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Nelson Villagra (born 9 August 1937) is a Chilean actor, author and director. He is considered to be the most masterful actors in Chilean cinema.〔Garratt Viñes, Ernesto ("Nelson Villagra: El señor del cine chileno" ) ''El Mercurio'', 3 October 2008, Retrieved 2011-02-09〕 He is widely known for his exceptional portrayal of the assassin in El Chacal de Nahueltoro by the director Miguel Littin. He has also collaborated with fellow Chilean director Raúl Ruiz in ''Tres Tristes Tigres'' (1968) and ''La Colonia Penal'' (1971). In 1973 he was exiled from Chile because of the military coup leading to the Pinochet dictatorship. After a period in Europe he went on to Cuba to work with some of the most important South American directors of his time, such as Humberto Solás (La Cantata de Chile) and Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, winning the Best Actor award for his role as 'El Conde' in Gutiérrez Alea's ''The Last Supper'' at the 1978 Festival Internacional de Cine de Biarritz. In 1979 he played the role of military torturer in the film ''Prisioneros Desaparecidos'' by Sergio Castilla, a role for which he was awarded the Best Actor award at the Festival de Cine de San Sebastián. He is the recipient of numerous awards and commendations, including Best Actor for his role as El Conde in Guitiérrez Alea's ''The Last Supper'' at the 1978 Festival Internacional de Cine de Biarritz, and the 1979 San Sebastián best actor award for his portrayal of 'El Jefe' in Sergio Castilla's ''Prisioneros Desaparecidos''. == Early life and film career == Nelson Garrido Villagra, was born in Chillán, Chile, on 9 August 1937. His artistic activities began in 1950, at the age of 13, when he was enrolled at the School of Artistic Culture of Chillán (Escuela de Cultura Artística de Chillán) under the tuition of Professor Carlos Cortés with whom he worked on Radiodifusión Cultural de Chillán. Later in 1950, Villagra joined Chillán Cultural Broadcasting, a cultural group, who later founded the Teatro Experimental de Chillán, Chillán Choir, and the Institute of Cultural Extension of the city. This group was led by Ciro Vargas Mellado, with help from the capital - Santiago de Chile - Enrique Gajardo Velasquez. Both Mellado and Velasquez had a large influence on Villagra's theatrical and cultural training. In 1955 he was admitted to the School of Theatre at the University of Chile. By this time Villagra already had a solid theatrical background that allowed him to stand out among the students of the School. As a freshman at the University, by chance, he was asked to replace a professional actor in a production of the University's ''Experimental Theatre'' (ITUCH), a few days before it opened. It was only a small part, but critics at the premier regarded him as "a hope for the Chilean theater." Upon graduation from the School of Theater in 1958, and was hired by the Teatro de la Universidad de Concepción (TUC), which had just begun the process of professionalization, having produced many excellent amateur works. The TUC was led first by Gabriel Martinez-Sotomayor, a renowned teacher with profound knowledge of the work of Russian theater teacher Stanislavsky. The TUC was able to establish a collective attitude to their stage work, without compromising the individual development of its actors. "We created a working group which enabled all we learned," said Villagra. Towards the end of 1959, the TUC reported that Pedro de la Barra - considered by many the father of the university theaters in Chile - had left the post of artistic and administrative director at the ''Institute of Theatre'' (formerly ITUCH) and was invited to work with their group. It was through these two masters, and Gabriel Martinez-Sotomayor, that consolidated Villagra's place in the TUC for a duration of 7 years. It was during this period that his distinct talent was recognized, a recognition that would later lead him towards cinema acting. In early 1965 Villagra was hired by the Theatre ICTUS of Santiago, and moved to the capital with his family. Among several works that cast Villagra as an actor, the most memorable was undoubtedly his brilliant interpretation of "''Black American''", 'Randall', in the play "''Slow Dance Towards the Gallows''" by William Hanley ("''Slow Dance on the Killing ground'' "). Villagra subsequently work in various theater groups in Santiago - including The Council, (formed by himself and four companions of the TUC) as well as on television and in 7 Chilean films. Standing out among his contributions to cinema during this period are the films "''Three Sad Tigers''" and "''The Jackal Nahueltoro''". On 11 September 1973, his artistic career was interrupted when he was forced into exile in Paris, owing to political commitments in Chile. He also spent periods in Rome and later in Havana from 1975 to 1986, where he actively participated in the Cuban cinema during his 10 years of residence. He worked in 7 films in Cuba, the most prominent of these being "The Last Supper" by Gutierrez Alea, and "''Black River''" by Manuel Perez - in addition to several co-productions filmed in Cuba, Mexico, France and Venezuela. In 1986 he settled in Montreal, Canada - where he met and married Begoña Zabala, a basque actress. He worked in 4 films for the Quebec cinema. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nelson Villagra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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