Agmeth Escaf
Agmeth Escaf | |
|---|---|
 Escaf in September 2023 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 20 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | Atlántico |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Agmeth José Escaf Tijerino 23 April 1973 Barranquilla, Colombia |
| Political party | Humane Colombia |
| Other political affiliations | Historic Pact for Colombia |
Agmeth José Escaf Tijerino (born 23 April 1973[1]) is a Colombian politician, actor, and TV presenter and director. He currently serves as a deputy in the Chamber of Representatives, representing Atlántico for the coalition Historic Pact for Colombia.[2]
Career
[edit]Escaf was born in Barranquilla to a Lebanese father and a Colombian mother of Italian descent.[3] He left Barranquilla in 1995 and settled in Bogotá.[4] In that same year, Escaf made his first appearance on TV and spent most of his acting career working for Caracol Televisión.[4] In 2012, however, he left the network in bad terms, accusing Caracol Televisión of exploiting him and cutting basic benefits. Escaf subsequently took legal action against the network, winning a millionaire lawsuit in damages.[5]
Escaf won a seat in the Chamber of Representatives representing Atlántico Department for the leftist Historic Pact for Colombia party. He took office in July 2022, mainly supporting president Gustavo Petro's policies on health and workers rights.[2][6]
Personal life
[edit]Escaf has described his relationship with his father as nonexistent, and has not talked to him since moving to Bogotá in 1995.[4] On Father's Day in June 2024, Escaf posted on social media that he "did not celebrate" Father's Day and that he wouldn't ever wish a happy day to his father, urging men who have children "not to be the monthly paycheck's dad" and not to be their children's "cause going to therapy."[7]
In his July 2022 congressional oath of office, Escaf honored his late mother, and was accompanied by his sister (who resides in Spain) and his three children.[2]
Escaf married María Antonia Pardo, his high school girlfriend, and had two children with her. They divorced in 2016, after it surfaced that Escaf had maintained an affair with another woman (Adriana Berrió) with whom he had his third child, while still married to Pardo. Due to being intoxicated when he had the affair with Berrió, he was taken to court to make him comply with child support. According to Escaf, it was a standalone night with Berrió, contradicting her statement to the court, where she said that they maintained a prolonged romantic relationship.[8]
Electoral history
[edit]| Year | Office | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | P. | ||||||||
| 2022 | Deputy | Humane Colombia | Historic Pact for Colombia | 2,922,409 | 17.62% | 1st[a] | Won | [9] | ||
| Source: International Foundation for Electoral Systems | Election Guide | ||||||||||
Selected works
[edit]TV roles
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Las Ejecutivas | TV series |
| 1995 | Padres e Hijos | |
| 2002 | Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real | |
| 2005-2006 | La Tormenta | |
| 2013 | Tres Caínes | |
| 2017 | Hermanos y hermanas |
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Art of Losing | Cop |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in the parliamentary election.
References
[edit]- ^ "Agmeth José Escaf Tijerino". Chamber of Representatives of Colombia (in Spanish). 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Agmeth Escaf dedicó la posesión en el Congreso a su madre". Infobae (in Spanish). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ Romero, Juan (29 September 2024). "Agmeth Escaf rechazó bombardeos en Beirut: "Soy un barranquillero 50% libanés"". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Sin papá, entre malandrines y sin un peso, la dura infancia de Agmeth Escaf en Barranquilla". Las2Orillas (in Spanish). 8 August 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ Barrera, Elsa (25 March 2025). "Agmeth Escaf reveló la razón que lo llevó a demandar a Caracol Televisión". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "El actor Agmeth Escaf buscará llegar al Congreso por el Pacto Histórico". Infobae (in Spanish). 21 September 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "'No sean el del cheque mensual': profunda reflexión de Agmeth Escaf en el Día del Padre; su expareja le respondió". Semana (in Spanish). 17 June 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ Gonzalez (20 April 2023). "Agmeth Escaf:Esta fue la historia de amor con su exesposa María Antonia Pardo". ALO Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Colombian House of Representatives 2022 General". electionguide.org. International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- 1973 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Colombian male actors
- 21st-century Colombian male actors
- Colombian male television actors
- Colombian male film actors
- Male actors from Bogotá
- Actors from Barranquilla
- Humane Colombia politicians
- 21st-century Colombian politicians
- Members of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
- Politicians from Bogotá
- Colombian people of Lebanese descent
- Colombian people of Italian descent