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Lito Cruz

Lito Cruz (May 14, 1941 – December 19, 2017) was a prominent Argentine stage director and motion picture actor.

Lito Cruz
Born
Oscar Alberto Cruz

(1941-05-14)May 14, 1941
DiedDecember 19, 2017(2017-12-19) (aged 76)
NationalityArgentine
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires
University Theatre Institute of Chile
Occupation(s)Argentine cinema and theatre actor, director, and playwright
AwardsMartín Fierro Awards (2011, 2014)
Websitewww.litocruz.com.ar

Life and work edit

Lito was born Oscar Alberto Cruz in the working-class La Plata suburb of Berisso in 1941, and began performing in local theatres at the age of 15. Graduating from a La Plata secondary school, he continued to pursue his calling in La Plata's growing independent theatre scene.

Enrolling at the University of Buenos Aires School of Architecture and Urbanism in 1961, he made time for performances throughout his studies. Following his 1964 graduation, he enrolled at the prestigious University Theatre Institute of Chile (ITUCH) and returned to Buenos Aires in 1968. He was cast by Argentine playwright Roberto Cossa in a short film adaptation of his Los taitas ("The Uncles") and the following year, co-founded the Experimental Theatre Team of Buenos Aires (ETEBA) with Augusto Fernándes. ETEBA produced an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt, La leyenda de Pedro, which was well received and earned Cruz international esteem following its tour through festivals at Nancy, Berlin and Florence. ETEBA was invited to perform their El sapo y la serpiente ("The Toad and the Serpent") at the Munich Olympics in 1972.[1]

Cruz was Professor of Acting at the National Drama Conservatory between 1972 and 1975, where he directed Peter Handke's The Ward Wants to be Warden among other avant-garde works. This experience earned him a U.S. Department of State scholarship to attend Lee Strasberg's prestigious Actors Studio in New York and a fellowship with the Gulbenkian Foundation of Portugal to attend the University of Porto's Drama School. Returning to Buenos Aires, he continued to direct his experimental theatre school, which became one of Argentina's most coveted drama schools.[1] His production of Eduardo Pavlovsky's politically charged El Señor Galíndez led to the bombing of the Payró Theatre by the fascist commando group, the Argentine Anticommunist Alliance.[2]

Having been given a number of supporting film roles since his appearance in Los taitas, Cruz was cast as the happy-go-lucky ghost of an assassinated stockyards worker in Fernando Solanas' Sur (1987), a chronicle of the lives of a working-class southside borough in Buenos Aires during Argentina's brutal last dictatorship. He devoted himself to his drama school, however, accepting only brief supporting roles in film until, in 1996, he was cast in Mario Levin's Sotto voce ("Whispers") as Walensky, a gruff southside bar owner embroiled in intrigue.[1][3]

Lito Cruz increased his prominence as an advocate for theatre in Argentina during the 1990s, which had been the victim of intimidation during the 1970s and financial woes, since. He was named director of the Argentine Actors' Association and "Action for Culture, Theatre and Visual Arts," a leading advocacy group for its field in Argentina. This work led to his appointment as National Theatres Director in 1995, a position he leveraged to help have Congress pass the "National Theatre Law" in 1998. The bill helped protect struggling stages against demolition and guaranteed annual subsidies for the art.[4]

Lito Cruz continued his work as head of the drama school that now bears his name, while having accepted more starring roles in film. Some of the most notable have been that of a retired military officer guarding a family secret in Fito Páez's Vidas privadas (a 2001 drama that helped secure Mexican star Gael García Bernal's prominence in cinema) and as an aging intellectual facing a crossroads in life in Mario Sábato's India Pravile (2003), among others. He continues his work as an advocate for his art in government, as well, as Director of the Province of Buenos Aires Comedy and the Coliseo Podestá Theatre in La Plata.[5][6]

Cruz created and produced Sueños de milongueros in 2009, a musical written in homage to authors Jorge Luis Borges and Alejandro Dolina, and cartoonist/satirist Roberto Fontanarrosa.[7]

Awards edit

2011. Best Supporting Actor, El elegido[3]
2014. Best Supporting Actor, Solamente vos[8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c . Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
  2. ^ "Lito Cruz, 27 años después". La Nación.
  3. ^ a b Lito Cruz at IMDb
  4. ^ "Apoyo económico a los grupos de teatro independiente". Clarín.
  5. ^ "Ley para el teatro independiente". Clarín.
  6. ^ "Lito Cruz, al frente del Coliseo Podestá". La Nación.
  7. ^ "Siempre voy a ser un actor que baila". Clarín.
  8. ^ "Todos los nominados a los Martín Fierro 2014" [All the nominations for the 2014 Martín Fierro]. La Nación. April 15, 2014.

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Lito Cruz May 14 1941 December 19 2017 was a prominent Argentine stage director and motion picture actor Lito CruzBornOscar Alberto Cruz 1941 05 14 May 14 1941Berisso ArgentinaDiedDecember 19 2017 2017 12 19 aged 76 Buenos Aires ArgentinaNationalityArgentineAlma materUniversity of Buenos AiresUniversity Theatre Institute of ChileOccupation s Argentine cinema and theatre actor director and playwrightAwardsMartin Fierro Awards 2011 2014 Websitewww wbr litocruz wbr com wbr arLife and work editLito was born Oscar Alberto Cruz in the working class La Plata suburb of Berisso in 1941 and began performing in local theatres at the age of 15 Graduating from a La Plata secondary school he continued to pursue his calling in La Plata s growing independent theatre scene Enrolling at the University of Buenos Aires School of Architecture and Urbanism in 1961 he made time for performances throughout his studies Following his 1964 graduation he enrolled at the prestigious University Theatre Institute of Chile ITUCH and returned to Buenos Aires in 1968 He was cast by Argentine playwright Roberto Cossa in a short film adaptation of his Los taitas The Uncles and the following year co founded the Experimental Theatre Team of Buenos Aires ETEBA with Augusto Fernandes ETEBA produced an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen s Peer Gynt La leyenda de Pedro which was well received and earned Cruz international esteem following its tour through festivals at Nancy Berlin and Florence ETEBA was invited to perform their El sapo y la serpiente The Toad and the Serpent at the Munich Olympics in 1972 1 Cruz was Professor of Acting at the National Drama Conservatory between 1972 and 1975 where he directed Peter Handke s The Ward Wants to be Warden among other avant garde works This experience earned him a U S Department of State scholarship to attend Lee Strasberg s prestigious Actors Studio in New York and a fellowship with the Gulbenkian Foundation of Portugal to attend the University of Porto s Drama School Returning to Buenos Aires he continued to direct his experimental theatre school which became one of Argentina s most coveted drama schools 1 His production of Eduardo Pavlovsky s politically charged El Senor Galindez led to the bombing of the Payro Theatre by the fascist commando group the Argentine Anticommunist Alliance 2 Having been given a number of supporting film roles since his appearance in Los taitas Cruz was cast as the happy go lucky ghost of an assassinated stockyards worker in Fernando Solanas Sur 1987 a chronicle of the lives of a working class southside borough in Buenos Aires during Argentina s brutal last dictatorship He devoted himself to his drama school however accepting only brief supporting roles in film until in 1996 he was cast in Mario Levin s Sotto voce Whispers as Walensky a gruff southside bar owner embroiled in intrigue 1 3 Lito Cruz increased his prominence as an advocate for theatre in Argentina during the 1990s which had been the victim of intimidation during the 1970s and financial woes since He was named director of the Argentine Actors Association and Action for Culture Theatre and Visual Arts a leading advocacy group for its field in Argentina This work led to his appointment as National Theatres Director in 1995 a position he leveraged to help have Congress pass the National Theatre Law in 1998 The bill helped protect struggling stages against demolition and guaranteed annual subsidies for the art 4 Lito Cruz continued his work as head of the drama school that now bears his name while having accepted more starring roles in film Some of the most notable have been that of a retired military officer guarding a family secret in Fito Paez s Vidas privadas a 2001 drama that helped secure Mexican star Gael Garcia Bernal s prominence in cinema and as an aging intellectual facing a crossroads in life in Mario Sabato s India Pravile 2003 among others He continues his work as an advocate for his art in government as well as Director of the Province of Buenos Aires Comedy and the Coliseo Podesta Theatre in La Plata 5 6 Cruz created and produced Suenos de milongueros in 2009 a musical written in homage to authors Jorge Luis Borges and Alejandro Dolina and cartoonist satirist Roberto Fontanarrosa 7 Awards editMartin Fierro Awards 2011 Best Supporting Actor El elegido 3 2014 Best Supporting Actor Solamente vos 8 References edit a b c Lito Cruz Archived from the original on 2009 02 27 Retrieved 2009 01 10 Lito Cruz 27 anos despues La Nacion a b Lito Cruz at IMDb Apoyo economico a los grupos de teatro independiente Clarin Ley para el teatro independiente Clarin Lito Cruz al frente del Coliseo Podesta La Nacion Siempre voy a ser un actor que baila Clarin Todos los nominados a los Martin Fierro 2014 All the nominations for the 2014 Martin Fierro La Nacion April 15 2014 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lito Cruz amp oldid 1064311227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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