Patricio Contreras
Patricio Contreras (born December 15, 1947) is a Chilean-Argentine television, film and stage actor.
Biography
Contreras was born in
Argentine cinema roles, notable among them a part in Adolfo Aristarain's 1978 crime thriller, La parte del león
(The Lion's Share).
He married an up-and-coming Argentine actress,
Silver Condor.[3] This was followed a leading role in Juan José Jusid's emotional look at exile, Made in Argentina (1986), which earned Contreras a Havana Film Festival Best Actor Award.[3][4]
He appeared next to Gregory Peck and Jane Fonda in the 1989 movie Old Gringo.
He starred in fellow Chilean exile
La fuga (The Escape, 2001). He was reunited with his ex-wife for the stage in 2007 in her production of Sarah Kane's Blasted.[2]
Contreras continues to live in Buenos Aires and remains a prolific film and stage actor.[2]
References
- ^ a b Clarín: Contreras, con Sandino (May 9, 1988).
- ^ a b c d Clarín: Como si no hubiese pasado el tiempo (8/8/2007) (in Spanish)
- ^ a b IMDb Awards
- ^ Cine Nacional: Patrcio Contreras
External links
- Patricio Contreras at IMDb