Celso Parada Fernández


Category: Actor
Birth Date: In 1958
Birth Place: Moaña (Pontevedra)
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 Curriculum

He graduated in Galician-Portuguese Philology and has been working as a theatre actor and director since 1976. He participates in training courses with Ryzard Cieslak, Etelvino Vázquez, Victor Rotelli, etc… He did a master in Dramatic Art at the University of Santiago. In 1989, he founded ‘Teatro do Morcego’.

 Work & Activities

He produced the following plays: ‘Momo’ (2002); ‘A Gran Ilusión’ (2002); ‘Os Vellos non deben de namorarse’ (2001); ‘Os Piratas-A Branca-Rosa’ (2000); ‘Morte accidental dun anarquista’ (1999); ‘O Lazariño de Tormes’ (1998), a monologue about the classic text, ‘A incrible vida de Héctor Loureiro’ and ‘Os patios da memoria’. He travelled to Montevideo to work with ‘El Galpón’ under the direction of Bernardo Galli. He performed ‘A Vía Láctea’ (1993-94), which was on stage for over a year, going around Pamplona, Madrid, Santiago and Lugo. ‘Macbeth’, ‘Misterio cómico’ (1991), ‘Rapsodia Pimenteliana’ (1990), ‘Kartoteka’ (1989), ‘Ubu rei’ (1988) and ‘Ácido Sulfúrico’ (1987) are other of his outstanding works.

He worked in the following works with the ‘Centro Dramático Galego’: ‘A Lagarada’, ‘A cacatúa verde’, ‘O Colaborador’ and ‘A comedia do gurgullo’. He participated in many films and TV serials such as ’Huidos’ by Sancho Gracia; ‘La lengua de las mariposas’ by José Luis Cuerda; ‘O lapis do carpinteiro’ by Antón Reixa; ‘Pratos Combinados’ (a serial on Galician TV); ‘A Familia Pita’ (a serial on Galician TV), ‘Mareas Vivas’ (a serial on Galician TV); ‘Pequeno Hotel’ (serie para TVG) and ‘Rías Baixas’ (a serial on Galician TV). He participates in interesting national and international performances: ‘Grec Theatre Festival’ (Barcelona); F.I.T.E.I (Porto), Brasil (Natal, Recife, Joao Pessoa), Bos Aires; ‘Festival Internacional de Ribadavia’ (Arxentina), ‘Intercéltico’, ‘Festival de Teatro de Cangas’, ‘Mostra Gallaecia’, etc…

 Other Interesting Aspects

He was awarded ‘Compostela Prize’ to the best actor and ‘María Casares Prize’ to the best version for ‘Lazariño de Tormes’. With ‘Misterio Cómico’, he was awarded a prize to the best actor (best director: Julio Cardoso), representing Galicia in many performances all around Brazil and Argentina.