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Néstor Salvador Amarilla Acosta (born Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay on July 24, 1980) is a playwright, director, actor, theater and television producer. Nestor Amarilla writes for theater and television. His most known work is "Saved by a Poem." According to Reuters, he is reported to have been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature of 2010 and 2011.〔http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/09/29/us-nobel-literature-preview-idUSTRE68S2X020100929 Poets poised for Nobel glory; Swede is favorite〕 The low odds given by betting company Unibet for Amarilla being the winner led journalists to believe that the Paraguayan was a favorite among the nominees.〔http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/tragaluz/20101002/escritor-paraguayo-de-30-anos-es-el-favorito-para-el-nobel-de_92365_178053.html〕 During 2013, he was coach at La Academia (Paraguay) and panelist of "El Debate", both programs produced by the Paraguayan television broadcaster Telefuturo. ==Childhood and education== Nestor Amarilla was born on 24 July 1980 in a small rural farm 30 km from the main city of Coronel Oviedo. His parents are Juan de la Cruz Amarilla, who died in 2008,and Herminia Acosta de Amarilla. Both of his parents did not finish their elementary education. Amarilla has two brothers. Being the son of a peasant, Amarilla lived a simple and humble life, growing up without running water, electricity and television. Only after he turned 7 years old, did he first wear shoes, walking to school and in a parade celebrating the anniversary of the independence of Paraguay. During the Stroessner era, it was mandatory to participate in the parades to celebrate the independence day. From the beginning, Amarilla stood out in school because of his ability and interest in the arts. In their community, his father was known to be an anti Stroessner. Thus, remembering many of the different situations his father went through. When Amarilla was 7 years old, he accompanied his father to one of their secret meetings that took place. He remembers "I insisted so much in going with him to their secret meetings, that my father didn't have a choice, but take me along. The meeting location changed three times so Stroessner's informants wouldn't find out about the meeting place. The meeting was short and simple. There was a small table covered with a cloth and one candle. 30 to 40 people sat around the little table and they discussed a book one of the attendants had read. The book was titled "Democracy." Back then, I thought the name was a woman's name." Amarilla met a Peace Corps volunteer working near his hometown when he was 13 years old. Her name was Kristin Callahan. Amarilla made a deal with Kristin that he would teach her the Guarani language and she would teach him English. Together they created a newspaper for the local people to read. This newspaper was called "Kokue Poty" and they also decided to teach English to local people interested in learning the language. The most important thing that Amarilla learned from that volunteer was to dream and believe that anything was possible in life. Then, she encouraged him to investigate about the American Field Service (AFS) about the possibility of studying in a foreign country. After manfully competitions and after moving to the city of Coronel Oviedo, Amarilla was rewarded a full scholarship to study in the United States. At 17, Amarilla left Paraguay for the first time. He went to the United States before he visited any other foreign country. He lived with the Stillson family in Fridley, Minnesota for one year where he finished his secondary education. He graduated with honors especially in the areas of theater and music. At his host families' insistence, Amarilla returned to Minnesota to study in college in 2000. While he was singing with the well known choir VocalEssence, he met the director of the (Wallin Foundation ). The director was very impressed by the young aspiration to succeed and by his amazing background, that she offered him a full scholarship to finish his college career at any university of his choice. Amarilla chose the Metropolitan State University in Minnesota. Convinced that he wanted to study television and mass communication, he chose the career of television and dramatic arts. Two years later, one of this professor suggested that he changed his focus into writing authentic plays that can be carried to the stage. Discovering this new endeavor, Amarilla concentrated on acting and directing. In 2005, Amarilla graduated from Metropolitan State University with a bachelor's degree in Theater & Mass communication. His parents traveled all the way from the rural country home to see Amarilla graduate and receive the award as the honor student in his department. 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「Nestor Amarilla」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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