In Mexican soap operas, several actors have surprised us with their talent and ability to play the most curious characters, from noble protagonists to ruthless villains, as well as other supporting roles, among which is Oscar Traven, the veteran actor who died this March 7th.
The death of the actor at the age of 75 surprised his fellow actors and soap opera lovers who remember his participation in important productions, many of them on Televisa.
WHO WAS OSCAR TRAVEN?
Oscar Antúnez Baza or Oscar Traven Gómez He was a television, film and theater actor, remembered for playing ruthless villains in Televisa productions.
Although the actor's career began in 1978 with plays and films such as “The discourse of the method” either “asphalt rats”, it would not take long for him to make the leap to soap operas with his debut in “What heaven does not forgive” from 1982 as Reynaldo.
After this, several appearances in Televisa productions would follow, standing out in melodramas such as “Small town, big hell” either “deceived women” like the ruthless Roberto Durán. In 2013 he had his last appearance in a soap opera, joining the cast of “As the saying goes”.
In 2021, and after several years away from the cameras, the veteran actor indicated that he did not feel valued and that he came to tears as he felt forgotten by the industry he helped build.
“I suffered and have suffered a lot. Sometimes when I get emotional and alone I cry a lot because I am a wasted actor. I became an actor, I didn't get this from the family; I fell in love with the theater and the characters, you get the hang of television, it is a very different technique, and cinema, which is another technique”, he explained on Jorge Zamitiz's YouTube channel.
WHAT DID OSCAR TRAVEN DIE OF?
The death of the veteran actor at the age of 75 was confirmed by the social networks of the National Association of Actors of Mexico (ANDA).
“The National Association of Actors deeply regrets the death of our colleague Oscar Antúnez Baza 'Oscar Traven'. Our condolences to his family and friends. Rest in peace“, reads the publication made on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
Although the authorities of the entity were in charge of confirming the death, they also avoided commenting on the causes of the death of the experienced artist, so these remain a mystery.