Adolfo Marsillach

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Adolfo Marsillach Soriano (born January 25, 1928 in Barcelona , † January 21, 2002 in Madrid ) was a Spanish playwright , actor , theater director and writer .

biography

The beginnings

Adolfo Marsillach comes from a family of journalists. At the age of 18 he joined the Radio Barcelona stage company . There he made his first appearances; he combined it with a degree in directing, which he completed in 1951 with a certificate.

In 1947 he made his stage debut in the play Vacaciones with Ramón Martori . He was given the opportunity to appear in Antonio Buero Vallejo's play En la ardiente oscuridad at the renowned Teatro María Guerrero in Madrid, directed by Luis Escobar Kirkpatrick .

Actor in the theater

In the following years he performed constantly on Madrid stages. With his play in El jefe by Joaquín Calvo Sotelo , he made a name for himself with the public in 1953. Three years later he founded his own ensemble with his first wife, the actress Amparo Soler Leal .

For years he refrained from appearing on the stage. Together with the actresses María Jesús Valdés and Amparo Rivelles , he appeared again in front of the audience in 1997 - with Una noche con los clásicos , a cycle of readings.

Acting and directing on television

At the end of the 1950s, Adolfo Marsillach pioneered a new medium that spread throughout the country: television. In 1959 he played a leading role with Amparo Baró in the series Galería de maridos by Jaime de Armiñán . In the following 15 years he appeared in six television series, the script of which he wrote and in which he also directed: Silencio, se rueda (1961), Silencio, vivimos (1962), Fernández, punto y coma (1963), Habitacíón 508 (1966), Silencio, estrenamos (1974) and La señora García se confiesa (1976). After a hiatus of six years, he reappeared as the leading actor on television in 1982 in the historical series Ramón y Cajal . The series was well received by audiences and critics.

Theater direction

In addition to his acting career, he also distinguished himself in theater directing. In doing so, he repeatedly came into conflict with the aesthetic ideas, ideology and censorship of Franquism . His performance of the play ¡Suerte campeón! by Antonio Gala was banned by the government.

His staging of works by Alfonso Sastre , El pan de todos (1957) and La cornada (1960) attracted attention . In 1964 he directed Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw and in 1968 Marat / Sade by Peter Weiss . This performance was also banned by the censors. Also Tartuffe by Molière came in 1969 under political pressure because of implicit satirical allusions to the Francoism. In 1972 he performed Sócrates , an interpretation by Enrique Llovet of Plato's dialogues . Marsillach staged the play in a set made of large cubic blocks. In 1977 he directed El arquitecto y el emperador de Asiria by Fernando Arrabal .

In 1981 he set Yo me bajo en la próxima, ¿y usted? in Szene, a satirical, partly autobiographical piece about couple relationships during the years of the dictatorship. In 1999, together with Núria Espert , he directed the highly acclaimed performance of Edward Albee 's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in Barcelona, ​​for which he directed.

Acting and directing

Marsillach was shown on the big screen in 1953 in Jeromín by Luis Lucia Mingarro , in 1959 in Salto a la gloria and in 1960 directed by León Klimovsky in La paz empieza nunca of the film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Emilio Romero , who won the Premio Planeta in 1957 . In 1960 he starred in another novel adaptation, directed by José María Forqué , Maribel y la extraña familia, based on a story by Miguel Mihura .

In 1972 his only film directing work, Flor de santidad , appeared after Ramón del Valle-Inclán . However, the film was banned by the censors.

In 1976 he appeared in El hombre de los hongos directed by Roberto Gavaldón , in 1984 in Sesión continua , directed by José Luis Garci , and in 1989 in another adaptation of the novel, Esquilache , directed by Josefina Molina , based on the historical novel Un soñador para un pueblo by Antonio Buero Vallejo .

Work in institutions

After Spain turned towards democracy, Marsillach had opportunities to consolidate his ideas for the renewal of the theater in institutions. In 1978 he founded the Centro Dramático Nacional , which he directed for a year. In 1985 he founded the Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico. He directed it from 1986 to 1989 and from 1992 to 1997, where he directed a number of classic plays such as:

1989–1990 he headed the Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y la Música (INAEM); his successor there was Jorge Semprún . At Expo 92 he headed the culture department.

Work as an author

His memoirs were published in 1998 under the title Tan lejos, tan cerca . This frequent phrase in Bertolt Brecht's letters inspired him to use the title, German so far, so close . Because of their style, their information about Spanish society after World War II, and their anecdotes, these memoirs have become a standard work in the history of Spanish theater. Marsillach was awarded the Premio Comillas de biografía for this.

In 1995 he won the Premio Espasa de humor for the story Se vende ático . He also wrote the stage plays Yo me bajo en la próxima, ¿y usted? and Feliz aniversario . His work Teatro completo , edited by Pedro Víllora , was published posthumously in 2003 .

Private life

Adolfo Marsillach's first marriage was to the actress Amparo Soler Leal . 1962-1970 he was in a relationship with Teresa del Río , also an actress. This resulted in two daughters, Blanca and Cristina Marsillach. They also embarked on the stage career.

In the mid-1970s, he got in touch with the theater actress and director Mercedes Lezcano . After living together for a long time, they got married. The marriage lasted until his death.

Adolfo Marsillach died on January 21, 2002 of complications from prostate cancer .

Works and appearances

Stage appearances (selection)

Directing work at the theater (selection)

Cinema (selection)

  • 1946: Mariona Rebull
  • 1952: Cerca de la ciudad
  • 1952: Don Juan Tenorio
  • 1953: Jeromín
  • 1953: Vuelo 971
  • 1958: Nobody hears him praying (Un hecho violento)
  • 1959: The story of a doctor (Salto a la gloria)
  • 1960: 091, policía al habla
  • 1960: La paz empieza nunca
  • 1960: Maribel y la extraña familia
  • 1961: La pandilla de los once
  • 1962: Alegre juventud
  • 1964: The black tulip (La tulipe noire)
  • 1966: Las salvajes en puente San Gil
  • 1967: A story of love (Una historia de amor)
  • 1974: La Regenta
  • 1976: El hombre de los hongos
  • 1976: La ciutat cremada
  • 1978: In the service of the Spanish woman (Al servicio de la mujer española)
  • 1980: El poderoso influjo de la luna
  • 1982: Ramón y Cajal
  • 1984: Sesión continua
  • 1985: La vaquilla
  • 1986: Delirios de amor
  • 1989: Esquilache
  • 1990: The Lure of Chaos (La seducción del caos)
  • 1991: El largo invierno

watch TV

  • 1959: Galería de maridos
  • 1961: Silencio, se rueda
  • 1962: Silencio, vivimos
  • 1963: Fernández, punto y coma
  • 1966: Habitacíón 508 (TV series)
  • 1974: Silencio, estrenamos
  • 1976: La señora García se confiesa
  • 1982: Ramón y Cajal
  • 1987: Recuerda cuando

Awards

  • Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián , 1959: Silver medal, best actor
  • Goya
    1989: Best supporting role for Esquilache
    1992: Best adapted script for O me bajo en la próxima, ¿y usted?
  • Fotogramas de Plata
    1960: Best actor in Spanish cinema for the role in 091 Policía al habla * 1962: Premio Antena de Oro
    1976: Best Actor on TV for the role in La señora García se confiesa
    1982: Nominated for Best Actor on TV for the role in Ramón y Cajal
    1999: Nominated for the best stage actor for the role in ¿Quién teme a Virginia Woolf?
  • Further prices
    1959: several awards for best actor in Salto a la gloria : Premio Sant Jordi , Premio del Sindicato Nacional de Espectáculo , Premio Triunfo , Premio del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos and Premio Ondas .
    1974: Premio Nacional de Teatro
    1978: Premio Mayte de Teatro
    1982: Premio TP de Oro
    1991: Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes
    Unión de Actores , 2001, Lifetime Achievement Award

Web links

References and comments

  1. ↑ a b Una vida dedicada al teatro. In: El Mundo . February 23, 2002, accessed March 12, 2015 (Spanish).
  2. ↑ Cae el telóm para Adolfo Marsillach. In: Diario ABC . January 22, 2002, accessed March 12, 2015 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ Anoche fue ESTRENADA en el Teatro María Guerrero la comedia Dramatica de Joaquín Calvo Sotelo "El jefe". In: Diario ABC. March 5, 1953, Retrieved March 12, 2015 (Spanish).
  4. ↑ Un hombre completo y comprometido. In: Diario ABC. January 22, 2002, accessed March 12, 2015 (Spanish).
  5. ↑ Un pionero que supo detectar las posibilidades expresivas del medio. In: La Vanguardia . January 22, 2002, accessed March 12, 2015 (Spanish).
  6. ↑ Agustín Tena: TVE comienza a emitir la series "Ramón y Cajal", con Marsillach al frente del reparto. In: El País. January 26, 1982, accessed March 13, 2015 (Spanish).
  7. ^ Spanish version: Pigmalión
  8. ^ Marcos Ordóñez: Aquel 'Marat-Sade' del 68. In: El País. May 3, 2007, accessed March 13, 2015 (Spanish).
  9. ↑ Spanish version: Tartufo
  10. ↑ New version of "El Tartufo", de Molière-Llovet. In: El País. September 5, 1979. Retrieved March 13, 2015 (Spanish).
  11. ↑ Spanish version: ¿Quién teme a Virginia Woolf?
  12. ↑ Belen Ginart: Adolfo Marsillach y Núria Espert vuelven a actuar juntos en Barcelona después de tres décadas. In: El País. November 10, 1999, accessed March 13, 2015 (Spanish).
  13. ↑ Rosa Maria Pereda: Adolfo Marsillach, director del nuevo Centro Dramático Nacional. In: El País. February 25, 1978, Retrieved March 13, 2015 (Spanish).
  14. ↑ Juan Cruz: Adolfo Marsillach abandona definifivamente el Centro Dramático Nacional. In: El País. May 30, 1979. Retrieved March 13, 2015 (Spanish).
  15. ↑ Rosana Torres: La Administración pone en marcha una compañía nacional de teatro clásico dos años después de anunciar su creación. In: El País. September 13, 1985. Retrieved March 13, 2015 (Spanish).
  16. ↑ Gold Medal of Merit for the Fine Arts
personal data
SURNAME Marsillach, Adolfo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marsillach Soriano, Adolfo (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish playwright, actor, theater director and writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Barcelona
DATE OF DEATH January 21, 2002
Place of death Madrid