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Manuel Pachón (May 3, 1936 - February 20, 2021) was a Colombian actor of film, theater, television, and radio.

Biography
Pachón began his acting career in his childhood, playing the role of Alberto Limonta in the radio soap opera "The Right to be Born". He continued to be involved radio for some years and starred in "Kadir", an extremely popular radio soap opera in Colombia. In the 1960s and 70s he made the transition to television and film, making appearances in productions like "La abuela", "El cazador nocturno", and "El Virrey Solís". In the 1980s, he played his most recognized roles in the films "Cóndores no entierran todos los días" ,"El embajador de la India", and "Técnicas de duelo", as well as in the television series "Dejémonos de vainas" and "Los dueños del poder".

After acting in filmaker Sergio Cabrera's productions in the 1990s such as Águilas no cazan moscas, Ilona llega con la lluvia and Golpe de estadio, he made sporadic appearances on Colombian television in the series Sin senos no hay paraíso, Verano en Venecia, Victorinos and La ley del corazón.

Stricken with heart problems and renal insufficiency, Pachón died due to heart complications on February 21, 2021 at the age of eighty-four.

Film and Television
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