo Godoy" Ochoa wrote various gaucho and popular lyrics.[1]

Fernando César Ochoa died in a car accident on 23 March 1974 while driving to San Luis on Route 8, in the jurisdiction of Capitán Sarmiento.[1]

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