The character that carried him to fame, Minguito Tinguitella, a tramp driving an old dustcart, was an idea of Juan Carlos Chiappe. With beret and espadrille, he achieved great radio and TV success.
Later, Altavista joined Polémica en el bar, a TV sketch featuring Fidel Pintos, Javier Portales, Vicente La Rusa, Mario Sánchez and Adolfo García Grau.
Minguito was the star in many films from 1942 to 1988. Altavista died in Buenos Aires on 20 July 1989, due to Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
Radio
1976/89 El Clan del Aire. Juan Carlos Altavista.
TV
SUPERMINGO,11 TV Channel, Buenos Aires.1987 to 1988.
Filmography
Actor
1988
Tres alegres fugitivos
1986
Supermingo (TV Series) as
Mingo
- Episode #1.3 (1986) - Mingo
- Episode #1.2 (1986) - Mingo
- Episode #1.1 (1986) - Mingo
1986
Happy Highschool (as Juan G Altavista)
1986
Mingo y Aníbal en la mansión embrujada as
Mingo
1985
Las barras bravas as
Eduardo
1985
Mingo y Aníbal contra los fantasmas as
Mingo
1984
Mingo y Anibal, dos pelotazos en contra as
Mingo
1983
Diablito de barrio as
Cameo
1981
Fiesta de aniversario de Canal 9 (TV Movie)
1980
¡Qué linda es mi familia! as
Juan Carlos Altavista
1980
Crucero de placer
1979
Vivir con alegría as
Carozo
1979
Grandma as
Chicho
1978
Amigos para la aventura
1978
El divorcio está de moda - de común acuerdo as
Cacho
1977
Brigada en acción as
Cacho Bongiorno
1976
Don Carmelo il capo as
Vendedor de balas
1975
No hay que aflojarle a la vida as
Nicolino Maquiavelo
1975
Las procesadas as
Anguila
1974
La pensión de Minguito (TV Series) as
Minguito
- Episode #1.3 (1974) - Minguito
- Episode #1.2 (1974) - Minguito
- Episode #1.1 (1974) - Minguito
1974
Minguito Tinguitela, papá as
Minguito Tinguitela
1973
El mundo que inventamos as
Nicola
1971
El caradura y la millonaria
1970
Domingo de fiesta (TV Series)
1966
Domingos de mi ciudad (TV Series)
- Los Tanoira vs Los Spagnuelo (1970)
1970
El tinglado de la risa (TV Series)
1970
La foto (TV Series)
1970
Los muchachos de mi barrio as
Fatiga
1969
Domingos 69 (TV Series)
1969
El botón (TV Series)
1969
La baranda (TV Series)
1969
El salame
1969
Flor de piolas
1969
Amor libre as
Rubén
1968
Humor redondo (TV Series)
1968
Carne as
Josecito
1968
Villa Cariño está que arde
1968
Ché OVNI as
Juan
1968
El derecho a la felicidad as
Julio
1968
La casa de Madame Lulù as
Pepe
1968
Lo prohibido está de moda as
Cacho
1968
Coche cama alojamiento as
Alberto
1967
Burbuja (TV Series) as
Fito
1963
Operación Ja-Ja (TV Series)
1967
Las pirañas as
Mariano
1967
Quiere casarse conmigo...?! as
Mandadero
1967
Villa Cariño as
Informer
1967
El andador as
Gorosito
1967
Escándalo en la familia as
Carlos
1967
¡Esto es alegría! as
Tito
1966
Carola y Carolina (TV Series) as
Galíndez
- Episode #1.3 (1966) - Galíndez
- Episode #1.2 (1966) - Galíndez
- Episode #1.1 (1966) - Galíndez
1966
Mariana (TV Series)
1965
Candilejas (TV Series)
1965
Fiebre de primavera
1965
Llegan parientes de España (TV Movie)
1965
Orden de matar
1964
El club de Anteojito y Antifaz (TV Series) as
Hosted
1964
Teatro Trece (TV Series)
- Llegan parientes de España (1964)
1964
El gordo Villanueva
1964
Los evadidos as
Eusebio Carmona
1963
La murga
1962
La novia
1960
La Casa de la Troya (TV Series) as
Barcala
1960
Todo el año es Navidad as
Bromista (segment "Cobardía")
1959
En la vía
1956
Sangre y acero as
Antonio
1953
La tía de Carlitos as
Carlos Patú Villadiego
1952
Paraíso robado
1951
La última escuadrilla
1951
Pocholo, Pichuca y yo as
Pocholo Terremoti
1951
Camino al crimen
1950
Los Pérez García
1947
Vacaciones as
Juan Gabriel Arenal
1947
Madame Bovary as
Justino
1947
Los hijos del otro
1947
Corazón
1945
Cuando en el cielo pasen lista
1943
Juvenilia
1942
Melodías de América
Self
1981
Treinta años y una Noche (TV Series documentary)
- El lenguaje (1981)
1972
Polémica en el bar (TV Series) as
Minguito
Archive Footage
2017
Nunca es tarde (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 6 June 2017 (2017) - Self
2015
Tu cara me suena - Argentina (TV Series) as
Minguito
- Episode #3.14 (2015) - Minguito
2015
Hechos y protagonistas (TV Series) as
Minguito
- Episode dated 25 August 2015 (2015) - Minguito
2012
Gracias por venir, gracias por estar (TV Series) as
Self
- Homenaje a los referentes del humor (2014) - Self