Henry Darrow, the protagonist of “The Great Chaparral”, dies at the age of 87

Puerto Rican actor Enrique Tomás Delgado Jiménez, better known as Henry Darrow, died Sunday at the age of 87, published by Variety magazine and confirmed by its former representative Michael B. Druxman. Darrow died at his home in Wilmington, North Carolina.

In the 1960s, Darrow became one of the most famous Latin actors due to his participation in Western series and films. According to the National Foundation for Popular Culture, the artist, born in Manhattan on September 15, 1933, has always proudly proclaimed his Puerto Rican origins, although he was forced to adopt an Anglo-Saxon professional pseudonym to facilitate his entry into the world of film and television. North.

Her parents, Enrique, a restaurant owner in New York’s Bedford Village, and Gloria were from Corozal. At age 13, Darrow moved his family to San Juan and, after completing his studies at the Colegio Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro, he entered Department of Theater, University of Puerto Rico. In addition to belonging to the University Theater Company, he was also a member of the famous University Choir, directed at that time by maestro Augusto Rodríguez Amador. Later, from 1957 to 1959, he expanded his acting skills at the prestigious Pasadena Playhouse Academy.

As shown in the archives of the National Foundation for Popular Culture, its name began to gain relevance from 1964 to 1967, when he joined the cast of the legendary series “General Hospital”, from ABC TV, in which he featured a Mexican lawyer. However, his moment of greatest splendor should be due to the character of the farmer, also Mexican, “Manolito Montoya” from the cowboy series. “High Chaparral”, which David Dortot, the same creator of the highly successful “Bonanza” (1959), produced for NBC TV from 1967 to 1971. In that program he shared lead credits with Cameron Mitchell, Lee J. Cobb and Linda Cristal.

Henry Darrow later joined the permanent roles of “The new Dick Van Dyke show” (1973 to 1974) and “Zorro“, Playing” Don Diego De la Vega “from 1990 to 1992. In the meantime, as a guest, he participated in episodes of important soap operas such as “Dallas”, “Dynasty”, “TJ Hooker”, “Falcon Crest” Yes Magnum PI, among others.

Darrow was the father of two children, Denise (Dee-Dee) and Tom, the product of his first marriage. At the time of his death, he was married to Lauren Darrow.