Luis Oliva (Puerto Rican actor)
Luis Oliva | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, mime, comedian |
| Years active | 1974–present |
Luis Oliva is a Puerto Rican mime, actor and comedian. Born in
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.[citation needed
]
Biography
Oliva began his professional acting career in 1974, hired for a popular Puerto Rican theater play named "
Etienne Decroux, who had previously taught Marcel Marceau
, who is also considered by experts and critics as one of the greatest pantomimes in history. Oliva during this time grew great admiration for Marceau. During this period, Oliva also studied dancing.
Oliva later participated in French theater plays and recorded a miming special for a French television channel before having the opportunity of acting alongside his idol Marcel Marceau. In 1983, Oliva returned to his home country of Puerto Rico, where he played
Teve Guia
and others, giving him mainstream celebrity in the island.
Oliva later found work at channel 6's show "Maria Chuzema" alongside Tere Marichal.
Oliva taught mime to students at a local government school in
Bayamon, Puerto Rico. He then moved to the United States state of Indiana, where he bought a theater named Theater at the Fort, where he and his wife acted in Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea.[1]
Influences
Apart from Marceau, Oliva also lists
Diplo, Oliva's early theater teacher Gilda Navarro and Puerto Rican clown Pedro Santos ("Payaso Piruli") among his influences.[2]
See also
External links
- ^ "No se quita Luis Oliva".
- ^ "Tributo a nuestro mimo, Luis Oliva". 15 September 2011.
