Enrique Baigol, prominent Argentine actor and director, dies at 96

Argentine actor, director, and teacher Enrique Baigol has passed away at the age of 96. A prominent figure in the independent theater scene of Mar del Plata, Baigol began his theatrical career in the 1950s.

Baigol was a highly respected educator at the Escuela Municipal de Arte Dramático de Mar del Plata and directed several notable works, including ‘El histórico encuentro de Margarita y Armando en el Museo de la Ciudad enlodado por espantosas razones de familia’ and ‘La cortina de abalorios’. His career spanned stage, film, and teaching, earning him the Estrella de Mar award for best Mar del Plata play in 1982 and the Carlos Waitz Prize in 2022.

Colleagues reported that Baigol had been hospitalized at the Belgrano clinic following a stroke. He was remembered by peers as a master and a cornerstone of the local arts community.