Alberto Candeau

Alberto Candeau (October 11, 1910 - January 22, 1990) was a famous Uruguayan actor and writer. Candeau was born in the Ciudad Vieja neighborhood of Montevideo, spending his childhood and adolescence in the Reducto neighborhood.

His beginnings as a theater actor were in the Montevideo company of Carlos Brussa. In 1947 he joined the founding group of the Comedia Nacional, and remained a cast member until the day of his death, being one of its most important actors and directors.