Juan Carlos Ihler, the actor who played Galtieri in 'Argentina 1985', died

The actor

, who in his last appearance on the big screen played General Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri in the film Argentina, 1985, died on Saturday at the age of 73, as confirmed on social networks by the Argentine Association of Actors and Actresses.

"Actor Juan Carlos Ihler has passed away. He developed his artistic work in the audiovisual medium, as an actor and as an extra. Our condolences to his family and friends," the Association wrote on its Twitter account to dismiss the actor.

The actor's last job was in

, the film nominated for an Oscar in which he played General Galtieri.

During his career, he played various roles in different audiovisual projects, many times as an extra in SUTEP productions.

Previously, the actor had developed a career in the field of television, with appearances on the programs "TV x la Justicia" and "100% Lucha", where he was a member of the jury for catch fights.

He also participated in various advertisements for companies such as Movistar, Ferrero, Banco Ciudad and El Noble Repulgue.

An award-winning film that toured the world

Argentina 1985

has been touring festivals since its premiere.

And in addition to always leaving a good impression, the awards it won revealed how valuable the film was for the different juries around the world.

Among other awards, the film directed by Santiago Miter won the Goya Award for the best Ibero-American film.

Also the Golden Globe, by the Association of Foreign Chroniclers of Hollywood, for the best film in a non-English language.

It also won the Satellite Award for best foreign film.

And it had an Oscar nomination, also for best film spoken in a foreign language, which although it did not win, positioned it very strongly in the United States market.

This last weekend,

was the great candidate for the Platino Awards for Ibero-American cinema, which were delivered in Madrid.

It came with 14 nominations, of which it ultimately garnered five.

There he triumphed in the categories Best Film, Best Male Performance (Ricardo Darín), Best Art Direction (Micaela Saiegh), Best Screenplay (Mariano Llinás and Santiago Mitre), tina, 1985).

It also won the Cinema and Education in Values ​​award.

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