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Guillermo de Cun, born Guillermo Rodriguez Cun, was the youngest of three children from Francisco Rodriguez Leon y Severina Petra Cun Rodriguez de Rodriguez. His brothers were Francisco Rodriguez Cun (RIP) and Pedro Rodriguez Cun (RIP). He was born in Cuba in 1929 and died on September 9, 2009 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Guillermo de Cun was an actor, writer, director, and producer, who very much loved his craft. He made Puerto Rico his permanent home, with brief intermissions, living in San Jose, Costa Rica (1978-1979) and in Miami, FL during 1980.

He began his artistic career in Cuba, working first on radio and then television. In the latter, he was very popular with his show "Casos y Cosas de Casa." He also worked on several films while in Cuba, including "Hotel Tropical" directed by Jose A. Ortega; "Un Extrano en la Escalera," a Mexican film starring Arturo de Cordoba and Silvia Pinal, directed by Tulio Demicheli; "An Affair in Havana," starring John Cassavetes and Raymond Burr, and directed by Laslo Benedek; "Frogmen," a TV movie (pilot) filmed in Puerto Rico, starring O.J. Simpson and Louis Mandilord, directed by Robert Singer; "Blood of the Poet" also known as "Death in Granada," filmed in Puerto Rico and Spain, starring Andy Garcia, James Edward Olmos and Esai Morales, and directed by Marcos Zurinaga; "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights," directed by Guy Ferland; "El Cimarron," directed by Ivan Dariel Ortiz; "El Cantante," starring Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, and directed by Leon Ichaso. De Cun's most recent film, "One Hot Summer" was a Lifetime Movie Networks movie, filmed in Puerto Rico in 2009.

Guillermo is a graduate of the Municipal Academy of Dramatic Arts (Havana, Cuba); he was trained on the Cuban stage in both drama and comedy. He was a veteran of the theatre, including many presentations at The Auditorium (Havana, Cuba), Teatro Principal de la Comedia (Havana, Cuba), Teatro Marti, (Miami, FL), and Teatro America, (Miami, FL). In Puerto Rico, he starred in "Cronica de una Muerte Anunciada" (Gabriel Garcia Marquez); "Bodas de Sangre" (Federico Garcia Lorca); "Boleto de Llegada" (originally titled "Juegos de Medianoche" by Santiago Moncada); "La Dama del Alba" by Alejandro Casaona; and "An Inspector Calls" (by JB Priestly), among others.

De Cun was a lead actor in Union Radio, (soap operas, night dramas, and comedy in Havana, Cuba), and a lead actor in Radio Progreso and CMQ TV (the latter two in Havana, Cuba), starring in soap operas, night dramas, and comedy. He also worked at WWRL Radio in Long Island, NY, participating in soap operas and night dramas.

Among De Cun's many accolades, for seven consecutive years he won the "Aguaybana" (Puerto Rico's top award for TV actors); several "Yunque de Oro" awards in Puerto Rico, and "Mr. Television" in Miami, Florida in 1980.

In 1962, de Cun left his precious island of Cuba due to political unrest, and moved to Miami, FL. His two children, Guillermo and Mercedes, left the island through Operacion Pedro Pan in 1962. He was fortunate to leave soon thereafter and reunite with his children. His wife, and mother of his children, Elisa Vega Farrucha, soon joined them in Miami. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Puerto Rico, "la isla del encanto," which they made their home for many years.

His actoral debut in Puerto Rico was in 1963, with "Por el amor de un hombre" (for the love of a man), a very popular "telenovela" at the time. Up to 1996, he was a leading man in "telenovelas" produced in Puerto Rico. Guillermo de Cun became very popular in Puerto Rico during the 1970s with hit shows such as "Soltero y Sin Compromiso," "Detras de la Fachada," "Tres Chicas de Hoy, and "¿Que traigo aqui?” Mostly, he was the executive producer and lead in these shows, while also writing several scripts for many of his shows.

During the past 15 years of his life, he worked at the "Taller Dramatico de Radio de la Corporacion de Puerto Rico para la Difusion Publica." He narrated and directed a very popular radio show, "Los Igualitos" at 940 AM in San Juan, PR.

Guillermo de Cun is survived by his first wife, Elisa Vega (the mother of his children) and his firstborn, Guillermo de Cun II (and his wife, Isabel del Valle de Cun, and their children Guillermo de Cun III (and his wife Ivonne Escabi-Mendez de de Cun), Francisco de Cun, Amanda de Cun and Victoria de Cun), his daughter, Mercedes (Mechy) Rodriguez (and her son, Ian Lugo), his loving nephew, Miguel Rodriguez (and wife, Marisel Mas, and children Nicole Rodriguez-Sands and Maria Cristina Rodriguez-Mas), and his loving niece, Gloria Rodriguez (and her husband, Jesus Benitez, and their children, Jesus Benitez II, Eduardo Benitez, and Gloria Maria Benitez). He also leaves behind his wife of over 25 years, Ana Margarita Dominguez, and her son, whom Guillermo raised, Dr. Alberto Guardiola Dominguez.