Frank González
Acting
Biography
Frank González. Reconocido actor de voz cubano. Con su voz a interpretado diversas producciones de animación que eran realizadas en el Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográficos. Entre sus personajes se destaca el del Elpidio Valdés. Asi como también, prestó voz en el doblaje de películas y series de animación japonesa. Mientras pasaba el Servicio Militar actuó, como aficionado, en grupos de teatro y grupos musicales. A partir de 1967 comenzó a trabajar en el ICRT, como diseñador de vestuario y decorador, especialidades para las que se preparó durante un año. Paralelamente cursó estudios de actuación con excelentes profesionales del radio y la televisión tales comoRoberto Garriga, Marta Jiménez Oropesa, Odilia Romero y Oscar Luis López. En 1969 comienza a actuar en la programación dramática de radio y TV, medios donde ha realizado una extensa carrera y en la década del 70, así como en el cine. En teatro ha participado en obras como Los diez días que estremecieron al mundo con el grupo Teatro Estudio, La cuadratura del círculo y Romance a Federico en el Teatro Nacional. Realizó dos giras nacionales con la obras Quieren casar a Maltina y El Arca de Noé. Es un excelente actor de carácter y, además, posiblemente el mejor actor de doblajes de nuestro país: le ha dado vida a múltiples personajes de los dibujos animados y, entre ellos, al emblemático Elpidio Valdés. En 1984 actuó en el programa de fin de año de la televisión húngara; en el 2001 en la serie de la televisión mexicana Operación Coraje; y en el 2002 participó en el Festival de Cine Caribeño de St. Barthélemy.
Known For
Elpidio Valdés returns to the Cuban countryside to fight the Spaniards. But they face a far more dangerous enemy: the Americans, who want to take over the island at any cost. Elpidio Valdés and his comrades-in-arms will try to thwart their plans, machete in hand and with live ammunition. It was conceived as a series for Spanish television and later released as a feature film under the title Más se perdió en Cuba in Spain and Elpidio Valdés contra el águila y el león in Cuba.
Más se perdió en Cuba

Professor Von Dracula, a vampire scientist, leaves Transylvania for Cuba, where he invents "Vampisol," a potion that allows vampires to survive in sunlight. When the professor announces his intention to donate the formula free-of-charge to vampires all over the world, the Vampire Mafia from Chicago and the European Group of Vampires from Düsseldorf try to muscle in and steal the formula. The action escalates crazily as an assortment of bad guys, police, vampires and other monsters, and our hero and his girlfriend are all caught up in the chase.
Vampires in Havana

When his girlfriend is kidnapped, a drug-addicted ex-cop must overcome his demons and face the sobering task of tracking her down before it's too late. His story dismissed by the police, he's left with no choice but to rely on his own detective skills in a high-stakes race against time.
Distortion

An elderly man with wings is blown off course during a tropical storm in this symbolic fantasy. The Old Man lands near a Caribbean island where a poor family gives him shelter in a chicken coop. Father Gonzaga is the skeptical priest who rushes to damn the creature. Soon the Old Man is the subject of curiosity seekers as Elisinda and Pelayo start charging admission. A traveling carnival of human oddities camps near the Old Man as people flock to see the show. The Old Man is reduced to being an unwanted pet, and after six years, he mends his wings and flies away. Nudity, simulated sex with a spider woman, and the ugliness of human exploitation definitely put this fantasy in a category not for children.
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

Elpidio Valdés returns to the Cuban countryside to fight against the Spaniards. But they have a much more dangerous enemy: the Americans, who want to take over the island at any cost. Elpidio Valdés and his comrades-in-arms will try to prevent them from achieving their goal, with machetes in hand and bullets flying. It was conceived as a series for Spanish television and later shown as a feature film under the name Más se perdió en Cuba (More Was Lost in Cuba) in Spain and Elpidio Valdés contra el águila y el león (Elpidio Valdés Against the Eagle and the Lion) in Cuba.
Más se perdió en Cuba

In 1923 the scientist Von Dracula invented Vampisol, a drink that allowed vampires to live in the sun. La Capa Nostra and the European Vampire Group confront each other in Havana to control the Vampisol, but Pepe, Von Dracula's nephew, sang the Vampisol formula for free on Radio Vampiro Internacional. Now Pepe must face the Nazi vampires, who use the most powerful Vampisol: El Vampiyaba.
More Vampires in Havana

Tells the birth of Elpidio, the death of his father and the beginnings of the War of Independence; as he knows María Silvia and how he becomes a scourge for the Spanish army, the counter-guerrilla and the American landowners. It develops almost totally in 1895.
Elpidio Valdés

Elpidio Valdés, a soldier of the Cuban war of independence, is entrusted with the difficult and dangerous mission of bringing from Florida, in the United States, a shipment of weapons for the Cuban Liberation Army. It develops between 1896 and 1897.
Elpidio Valdés contra Dólar y Cañón
Animated short film from Elpidio Valdés' series. Coronel Elpidio Valdés teaches Eutelia and Corneta the meaning that machetes have in Cuba's fight against colonialism.
Elpidio Valdés and the machete

The misdeeds of a güije, a Cuban mythological character, and his subsequent relationship with the present.
El güije
Animated short film from Elpidio Valdés' series. After Coronel Elpidio Valdés is severely injured in a battle, General Resoplez hire some rayadillos to finish the work.
Elpidio Valdés against rayadillos
Animated short film from Elpidio Valdés' series. Coronel Elpidio Valdés and a few oh his men try to escape from a spanish cañonera, leaded by Don Cetáceo.
Elpidio Valdés against the cañonera
Animated short film from Elpidio Valdés' series. Coronel Elpidio Valdés is captured by spaniards and Andaluz wants to execute him. But, after Elpidio develops amnesia, Don Cetáceo tells him he is on their side. So Elpidio Valdés will turn against mambises.
Elpidio Valdés: captured!
Animated short film from Elpidio Valdés' series. The General orders Coronel Elpidio Valdés to take a Spanish fort. Then he asks Corneta for help.
Elpidio Valdés and the sound of the military trumpet
Animated short film from Elpidio Valdés' series. General Resoplez is leading a convoy, Coronel Elpidio Valdés decide to strike back. His plan doesn't work as expected, though.
Elpidio Valdés attacks the convoy
Animated short film from Elpidio Valdés' series. Coronel Elpidio Valdés is in New York to get help from cuban inmigrants for the war. But Coronel Andaluz is spying him and tells NY police about his presence. Then, the police will try to catch Elpidio Valdés and the cuban ship in the docks.
Elpidio Valdés against NY Police
Animated short film from Elpidio Valdés' series. Coronel Elpidio Valdés trains his horse Palmiche. He becomes an outstanding war horse.
Elpidio Valdés meets Palmiche
Animated short film from Elpidio Valdés' series. Coronel Elpidio Valdés has to cross the Trocha de Júcaro a Morón, a really difficult militar action.
Elpidio Valdés crosses the trocha
Animated short film from Elpidio Valdés' series. Corneta is jealous of Fico because he has a better rifle. Coronel Elpidio Valdés tells him how Fico earned his rifle and saved Elpidio's life.
Elpidio Valdés and the rifle
Animated short film from Elpidio valdés' series. Coronel Elpidio Valdés prepares to attack a spanish fort in Jutía Dulce. He recieves help from foreign friends.