Juan Manuel Laguardia
Biography
Juan Manuel Laguardia is a Spanish-born Venezuelan radio host, actor, and producer, best known for his long-running on-air persona Sargento Fullchola. A pioneer of traffic reporting in Venezuela, he gained popularity broadcasting live updates from an aircraft for Radio Caracas Radio. Over the decades, he became a prominent figure in Venezuelan media through programs such as La Fiesta de Fullchola, blending humor, improvisation, and serialized radio drama. His work has also extended to television and film, making him a recognizable personality in Venezuelan popular culture.
Known For & Full Filmography2 Titles
Movie - 1986, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Benito Zamora, a conspirator against the Perezjimenista government, uses Leonor Montes, a young vedette friend of a colonel, to find information. National Security is pursuing Benito to dismantle the plot.
Movie - 1982, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A Venezuelan black comedy from 1982 directed by CĂ©sar BolĂvar, Domingo de ResurrecciĂłn follows a middle-class family who head to the beach for Holy Week. Their Easter Sunday takes a dark turn when the grandmother dies peacefully in her sleep, triggering a chaotic chain of tragicomic misadventures. The film blends humor and absurdity as the family desperately tries to handle the situation amid everyday Venezuelan chaos.