Bernardo Romero Pereiro

Bernardo Romero Pereiro (1944–2005) was a Colombian actor, director, and writer. He was known for his 40 year career on television and his work on numerous Colombian telenovelas, notably Señora Isabel (or Mirade de Mujer[1]) and Escalona. He was also the founder of Producciones Bernardo Romero Pereiro.

Early life and education

Romero was born in 1944, the son of the television director Bernardo Romero Lozano and the actress Anuncia Pereiro (also known as Carmen de Lugo).[2]

Career

He was appointed director of the Teatro Colón by the President of Colombia in 1938.[2] He was the head of the television theatre at the National Television Network.[2] He also worked for Mexico’s TV Azteca[1] and Telemundo in the United States.[2] He directed The Swamp Boy, the first play performed on tv in Colombia.[2]

Romero's television careers spanned 4 decades.[2] He was known for his 40 year career on television and his work on numerous Colombian telenovelas, notably Señora Isabel.[2] He is known for his work on the TV series, Dejemonos de vainas, Escalona[3] and Ana de Nadie.

He is also credited with discovering Fernando Gaitán, who's telenovela "Yo Soy Betty, la Fea" (Ugly Betty) would become the most successful.[4][5]

Personal life

Pereiro was married to actress, Judy Henríquez.[2] He died on 4 August 2005 due to a respiratory failure.[6] He was 61.[6][2]

Awards and honours

Over the course of his career, Pereiro won numerous awards, including

  • Víctor Nieto Lifetime Achievement Award[2]
  • Best Director Award at the India Catalina Awards[2]
  • Director of the century at the TVyNovelas Awards.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 McCabe, Janet; Akass, Kim (18 December 2012). TV's Betty Goes Global: From Telenovela to International Brand. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-85772-157-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Jáuregui Sarmiento, David (24 April 2023). "Bernardo Romero Pereiro, uno de los pilares de la TV colombiana". www.senalcolombia.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Sevilla, Manuel; Ochoa, Juan Sebastián; Santamaría-Delgado, Carolina; Arango, Carlos Eduardo Cataño (24 July 2020). Modernity and Colombian Identity in the Music of Carlos Vives y La Provincia: Travels to the Land of Oblivion. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. pp. 44–45, 50. ISBN 978-1-7936-2142-9.
  4. ↑ Nichols, Elizabeth Gackstetter; Ph.D, Timothy R. Robbins (28 July 2015). "Gaitan, Fernando". Pop Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 979-8-216-13029-1.
  5. ↑ Albiniak, P (2012). "Fernando gaitán: Betty, la fea his hit, but no swan song". Broadcasting & Cable. 142 (4): 1.
  6. 1 2 Lentz, Harris M. (2006). Obituaries in the Performing Arts. McFarland & Company. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-7864-2489-4.


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