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Prominent Cuban Theater Director Vicente Revuelta Passed Away
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 10 (acn) One of the most prestigious figures
of the Cuban theater, Vicente Revuelta, passed away in Havana at
82.
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TRevuelta was one of the founders, in 1958 along
with his sister Raquel
Revuelta, of the Teatro Studio theater group, which later became
an
emblematic company that represented the best of the Cuban and
international theater repertoire.
In 1946, he started his artistic carreer as an actor in the play
“Forbidden to Commit Suicide in Springtime” directed by
Alejandro Casona.
A few years later he joined the Nuestro Tiempo Cultural Society
where he
used to teach seminars and lectures.
After founding Teatro Studio, he directed and participated as an
actor in
many plays and films.
Revuelta made many tours and gave lectures in more than 15
countries of
Latin America and Europe. His plays were staged in a wide number
of
theaters worldwide.
In recognition of his work as a theater instructor at several
cultural
institutions and the Higher Institute of Art (ISA), Revuelta
received the
Doctor Honoris Causa in Art honorary title from ISA.
Considered as one of the most outstanding actors and theater
directors of
Latin America, Revuelta’s death leaves a void in the Cuban
theater and
culture.
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