Vladimir Cruz

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Vladimir Cruz
Vladimir Cruz
Born
Vladimir Cruz Marrero

(1965-07-26) 26 July 1965 (age 58)
EducationInstituto Superior de Arte
Occupation(s)Actor
Screenwriter
Playwright
Film director
Theatre director
Years active1986–present
SpouseRaquel Ramos
Children2
Websitewww.muchoartemanagement.com

Vladimir Cruz Marrero (born 26 July 1965) is a Cuban actor, screenwriter, playwright, film and theatre director.[1] He is perhaps best known for his role in the film Strawberry and Chocolate (1994).

Career

Cruz made his acting debut on the stage as an amateur actor in 1981. He then began to study at the Instituto Superior de Arte in 1983 and graduated in 1988 with a licentiate degree in performing arts.

He became well-known for his supporting role in the film Strawberry and Chocolate (1994), which received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and many awards.

He also wrote plays and screenplays as well as directed plays and films, notably Afinidades (2010).

He has an extensive career in film, theater and television. He has recently appeared in the film Los buenos demonios (2018) and the television series Narcos: Mexico (2018), the former of which earned him the Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actor at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival.

Filmography

Director

Screenwriter

  • 2005: ¿Soy yo acaso el guardián de mi hermano?
  • 2010: Afinidades

Actor

Shorts
  • 1999: Muertesita, una historia de amor as Vincent (short)
  • 2004: Marco línea perdida (short)
  • 2005: Civilizados (short)
  • 2010: La ventaja del Sicario as Sicario (short)
  • 2019: Habana me matas (Spain) directed by Patricia Luna

Theatre

Actor

  • 1986: S.O.S, una situación terriblemente delicada, written by Jan Solovic and directed by Maria Elena Ortega
  • 1988: El Alma buena de Tsé Chuang, written by Bertolt Brecht and directed by Maria Elena Ortega
  • 1989: Accidente, written by Roberto Orihuela and directed by Carlos Pérez Peña.
  • 1990: Tu parte de Culpa, written by Senel Paz and directed by Carlos Pérez Peña
  • 1990: Calle Cuba nª 80 bajo la lluvia, written by Rafael González and directed by Carlos Pérez Peña
  • 1991: Contar y Cantar, written by Onelio Jorge Cardoso and directed by Sergio González
  • 1991: Fabriles, written by Reinaldo Montero and directed by Carlos Pérez Peña
  • 1993: Asudiansam, written and directed by Ricardo Muñoz Caravaca
  • 1994: A la vuela, vuela... año 1900 tanto, written and directed by Ricardo Muñoz Caravaca
  • 1995: No le digas que la quieres, written by Senel Paz and directed by Vladimir Cruz
  • 1995: El espejo en el espejo, written by Michael Ende and directed by Vladimir Cruz
  • 1996: Fresa y Chocolate (I), written by Senel Paz and directed by Hugo Medrano
  • 1998: Fresa y Chocolate (II), written by Senel Paz and directed by Carlos Díaz
  • 2000: Hoy no puedo ir a trabajar porque estoy enamorado, written by Iñigo Ramírez de Haro and directed by Natalia Menéndez
  • 2001: La Historia del Soldado, written by Stravinski-Ramuz and directed by José Luis García Sánchez
  • 2003: El sueño de una noche de verano, written by William Shakespeare, directed by Miguel Narros
  • 2004: Tirano banderas, written by Valle-Inclán and directed by Nieves Gámez
  • 2006: Huis clos (sin salida), written by Jean-Paul Sartre, directed by Tony Suárez
  • 2007: La divina filotea (auto sacramental), written by Calderón de la Barca, directed by Pedro Mari Sánchez
  • 2009: Don Juan Tenorio, written by José Zorrilla, directed by Jesús Prieto
  • 2009: Fuenteovejuna, written by Lope de Vega, directed by Liuba Cid

Awards

Wins
Nominations
  • 2008: Nominated for category "Supporting Performance, Male" at the Spanish Actors Union Awards

References

  1. ^ "Vladimir Cruz destaca el buen momento que vive el cine hecho en Latinoamérica". El Periódico (in Spanish). 20 November 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

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