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Nelson Brodt
Nelson Brodt in 2018
Born	Nelson Omar Brodt Chávez (1943-08-07) 7 August 1943 (age 81)
Nationality	Chilean
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, dramatist, teacher
Awards	Santiago Municipal Literature Award (2004)

Nelson Omar Brodt Chávez (born 7 August 1943) is a Chilean actor, director, dramatist, and teacher, with an extensive career in theater, film, and television.

Career

Nelson Brodt began his career at the Theater of the University of Concepción, where he developed an intense theatrical focus. In 1971 he emigrated to Santiago, where he participated as an actor in the Silvia Piñeiro [es] Theater Company, the Los Cuatro Theater Company, the Nuevo Popular Theater, and the Chilean National Theater [es]. In these years he also made his television debut on Arturo Moya Grau [es] telenovelas such as María José [es] and J. J. Juez [es].

In 1981 he directed Hechos consumados [es] by Juan Radrigán. This production was well-received by critics and the public, both in Chile and abroad. He then adapted numerous works, including Candida Eréndida, Páramo, Chiloé cielos cubiertos, and Ánimas de día claro. He also dabbled in dramaturgy, writing plays such as Crónica de mujeres, El aprendiz, Siete golpes de arena, and Pide tres deseos. He took the last on a tour to Spain, where it received praise from specialized critics. In 2004 he was distinguished with the Santiago Municipal Literature Award, Theater Genre.

On television, he has participated in productions such as Martín Rivas [es], La represa [es], and La torre 10 [es], highlighted by leading roles in La dama del balcón [es], Morir de amor [es], and La Quintrala [es]. In 2008 he joined the cast of the hit series Los 80, where he had a lauded performance. In cinema he has acted in films such as Hechos consumados (1986), Fiestapatria (2007), and Y de pronto el amanecer (2017).

In parallel to his artistic activity, he has taught at various institutions and universities.

Theater

Works as director

• Redoble fúnebre para lobos y corderos (1980), Juan Radrigán
• Hechos consumados (1981), Juan Radrigán
• Candida Eréndida (1983), Gabriel García Márquez
• Peter and the Wolf (1983), Music by Prokofiev
• Manuel Leonidas Donaire y las cinco mujeres que lloraban por él (1984), Alejandro Sieveking, Teatro Itinerante
• No Exit (1984). Jean-Paul Sartre
• Oedipus Rex (1984), Sophocles, adaptation by Isidora Aguirre
• Páramo (1987), Juan Rulfo, dramatic adaptation and direction by Nelson Brodt
• Rinconete y Cortadillo (1988), Miguel de Cervantes, dramatic adaptation by Jorge Díaz
• Chiloé cielos cubiertos (1989), María Asunción Requena
• Martín Rivas (1991), Alberto Blest Gana
• Alsino mapuche (1992). Pedro Prado, dramatic adaptation and direction by Nelson Brodt
• Tres marías y una rosa (1993), David Benavente, Theater of the University of Concepción
• El Buscón (1994), Quevedo, dramatic adaptation and direction by Nelson Brodt
• Mujeres con trenzas negras (1997), collective creation and by Mireya Moreno
• Pide tres deseos (1997), staging and direction by Nelson Brodt
• Life of Galileo (1998), Bertolt Brecht
• Crónica de mujeres (1999), staging and direction by Nelson Brodt
• El aprendiz (2000), staging and direction by Nelson Brodt
• Galanes (2001), Roberto Fontanarrosa
• Mamma mía, la policía (2001), Dario Fo
• Siete golpes de arena (2003), staging and direction by Nelson Brodt
• Les Précieuses ridicules (2011), Molière, dramatic adaptation and direction by Nelson Brodt
• Ánimas de día claro (2013), Alejandro Sieveking, National Theater

Works as playwright

• Pide tres deseos (1997), assembled based on figures from Chilean popular mythology
• Crónica de mujeres (1999), work about women's claims in the 20th century in Chile
• El aprendiz (2000), popular satirical comedy
• Siete golpes de arena (2004), Municipal Literature Award, Theater Genre

Works as actor

• Tela de cebolla (1971), Gloria Cordero, Teatro Nuevo Popular, CUT - UTE
• 25 años después (1971), Pedro Vianna, Company of Los Cuatro
• El embajador (1971), Isabel Allende, Company of Los Cuatro
• La maldición de la palabra (1972), Manuel Garrido, Teatro Nuevo Popular, CUT - UTE
• La viuda de Apablaza (1977), Germán Luco Cruchaga, direction by Rafael Benavente
• Rancagüa, 1814 (1978), Fernando Cuadra, National Theater, direction by Patricio Campos
• The Good Doctor (1979), Neil Simon, Chamber Theater, direction by Alejandro Castillo
• José (1980), Egon Wolff, Chamber Theater, direction by Alejandro Castillo
• Verde Julia, Paul Ableman, direction by Raúl Barrientos
• Three Sisters, Anton Chekhov, direction by Eugenio Guzmán, Theater of the University of Concepción
• Arlequín servidor de dos patrones, Carlo Goldoni, direction by Agustín Siré, Theater of the University of Concepción
• El umbral, José Chestá, direction by Roberto Navarrete, Theater of the University of Concepción
• The Zoo Story, Edward Albee, direction by Raúl Barrientos

Filmography

Film

Television series and miniseries

Telenovelas

Academic activities

• He was creator, director, and teacher of the School of Acting, Bellas Artes neighborhood, Santiago, Chile.
• He was director of the USACH Theater Group.
• He was professor of "Introduction to Staging" and "Direction of Actors" at the National Film School.
• He participates in the Explora-CONICYT Program "Dissemination and Assessment of Science and Technology through Dramaturgy".
• He directed the first generation of graduates of Theater Acting, University of Valparaíso.
• He currently works as a professor of Theater at the University of Santiago, Chile, USACH.

Awards and distinctions

• Santiago Municipal Literature Award, Theater Genre (20Q04), for Siete golpes de arena
• Hechos consumados, Best Play of the Year (1981), Art Critics' Circle Award
• La Cándida Eréndira, Best Play of the Year (1983), Art Critics' Circle Award
• Ánimas de día claro, Special Distinction (2013), Art Critics' Circle Award
• Hechos consumados, Best Production of the Season (1981), El Mercurio newspaper
• Alsino mapuche, Best Production (1992), Teatro de la Juventud Festival Award
• Pide tres deseos, Best Production and Best Director (1998), Ene Theater Festival, Municipality of Santiago
• Mujeres de trenzas negras, Won Traveling Theater Contest of the Ministry of Education
• The Good Doctor, "Laurel de Plata" Award of the newspaper Las Últimas Noticias (1979)
• Retrospective show of the work of Nelson Brodt (2000), Auditorium Telefónica, Santiago, Chile
• Invited to the First Festival of Latin American Theater, with La Cándida Eréndira, Córdoba, Argentina (1983)
• Invited to the "Comitato Internazionale 8 de Marzo" in Italy, tour with Mujeres con Trenzas Negras (2000)
• Invited to the National Unified Theater Encounter - TENU, meeting with teachers of Chilean theater (2010)

References

1. "'Pide Tres Deseos' Viaja a Barcelona" ['Pide Tres Deseos' Travels to Barcelona]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). 2 February 2000. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
2. ^ "Nelson Brodt obtiene Premio Municipal de Literatura mención Teatro" [Nelson Brodt Gets Municipal Literature Award for Theater]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). 19 July 2004. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
3. Sanhueza, Leonardo (21 December 2010). "Una Pequeña Obra Maestra" [A Small Masterpiece]. Las Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). p. 34. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
4. "Sala llena merecían los Hechos Consumados" [Hechos Consumados Earns Full Room]. Las Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). 28 November 1986. Retrieved 9 February 2018 – via Memoria Chilena.
5. "Fiestapatria (2007)". Cinechile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
6. Radrigan, Juan; Puga, Ana Elena (22 November 2007). Finished from the Start and Other Plays. Northwestern University Press. p. 92. ISBN 9780810123427. Retrieved 9 February 2018 – via Google Books.
7. "Teatro Popular El Telón" (in Spanish). Chile Escena. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
8. "Manuel Leonidas Donaire y las cinco mujeres que lloraban por él". Cuadernos de Teatro (in Spanish) (11). Ministry of Education. March 1985. Retrieved 9 February 2018 – via Memorial Chilena.
9. Ercilla, Issues 2704-2727 (in Spanish). Sociedad Editora Revista Ercilla. 1987. p. 32. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
10. "Ensayan, 'Chiloé, cielos cubiertos'". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 1 March 1989. p. C12. Retrieved 9 February 2018 – via Memoria Chilena.
11. "Música y Mitos Populares Se Unen en Nuevo Montaje" [Music and Popular Myths Unite in New Production]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). 31 July 2000. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
12. "Nelson Brodt dirige obra de Darío Fo" [Nelson Brodt Directs Play by Dario Fo]. El Mercurio de Valparaíso (in Spanish). 26 November 2001. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
13. "Vuelve el clásico de Moliére Las Preciosas Ridículas" [Moliére Classic Las Preciosas Ridículas Returns]. La Segunda (in Spanish). 30 May 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
14. "Nelson Brodt, director: 'Ánimas de día claro' nos recuerda como éramos los chilenos" [Nelson Brodt, director: 'Ánimas de día claro' Reminds Us How Chileans Were]. La Nación (in Spanish). 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
15. Letelier, Agustín (26 May 2013). "'Ánimas de día claro', un aire fresco" ['Ánimas de día claro', Fresh Air]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2018.
16. "Nelson Brodt, director: 'Prodigiosa historia de amor'" (in Spanish). Chilean National Theater, University of Chile Faculty of Arts. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
17. "'El Aprendiz': Magia con Inspiración Sureña" ['El Aprendiz': Magic with Southern Inspiration]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). 7 August 2000. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
18. Labra H., Pedro (28 April 2003). "Dolida denuncia de la indefensión civil" [Dejected Complaint of Civil Defenselesness]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2018.
19. "El Retorno de la Viuda Apasionada" [The Return of the Passionate Widow] (PDF). El Cronista Dominical (in Spanish). 24 July 1977. p. 10. Retrieved 15 February 2018 – via University of Chile.
20. Lavados S., Angélica (7 April 1978). "'Rancagüa, 1814'". El Cronista (in Spanish). p. 29. Retrieved 15 February 2018 – via coleccionesdigitales.cl.
21. Guerrero del Río, Eduardo (1989). "Teatro de Cámara, Diez Años de una Compañía" [Chamber Theater, Ten Years of a Company] (PDF). Teatro Apuntes (in Spanish). No. 98. Catholic University. pp. 117–119. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
22. "Primeros egresados de Actuación Teatral de la UV presentan montaje a la prensa" [First UV Graduates of Theatrical Performance Present Assembly to the Press] (in Spanish). University of Valparaíso. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
23. "El Recopilador del Folclor Teatral" [The Compiler of Folk Theater]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). 18 January 2001. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
24. "Maestros patrimoniales del teatro chileno se toman la biblioteca nacional" [Masters of the Chilean Theater Take the National Library] (in Spanish). Biblioteca Nacional de Chile. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

External links

• Nelson Brodt at IMDb 

• 1943 births
• 20th-century Chilean male actors
• 21st-century Chilean male actors
• 20th-century Chilean dramatists and playwrights
• Chilean male film actors
• Chilean male stage actors
• Chilean male telenovela actors
• Chilean theatre directors
• Living people
• Academic staff of the University of Santiago, Chile
• 21st-century Chilean dramatists and playwrights
• Chilean male dramatists and playwrights