Cuban Actor Carlos Treto, President of the Actors Section of the Association of Scenic Artists of UNEAC, Dies

June 13, 2023

Cuban actor Carlos Treto, with a long career in theater, television, film and radio on the island, died this Sunday, according to confirmations from several publications by colleagues and official pages on social media.

The causes of his death have not been revealed at this time. The Municipal Department of Culture of Plaza de la Revolución highlighted that the artist, born in 1953, worked at the Hubert de Blanck Theater Company.

Additionally, it noted that his most recent performance was in the work "The Witches of Salem". He also worked with the Vital Teatro company. Likewise, "he is remembered in the children's television space 'Sopa de palabras', in the comedic 'Vivir del cuento' and in the telenovela 'Asuntos Pendientes', which is currently airing on Cubavisión, where he played the character of Omar, the director of the UEB Terrazo".

At the time of his death, he served as coordinator of the Caricato Award and presided over the actors section of the Association of Scenic Artists of UNEAC. In the past two years, he joined anti-racist activism through the Aponte Commission and the Color cubano program, the publication emphasizes.

Treto worked on workshops and short films at the International Film and TV School of San Antonio de los Baños, and was part of the cast of the Cuban film "Operación Fangio".

The National Council of the Scenic Arts reported that the actor's remains are at the funeral home in Playa, on 70th Street at the corner of 29th, while the burial is scheduled for tomorrow, Monday at 9:40 a.m.

"A great professional and an actor who knew how to take on with great talent and dedication each and every one of his characters", described the portal Cubaactores. Colleagues in Treto's profession, such as the notable actor Héctor Noas, lamented his death.

"Today I wake up with two very rough pieces of news: the death of actor Carlos Treto Cedeño, for whom I felt great affection, and the excellent Spanish journalist (Cuban by adoption and by soul) Mauricio Vincent. Both with much still to contribute. Life is so fleeting and unpredictable, that it leaves us desolate easily. Eternal light for both!", expressed while also mentioning the correspondent for the newspaper El País, who also died this Sunday.