Óscar Castro Ramírez

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Oscar Castro Ramírez,[1] (13 May 1947[2] – 25 April 2021[3]), was a Chilean playwright, actor and director of the Aleph Theater.

Life[]

Óscar Castro founded the in Santiago in 1968 with fellow students. Self-taught and politically active, the Aleph wrote and staged a series of musical plays and produced satirical programmes for Chilean television. On tour in France at the time of the coup d’état in September 1973, the company presented La Trinchera del Supertricio (an allegory of the military coup ) in October 1974. As a result, several actors of the troupe were arrested, interrogated and tortured: two disappeared under interrogation[4] and two others (Óscar Castro and his sister Marieta) were interned in concentration camps for two years. During his internment, Óscar created a new play each week for the «Viernes culturales» for his fellow inmates.[5]

On his release in 1976, Óscar was exiled[6] and sought asylum in France.
Since 1976, Óscar lived in Paris where he continued to create plays and write novels. The , which he directed, is based in the Parisian suburb of Ivry sur Seine, where they have their own theatre space. Over the years, the has become a myth and a reference for Latin-American theatre and , written in 1971, has become today one of the most frequently performed plays throughout Central and Latin America.

He died from COVID-19 on 25 April 2021 at the age of 73 in Paris, France.[7]

Drama[]

Some dates[]

Óscar Castro has written, directed and performed in more than 30 Aleph creations, touring in France, Europe, Russia and North, Central and Latin America.

  • 1982 Nominated member of the French PEN Club.
  • 1983 Received the prize of the Best Script and Best Stage Direction for "La Nuit Suspendue" at Rencontres Charles Dullin, Villejuif (France).[8]
  • 1988 “On s’est tant aimé à Santiago”: documentary directed by et Pierre Barouh about Óscar Castro’s life and career, produced for French television (, Antenne 2).
  • 1990 created the (T.G.M). First festival in the Bataclan (Paris).[9]
  • 1992 Nominated Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres distinction awarded by Jack Lang, ministry of Culture of French President François Mitterrand.
  • 1995 Creation of the Theatre Aleph in Ivry sur Seine: a theatrical space for creation, training and performance. Creation of his school - .
  • 2013 Óscar Castro creates Teatro Aleph in Santiago with young Chilean actors.
  • 2017 Nominated Comendador del distinction awarded by ministry of education of Chile.
  • 2018 Nominated Chevalier de la légion d'honneur distinction awarded by Françoise Nyssen, ministry of Culture

Some peoples[]

Óscar Castro was surrounded by key figures with whom he collaborated:

  • Gabriel García Márquez, organized Aleph tour of Mexico and Cuba (1981).
  • Robert Doisneau, President of the Aleph Theatre (1990-1994).
  • Pierre Barouh, co-author and actor (1985-1991).[10]
  • Pierre Richard, actor in the company (1996).
  • , director of [11](C.D.N. d’Ivry-sur-Seine). Oscar Castro has written two plays directed by and co-produced with (TQI): "Le 11 septembre de Salvador Allende" (2003),[12] and "La nébuleuse vie de José Miranda" (2009).[13]
  • 2007 Collaboration with WWF France for the creation and performance of the play "Hasta la vida siempre", a burlesque and poetic comedy on ecology and sustainable development.
  • 2010 In partnership with the Foundation (Danielle Mitterrand) and the , Óscar Castro writes and directs "Les porteurs d’eau" with his teenage drama class and publishes an illustrated children’s story on the importance of water for the future of humanity. This play is performed in schools as part of the campaign to protect water.[14]
  • 2010-2011, Óscar Castro organises at the Aleph (Ivry) to which he invites famous personalities defending human rights and ecology such as Alain Touraine, , Carmen Castillo, Gilles Clément, Danielle Mitterrand.
  • 2011-2012-2013, Óscar Castro organises at the Aleph (Ivry) with the TESPO (Experimental theater of Sciences Po students, to which he invites professors of Sciences Po Paris such as , , .
  • 2011-2012, Óscar Castro organises at the Aleph (Ivry) to which he invites professor of Philosophy .
  • 2012- 2014, In the context of an educational project named FORCAST led by in and 12 educational partners, he joined as a pedagogical and artistic contributor in the numeric book course taught by .

And Hector Noguera,[15] Noël Mamère, Claude Lelouch, Jacques Higelin, , Luis Sepúlveda, Antonio Skármeta, Ariel Dorfman, .

Publications[]

  • La verdadera historia del Kabaret de la Última Esperanza (1997) Santiago, Chile: LOM, as a novel of the play "Le Kabaret de la Dernière Chance".
  • La véritable histoire du Kabaret de la Dernière Chance (1999) - Novel - Paris: .[16]
  • La plume du corbeau (2003) Paris: . A collection of four plays written by Oscar Castro : L’Exilé Mateluna, Il était une fois un roi, Le Che que j’aime, Meutre à Valparaíso.
  • Trilogie théâtrale : Le de Salvador Allende, Pablo Neruda, ainsi la poésie n’aura pas chanté en vain, Le Che que j’aime. (2004) Paris: . Three plays on three significant Latin American figures of the 20th century.
  • Hasta la vida siempre (2008) Paris: . Text published in Spanish and French.
  • Les porteurs d’eau (2011) Paris: . An illustrated children’s story (illustration : ), published with the support of Foundation and the Mouvement des . Preface by Danielle Mitterrand and postface by Gilles Clément.
  • Après l'oubli le souvenir (2011) - Novel - Paris: [17]

Cinema[]

Plays[]

  • 2019 • La démocratie de la peur (play - Ivry France)
  • 2018 • Au menu, amours de saison (play - Ivry France)
  • 2017 • Le bal des poètes (play - Ivry France)
  • 2016 • L'indien qui marche sur la mer (play - Ivry France)
  • 2015 • La brume (play - Ivry France, Kolkata in India)
  • 2014 • Adaptation and direction "Le mystère de la chambre jaune", play from Gaston Leroux
  • 2013 • Mamie Chili (play - Ivry France)
  • 2013 • Adaptation and direction "Fragments d'un discours numérique", play from
  • 2012 • Sube sube la espumita" (play: France,Chile)
  • 2011 • OTNI – Objet théâtral non identifié (play - Ivry France)
  • 2010 • Les Porteurs d’eau (play - Ivry, Corbarieu Festival France)
  • 2009 • La Nébuleuse vie de José Miranda (play – Ivry France)[21]
  • 2008 • Le Bazar hindou (play - Ivry France)
  • 2007 • Hasta la vida siempre ! (play - France, Belgium, Chile)
  • 2005 • La Plume du corbeau (monologue - France, Chile)
  • 2004 • Pablo Neruda, ainsi la poésie n’aura pas chanté en vain (play - France, Belgium, Chile)
  • 2003 • Le 11 septembre de Salvador Allende (play - France, Belgium, Chile)
  • 2001 • Comme si de rien n’était (play - France, Chili)
  • 2000 • Le Criminel revient toujours sur le lieu du crime (play - France)
  • 1998 • Le Che que j’aime (play - France)
  • 1996 • Meurtre à Valparaíso (play - France, Belgium, Russia, Ukraine, Chile)
  • 1995 • Le mambo de Monsieur Paul (play – France, Germany)
  • 1994 • Le Club des Boléros (play - France, Chile)
  • 1993 • Réellement chaud (play - France, Chile)
  • 1992 • Christophe Colomb Superstar (play - France)
  • 1991 • Malenke (play - France, Chile)
  • 1989 • La Tralalaviata (play - France)
  • 1987 • La Maison accepte l’échec (play - France, Chile)[22]
  • 1986 • Le Kabaret de la Dernière Chance (play - France, Chile, Japan)
  • 1985 • Sauve qui peut l’amour Latin arrive (play - France)
  • 1984 • Talca, Paris et Broadway (play - France)
  • 1983 • Il était une fois un roi (play - France, Chile)
  • 1982 • La Nuit Suspendue (prix du meilleur texte et de la meilleure mise en scène, Rencontres Charles Dullin de Villejuif, France)
  • 1980 • L’Incroyable et Triste Histoire du Général Peñalosa et de l’Exilé Mateluna[23] (play - France, Switzerland, Belgium, UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, New York Shakespeare Festival, Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Chile)
  • 1976 • La Guerra (play - Chile)
  • 1975 • Sálvense quien pueda, Casimiro Peñafleta Preso Político (monologue - Chile)
  • 1974 • La Trinchera del Supertricio (play - Chile)
  • 1972 • Vida, Pasión y Muerte de Casimiro Peñafleta (monologue - Chile, France)
  • 1971 • Erase una vez un rey *(play - Chile, France, Belgium) - French title: - Il était une fois un roi - Et la démocratie bordel ! - One of the most popular plays performed in Central and Latin America.[24]
  • 1970 • Viva in mundo de Fanta Cia (play - Chile)
  • 1968 • Se sirve usted un cocktel molotov (play - Chile)

References[]

  1. ^ Oscar Castro sur IMBD http://www.imdb.fr/name/nm0145664/
  2. ^ https://www.elclarin.cl/2021/04/25/fallecio-en-francia-el-actor-y-director-de-teatro-oscar-castro/
  3. ^ Muere el actor y director teatral Óscar Castro (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Julieta Ramirez Gallegos http://www.memoriaviva.com/Desaparecidos/D-R/1x.htm
  5. ^ Grimaldi Social Club https://www.google.com/#q=oscar+castro&hl=en&prmd=imvnsb&ei=0YEMT7qCLIzZ8QO7kLWsBg&start=440&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=a2d02d2877a6ee5&biw=1680&bih=853
  6. ^ Apocatastasis Entrevista de Óscar Castro por Xrisi Tefarikis http://www.apocatastasis.com/oscar-castro-actor-dramaturgo-chileno.php#axzz1j538tibE
  7. ^ Muere en Francia por COVID-19 Oscar Castro, fundador del teatro Aleph (in Spanish)
  8. ^ 8° rencontres Charles Dullin.extrait INA.http://www.ina.fr/fictions-et-animations/theatre/video/PAC00031611/la-nuit-suspendue.fr.html
  9. ^ Los alumnos del Taller de Radio del IES Tiempos Modernos entrevistan a Óscar Castro, actor de teatro http://www.ivoox.com/entrevista-oscar-castro-audios-mp3_rf_677402_1.html
  10. ^ Saravah Le Kabaret de la dernière chance http://www.saravah.fr/pierre-barouh/au-kabaret-de-la-derniere-chance,1075
  11. ^ Théâtre des Quartiers d’Ivry http://www.theatre-quartiers-ivry.com/fr/la-saison/evenements/p_event-5/
  12. ^ Fluctuat.net. le 11 septembre http://www.fluctuat.net/1138-Le-11-septembre-de-Salvador-Allende-Oscar-Castro
  13. ^ Adel Hakim met en scène Oscar CASTRO La Francolatina http://agenda.lafrancolatina.com/spip.php?article265
  14. ^ quand Oscar Castro devient porteur d’eau http://chantal-bourvic.elunet.fr/index.php/post/02/03/2011/Quand-Oscar-Castro-devient-porteurs-deau
  15. ^ La francolatina http://www.lafrancolatina.com/spip.php?article1015
  16. ^ Les éditions de l’amandier. http://www.editionsamandier.fr/f/index.php?sp=livAut&auteur_id=24
  17. ^ Maison d'Amérique Latine http://culturel.mal217.org/fr/Agenda/Theatre/2012/02/16/Rencontre-avec-Oscar-Castro-4333.htm
  18. ^ Dossier de presse Fleur de Cannelle. Arte http://download.pro.arte.tv/archives/fichiers/01778568.pdf
  19. ^ Chili con Carne http://pascaleroberts.chez.com/99Chili.htm
  20. ^ Oscar Castro sur IMBD http://www.imdb.fr/name/nm0145714/
  21. ^ La Terrasse http://www.journal-laterrasse.fr/Oscar-Castro-Adel-Hakim-1-4661.html
  22. ^ Froggy delight http://www.froggydelight.com/article-8516-La_maison_accepte_l_echec
  23. ^ L’exilé Mateluna dans la voix du nord http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/Locales/Dunkerque/actualite/Secteur_Dunkerque/2011/11/24/article_avec-l-exile-mateluna-oscar-castro-rend.shtml
  24. ^ Erase una vez un rey in the world

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