Walter Busó

Walter Busó

Birth : 1921-05-12, Naguabo, Puerto Rico

Death : 1995-12-01

History

Walter Busó (The correct name is Walter Busó Dohnert, sometimes credited as Walter Buxó) was a Puerto Rican dubbing actor, who doubled Frank Sinatra in The Detective and various characters in TV series and animated. He acted in Telemundo programs in Puerto Rico, including Un Romance every Monday and before the law. He also co-starred in "Cristobalito el Calypso Colt," an episode of The Wonderful World of Disney in 1970. Described in one of his first hand programs as "one of our most promising young actors", Walter Busó Döhnert was born in Naguabo on May 12, 1921. The son of Adolfo Busó Porrata and Inocencia Döhnert Correa graduated from high school of Humacao, Puerto Rico. Before being a leading man of novels, he joined the United States Army. He completed military service in Panama, the Pacific, the United States and Puerto Rico after graduating from the Fort Benning Infantry School. He completed his military career in 1945 reaching the rank of 1st Lieutenant of the US Army.

Profile

Walter Busó

Movies

Cristobalito, the Calypso Colt
Rodriguez
Filmed entirely on location in the Caribbean, this touching family drama tells the adventurous tale of a Puerto Rican boy who befriends a Paso Fino palomino, a descendant of the horses of the Spanish Conquistadors. The young man kidnaps the colt in order to ride in the island horse championships and ends up learning a lesson in responsibility and honor.
Fray Dollar
The branch of a bank in a small town is in bankruptcy. To regain the trust of the people, they offer the town's priest the position of Bank Manager, who in turn, begins to carry out all kinds of loans and social aid to the people.
Las pecadoras
Jewel-thief and his girlfriend try to go straight.
Una mujer sin precio
Exotic dancer with a masochistic streak can't decide which of two boyfriends treats her more thrillingly badly.
Millonario a go-go
Jíbaro Machuchal inherits a piece of land in Condado Beach. When he arrives, he finds a hotel has been built on his land.
Cuando acaba la noche
In a New York hospital, a man is cured of heroin addiction after a grueling three-month treatment. Although no longer an addict, he has complete amnesia: the only clues to his past are an expensive ring he was wearing when admitted, and a book of matches from a Puerto Rican nightclub. He pawns the ring and buys clandestine passage on a boat to Puerto Rico in search of his identity.
Los expatriados
The film, which is an ode to Rafael Hernández's song "Lamento borincano", is a social commentary of the political and social policies of the 40's and 50's which led to the abandonment of what was seen by many as the "pure", "virtuous" life of the finca (farm) for the "corrupting" influence of urban centers like San Juan and New York City.