Born Claudio Brook Marnat on August 28, 1927 in Mexico
City, Brook had a prolific career, making around 100 film and television
appearances in his 38 years. He won two Ariel Awards.
Originally trained as a certified public accountant,
later he played soccer for Club Atlante. Brook decided to take up acting and
first became a voice dubber, then studied with teachers Seki Sano, Salvador
Novo and Fernando Wagner. He debuted as an actor in the theater in the play
"Rope" in 1953. He went on to work in films and television including
memorable performances in “The Passion of Isabela” (1984), “The Secret Path”
(1986) and “Teresa” (1989). In film he worked with Luis Buñuel in the film
“Simon of the Desert” (1965). He portrayed Gabriel Lima in “The Castle of
Purity”, he represented Jesus Christ “Jesus our Lord” (1969) by Miguel Zacarías
and gave life to Dieter of the Guard in “Cronos” (1992).
Claudio married three times, first with the actress
Eugenia Avendaño, the marriage ended in divorce, the second to actress Mercedes
Pascual, also divorced and third with actress Alicia Bonet in the early 1970s
with whom he had two sons, Arthur and Gabriel. He died on October 18, 1995 in
Mexico City as a result of stomach cancer at 68 years of age.
BROOK, Claudio (aka
Claude Brook, Claudio Brooke, Claudio Brooks) (Claudio Brook Marnat)
[8/28/1927, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico – 10/18/1995, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico (stomach
cancer)] – stage, film, TV, voice actor,
married to actress Eugenia Avendaño (Eugenia
Avendaño) [1930-2013] (19??-19??)
father of singer, actress Simone Brooks (Simone
Brook Avendaño), married to actress
Mercedes Pascual [1930- ] (19??-19??),
married to married to actress Alicia
Bonet [1947- ] (19??-1995) father
of actor Juan Carlos Bonet, actor
Mauricio Bonet, Arthur Brook, Gabriel Brook [1975-2004].
Viva Maria! – 1965 (The Great Rodolfo)
Eagle's Wing - 1979 (Sanchez)
