Natividad Vacío(1912-1996)
- Actor
- Music Department
- Additional Crew
Born in El Paso, Texas, Natividad Vacio grew up in Pasadena,
California. In high school he became friends with future actor
George Reeves, who encouraged
Vacio to join him at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. Vacio appeared
in several plays there as an actor and musician. After military service
in World War II he worked as a teacher, but with the encouragement of
his best friend Reeves, appeared frequently in films and television. An
accomplished guitarist and singer, he made recordings with such greats
as Laurindo Almeida and toured the
country with Reeves in a music-&-action stage show publicizing Reeves'
Superman (1952)
TV series. Vacio was the director of the Commedia del Artistes stage
company of Padua Hills, California.
