Elin Ortiz
Elin Ortiz (born c.
1945) is a
Puerto Rican actor, comedian and producer. Ortiz has
Diabetes.
Ortiz began his career as a
telenovela actor in
Puerto Rico, sharing credits with such actors as
Walter Mercado,
Alicia Villamil and many others.
He participated in several soap operas of that era.
In
1985, he returned briefly, as a comedian, this time at a show sponsored by
Budweiser, at
Lat Taverna Budweiser, alongside
Machuchal. Ortiz worked most of his acting career at
WAPA-TV.
Apart from his acting career, he was producer of many television shows in Puerto Rico.
Elin Ortiz was married briefly to dancer and singer
Iris Chacon during the early
1970s. In
1978, he married singer
Charytin, a
Dominican native who had lived in Puerto Rico for many years. In
1979, they had their first son,
Shalim. During the late
1980s, they moved to a mansion in
Miami, Florida. In
1991, they had a pair of
twins, a boy and a girl. Ortiz has since retired from show business. His son Shalim has gone on to become an international singing star and a spokesman for the
American Diabetes Association.
On August 16, 2005, the day that
Madonna suffered a horse riding accident, "Escandalo TV"'s castmates decided to play a hoax on their public, saying that Elin Ortiz had suffered a fatal car accident and his wife, Charytin, had been killed. Minutes later, Charytin, visibly surprised, arrived at the show to clarify the rumors.
