Dominican comedian freddy beras goico dies at 69

Accuracy Spot checked. Saturday, November 20, Admitted to the hospital on November 5, the comedian died on Thursday, three days before his 70th birthday, of pancreatic cancer. Beras, who started his career as a cameraman in the s, was also an actor and television presenter.

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As a child Beras fled Colombia with his family due to the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. During the s and 60s he became a political activist and was jailed in He reached national fame when he began to present a weekly variety television programme. During its thirty year run the show featured some of the most famous musicians from the Dominican Republic and Latin America.

Tributes have been paid to the late comedian. The president of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez , said that he spoke out against the social and political conflicts of the country. He added that "He appealed with energy and integrity for the construction of a better society.