During the awarding ceremony, the president of UNEAC’s Association of
Theatre Artists, Carlos Padron, pointed out that this distinction is granted to foreigners who have carried out systematic cultural exchangeswith Cuba for five or more years.
    Barnet mentioned that for more than 15 years Dentler developed an intense exchange that resulted in the visit to Germany of Cuban groups like Miron Cubano, Titirivida and Icaron.  
    Upon receiving the award, Dentler said he accepted it on behalf of Cuban friends and of German local and government authorities that support his solidarity work with Cuba and other Latin American nations; and he presented Barnet with a coin minted in 1704 in Ulm, his hometown, which reads “God, give us peace”.
    Dentler is the general director of the Theater in der Westentasche (Pocket Theater) and since 1979 he has played more than 250 characters. He  has produced and directed several individual shows and has worked with prestigious German and foreign authors.
    His wife, Peruvian actress Nancy Eloisa Calero, will present the piece “La Gran Tirana” (The Big Tyrant) by Carlos Padron, staged and directed by  Dentler, at the Victor Hugo House in Havana. The piece highlights the universal character of La Lupe, a woman that broke patterns and tried to achieve personal fulfillment as a human being.
    Calero said that Cuban plastic artist Arian Irsula contributed to the staging of the piece. She added that she was inspired by her afro-Peruvian origins, her experiences in Germany, and her Bolivian and Brazilian backgrounds.