Film Starting with
Gringalet in 1959, Olmedo starred in 49 movies, including:
Los Doctores las Prefieren Desnudas (
Doctors Prefer Them Naked), in 1973,
Maridos en Vacaciones, (
Husbands on Vacation, 1975),
Fotógrafo de Señoras (''Ladies' Photographer
, 1978), Las Mujeres Son Cosas de Guapos
(Women Are for the Brave
, 1981), Los Fierecillos Indomables
(The Indomitable Little Beasts
, 1982), Sálvese Quien Pueda
(Every Man for Himself
, 1984) and Rambito y Rambón, Primera Misión
(Little Rambo and Big Rambo, First Mission
, 1986). His last movie was Atracción Peculiar
, released shortly after his death. Los Fierecillos Indomables'' had a sequel in 1983. Many of Olmedo's movies in the 1980s were adult-oriented comedies featuring
Jorge Porcel and
vedettes Moria Casán and
Susana Giménez. Conservative Argentine authorities rated these movies as PM-18 (age 18 and above), save for a few tamer films aimed at family audiences. The "Olmedo and Porcel" movies are considered to be the pinnacle of Argentina's
sexploitation movie genre. Most of these movies were directed by
Gerardo Sofovich or his brother
Hugo, who also directed Olmedo's TV shows
El Chupete (
The Pacifier) and
No Toca Botón! (''Don't Touch That Button!'').
Television Olmedo's
Capitán Piluso show was a hit with children in the 1960s, but he preferred working for adult audiences. After acting in the successful
Operación Ja Ja weekly show, Olmedo landed his first leading role in
El Chupete. In 1976, shortly after the beginning of the military dictatorship known as the
National Reorganization Process, Olmedo had his own death announced on the show. Once the truth was revealed, the actor was punished for his prank and banished from the airwaves for two years. In the 1980s,
No Toca Botón! was the highest-rated show in Argentina. In fits of improvisation, Olmedo would stray from script, tear down props, dash past the cameras and verbally abuse his fellow actors. He created popular characters such as
General González,
Rucucu the Ukrainian magician, the dictator of Costa Pobre (a parody of a
banana republic ruler; its name is a pun on Costa Rica, since the country's name means "rich coast" and Costa Pobre means "poor coast"), and above all
el Manosanta ("the miracle healer"), a multi-level parody on
charlatans of all stripes and Argentines' reckless pursuit of sex and money. Those years saw the blooming of a partnership with character actor
Javier Portales, who provided a counterweight to Olmedo's wild improvising. Olmedo, who was nicknamed
el Negro, would evoke his Rosario background by using
Rosario slang and narrating implausible stories about his childhood exploits. == Death ==