Guillermo Murray Muttis was the artist that Argentina gave to Mexico. Although he was born in Colón, province of Buenos Aires, on January 15, 1927, the actor became naturalized and always considered himself Mexican, since in this region he put down deep roots by developing a large part of his artistic career; and it is here where he saw the birth of two of his four children, as well as his grandchildren.
n 1952 he continued his studies in theater history and acting techniques at the Academy of Dramatic Art directed by the Italian master Alberto D’Aversa. But it was in 1960, after his participation in the Cannes International Film Festival, when he was invited by producers to work in Mexican cinema, moving to the country where he has resided ever since. His debut in Mexican cinema was the film El mundo de los vampiros (The World of Vampires) and he reached television in 1961 with the soap opera La Leona.
Due to his hard work as a writer, he won several awards in national film script competitions, which were organized by the General Society of Writers of Mexico.
The also director and scriptwriter studied Literature at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the Universidad del Litoral, in his native country; after which he decided to join the ‘Teatro de Arte’ company in 1949 to later continuing his training at the Academy of Dramatic Art, directed by the Italian Alberto D’Aversa. There he presented his first works ‘Círculo de Facasados’ and ‘La Partida de Mayong’, which he directed.
In 1954 he made his film debut with the film ‘Somos Inquilinos’, a work that immediately paid off and he was called for ‘Marked Hours’, ‘El Protegido’, ‘Alfonsina’, ‘India’ and ‘La Procesión’, the film that led to the Cannes Film Festival, opened the doors to the world and brought him to try his luck in the Mexican Republic, a thriving industry that caught him with ‘The World of Vampires’.
Thus began a prosperous career that reached about 70 films, among which stand out ‘Cucurrucucú Paloma’, ‘Flor Marchita’, ‘La Novicia Rebelde’, ‘Siempre Hay Una Primera Vez’, ‘Febre de Amor’ and ‘Morirse está en Hebreo ”, his last participation in the seventh art, in 2007.
On television, his appearances were extensive since 1960 with ‘María Guadalupe’, which was followed by ‘La Leona’, ‘Maximiliano y Carlota’, Niña de Barrio ‘,’ Pobre Juventud ‘,’ El Pecado de Oyuki ‘,’ María Mercedes ‘,’ Pink laces’, ‘Lazos de Amor’, ‘Te Sigo Amando’, among many others.
Another of Don Guillermo’s great passions was paper and ink. In them, he captured scripts and novels such as ‘Siempre Hay Una Primera Vez’, ‘Una Ira Largamente Contained’, and ‘Primavera del 71’, which earned him various recognitions and occupied his days until his health allowed it.
The first actor is survived by Lidia, the love of his life, to whom he was married for almost 60 years, and his four children: Guillermo, Alejandro, Rodrigo, and Gabriela.
Rest in peace… Guillermo Murray.
With information from Foro TV
