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name: "Darío Moreno"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dario-moreno"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 April 1921"
died: "1 December 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:39:40.207200+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Darío Moreno

Actor. Born 3 April 1921 in Smyrna, Ottoman Empire [now Izmir, Turkey]. Died 1 December 1968.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 April 1921, Smyrna, Ottoman Empire [now Izmir, Turkey]
- **Died:** 1 December 1968
- **Also known as:**  Dario Moreno, David Arugete

## Biography

Darío Moreno (born David Arugete) was a Turkish actor and singer. Born on 3 April 1921 in Smyrna (now Izmir), Ottoman Empire, he worked primarily in France during the 1950s and 1960s. He appeared in films including *The Wages of Fear* (1953), in which he played Pepito Hernandez, *Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece* (1961) as Midas Papos, and *Woman in Chains* (1968) as Sala.

Moreno was also a polyglot singer, composer, lyricist and guitarist. He achieved particular success with his 1961 song 'Brigitte Bardot'. He died on 1 December 1968 in Istanbul, Turkey.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Wages of Fear* (1953), Fi1m 90, as Pepito Hernandez — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wages-of-fear.md)

## Also known for

- *Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece* (1961), Midas Papos
- *Woman in Chains* (1968), Sala

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