Estela Medina
Estela Medina in 2014
Born (1932-02-13) February 13, 1932
Montevideo, Uruguay
EducationMargarita Xirgu Multidisciplinary School of Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
AwardsFlorence Award: 12 received

Konex Award, in 2011

Wings Awards

Estela Medina (born February 13, 1932) is a Uruguayan theater actress and First Actress of the National Comedy until 2008. She is a resident actress at the Solís Theater.[1][2]

Biography

Estela Medina was born and raised in Montevideo. Αs a teenager, she entered the Margarita Xirgu Multidisciplinary School of Dramatic Arts. She graduated and made her debut in 1950. Ηer first works were Romeo and Juliet and a small role in La Patria en Armas by Juan León Bengoa.[3]

In 1950, she joined the National Comedy, Uruguay's official cast. Among her most remembered works are: The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, The Cardinal of Spain by Henry de Montherlant; Fuenteovejuna by Lope de Vega; Ibsen's A Doll's House; La dama boba by Lope de Vega; Valle-Inclán's Voces de gesta (in 1967); Mary Stuart (1968) by Schiller, The prodigious shoemaker (1972) by Federico García Lorca, Phaedra (1973) by Jean Racine,Electra, by Sophocles (1984), Those of Barranco by Gregorio de Laferrère (1993), Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, The Road to Mecca (1999) by Athol Fugard, Three Tall Women by Edward Albee, Mephisto by Ariane Mnouchkine, Tartuffe by Molière, Quartet (1997) by Heiner Müller, The Werner Schwab Presidents, La Dorotea by Lope de Vega, The Murder of Nurse George by Frank Marcus and Ashes (2003) by Harold Pinter.[3]

With the one-person show Retablo de Vida y Muerte, she toured.

Spain, France, Portugal, the Netherlands, Italy, England, the United States, Honduras, Guatemala, Venezuela, and Colombia in 1977–1978 and she presents it regularly in Latin American Theater Festivals (Colombia, Santiago a Mil, etc.).[3]

In 2008, she retired from the Uruguayan National Comedy with Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca directed by Mariana Percovich,[3] a work with which he had debuted in the company, along with Margarita Xirgu and Chinese Zorrilla.

In January 2009, she returned to the Solís Theater with La Amante Inglesa by Marguerite Duras.[4][5] That same year she premiered the one-man show Rose by Martin Sherman, under the direction of Mario Morgan and was once again acclaimed by critics.[6]

In 2010, she premiered at the Solís Theater The Rules of Urbanity in the Modern Society by Jean-Luc Lagarce under the direction of Rubén Szuchmacher, a show that later took her to Buenos Aires, in a season that garnered praise from theater critics.[6]

In 2011, she starred in Ingmar Bergman's Sonata de Otoño, under the direction of Omar Varela. At the same time, she moved to Buenos Aires, where she starred in Secret Ceremony, a play inspired by the novel of Argentinian writer Marco Denevi and directed by Oscar Barney Finn, in a season of several months at the Teatro Margarita Xirgu in San Telmo.[6]

The following year, 2012, it premiered Círculo de Tres, by Álvaro Malmierca, directed by María Varela. At the same time, it premieres Madres al Límite, by Mónica Bottero, directed by Omar Varela. She left the performance of the first play with half an hour to get to the second, which highlighted in some comments calling her the 'Magnificent hyperactive actress'.[7]

In 2013, she revived, together with Levón, Cuarteto, by Heiner Müller and in October Las Damas del Unicornio premieres, a concert-recital with a selection of Uruguayan poets and directed by poet Jorge Arbeleche, at the Teatro Solís, which toured the Interior of the Uruguay.[7]

In 2014, she presented Bernhard, directed by Levón, which won the European Union Scene Award and the 2014 Florencio Award for Best Show.[8]

In October 2014, she premiered Sangre Joven, by Peter Asmussen, directed by Gerardo Begérez, a work that she resumed in 2015.[9]

On April 18, 2015, she presented Ellas por Ella, a selection of Uruguayan poets with a libretto by Levón and direction by Homero González Torterolo, in Granada, Spain, during the VI Conference on Spanish Republicanism, where she evoked the figure of her teacher Margarita Xirgu.[10]

In 2016, she returned to the stage starring in En La Laguna Dorada, by Ernest Thompson, again directed by Gerardo Begérez at the Teatro Circular in Montevideo, in a season that lasted throughout the year that filled the locations of the Circular Theater in each performance. In 2017 she premiered in San Sebastián, the play Only a theater actress, again directed by Levón, with a text by Gabriel Calderón, about the famous actress Margarita Xirgu. The piece was later premiered in Montevideo and in various cities of Latin America. On August 25, 2018, the play "La golondrina" premiered at the Teatro del Notariado, directed by Gerardo Begérez, which deals with the terrorist attack on the "Pulse" bar in Florida. In addition, she has made record recordings such as " Retablo de vida y muerte " and "Testimomio de una cultura asesinada" (both in 1976) and has participated in the album "Ágape. Poemas de Jorge Arbeleche " in 1997.[11]

Awards and honors

She was distinguished with the Florencio Award twelve times; as Best Actress: in 1962 for Juana la Loca from El Cardenal de España; in 1968 by María Estuardo from María Estuardo; in 1969 by Sor Juana de los Ángeles from Los Demonios; in 1981 by La Planta de La Planta; in 1997 by Madame de Merteuil from Quartet; in 1999 for Miss Helen from El camino a La Mecca and she received the Florencio de Oro 1999; in 2001 for Lady A from Three Tall Women. And as Supporting Actress: in 1970 for Mercy Croft from The Murder of Nurse George; in 1981 by Leonor from Los Cuentos del Final; and in 1985 by Ariane Mnouchkine's Myriam de Mefisto. Being the last and twelfth, the "Florencio de Oro a la Trayectoria" in 2001. She stands out in repertory theater, especially in the classics of Spanish theater.[12]

Her career has been recognized in 1997 by the newspaper El País, which has awarded her the Silver and Bronze Iris Award. The B'nai B'rith have honored her with the Golden Candelabra Award in 1996.[12]

In 2003, she received the Life Achievement Award at the Teatro Avante, Award for a Lifetime Dedication to the Performing Arts, given by the XVII International Hispanic Theater Festival in Miami, Florida, United States.[13]

In 2004, she was declared an Illustrious Citizen of Montevideo, receiving the Keys to the city from Mariano Arana, during the Reopening Ceremony of the Solís Theater.[14]

On November 22, 2005, the Government of France named her Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, in a ceremony held by the French Ambassador Rapin in Uruguay; distinction that is granted to those who, in addition to having a great career in their trade, have developed activities in Uruguay and France, promoting cultural exchanges.[14]

In March 2009, she was named Academic of the National Academy of Letters of Uruguay.[14]

On April 30, 2010, she received the appointment of Dame of the Order of Isabel la Católica, which was granted to her by King Juan Carlos I of Spain for her dissemination of the Spanish classics of which she is an eminent interpreter. In tribute to her, the Cultural Center of Spain in Montevideo honored the actress, naming her auditorium: Sala Estela Medina.[15]

In October 2011, she received the Konex Mercosur Show Award: 'Best Artist of the Decade' for her outstanding work in this activity during the last decade in Latin America.[16]

In November 2012, she received the Alberto Candeau Award, for Trajectory and Commitment, at the Montevideo Legislative Palace, awarded by SUA (Society of Uruguayan Actors).[17]

On July 11, 2014, she was awarded the Delmira Agustini Medal, an award that distinguishes outstanding people for their work in different forms of expression; granted by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay.[17]

On March 7, 2015, she received the 2015 Shakespeare Prize, at the close of the 1st. Uruguay Shakespeare Festival; prize awarded by the Shakespeare Festival.[17]

On June 4, 2015, in her tribute, the CIDDAE Exhibition Hall of the Solís Theater was named 'Estela Medina' Room.[18]

On July 14, 2015, she was honored by the Uruguayan Society of Performing Artists (SUDEI), an institution that motivates her tribute by recognizing the trajectory of partner actors and actresses, who contributed to its development and to carry out various initiatives.[19]

On August 18, 2015, she was named Honorary Academician of the National Academy of Letters of Uruguay, a distinction that she thanked with a lyrical-dramatic recital in lieu of speech; ceremony held in the Estela Medina Hall of the Cultural Center of Spain in Montevideo.[20][21]

On June 14, 2016, in an act held in its Paraninfo, the University of the Republic at the request of the Multidisciplinary School of Dramatic Art, granted her an Honoris Causa Doctorate, in a fact with historical edging that makes her the first artist and the fifth woman recipient of the homage compared to the 83 distinguished men from the establishment in 1936 to date. During the sixth edition of the Manuel Oribe Awards held on Monday, November 19, 2018, and in the presence of figures such as Luis Alberto Lacalle and María Julia Muñoz, she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. In her speech, she sang the poem "Intimate" by Delmira Agustini.[22][23][24]

References

  1. ↑ "Teatro Solís". Teatro Solís (in Spanish). Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Estela Medina". Comedia Nacional (in Spanish). September 5, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Bodas de Sangre". Comedia Nacional (in Spanish). July 16, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Estela Medina regresa al escenario del Solís". EL PAIS. January 11, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Estela Medina, "actriz residente" del Teatro Solís". EL PAIS. January 15, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "Estela Medina estrenará "Rose" – Diario EL PAIS – Montevideo – Uruguay". historico.elpais.com.uy. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Luisbaietti (June 20, 2012). "LUIS BAIETTI-CINE Y TEATRO: LA " DOBLE VIDA " DE ESTELA MEDINA". LUIS BAIETTI-CINE Y TEATRO. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Se entregaron los Premios Florencio". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Estela Medina vuelve al Circular". EL PAIS. January 7, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Noticias". Secretaría General (in Spanish). Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  11. ↑ ""Solo una actriz de teatro", con Estela Medina y escrita por Gabriel Calderón en el Sodre. | CCE". March 28, 2017. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. 1 2 "Premio Fraternidad y Premio Candelabro de oro | B'nai B'rith". October 24, 2015. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Estela Medina será premiada hoy en Miami". LARED21 (in Spanish). May 31, 2003. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 "All lejos y hace tiempo... Estela Medina". November 8, 2011. Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ↑ Asturias, El Comercio: Diario de (April 16, 2023). "EL COMERCIO – Últimas noticias y actualidad en Asturias". El Comercio: Diario de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Premios Konex 2011: Espectáculos – Se entregaron los Konex de Platino y el Konex de Brillante. Notas de prensa | Fundación Konex". April 9, 2015. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  17. 1 2 3 "Otorgan por primera vez los Premios Alberto Candeau". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Homenaje a Estela Medina: sala de exposiciones del Solís tendrá su nombre". LARED21 (in Spanish). June 3, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Tributo a cuatro destacadas artistas". EL PAIS. July 13, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Designación de Doña Estela Medina como Académica de Honor | CCE". June 24, 2016. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  21. ↑ Redacción. "Reconocimiento especial para Estela Medina". El Observador. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  22. ↑ Redacción. "Estela Medina recibirá el doctorado Honoris Causa". El Observador. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  23. ↑ ""Los premios son un lindo regalo"". EL PAIS. June 5, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Estela Medina, doctora de los escenarios del teatro uruguayo". EL PAIS. June 15, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
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