Mario Federico Balmaseda Maurisco, un ícono de la actuación. ¡Otro actor que nadie olvida!… Destacado actor cubano, intérprete de varios personajes para el cine, el teatro y la televisión. Ha publicado poesía, cuentos y artículos en revistas nacionales e internacionales y ha impartido arte dramático en varios centros docentes, entre los que se encuentra la Escuela Nacional de Arte. Nació en La Habana el 19 de enero de 1941. Sus primeros contactos con el mundo de la interpretación los tuvo a través de la prima de su madre, Digna Zapata quien fuera vedette del Teatro Martí. Siendo muy niño, permaneció en el Circo Santos y Artigas con su madre, que era declamadora. Hijo de una familia de la… More
Featured Cuban actor, multi-character performer for film, theatre and television. He has published poetry, tales and articles in national and international magazines and has taught dramatic art in several educational centers, including the National School of Art. Born in Havana on January 19, 1941. His first contacts with the world of interpretation had them through his mother’s cousin, Digna Zapata, who was vedette of the Teatro Mart í. As a child, he stayed in the Circus Santos and Artigas with his mother, who was declamator. Son of a median bourgeoisie family black. He met the world of cabaret and games, as his stepfather was a lawyer in charge of several businesses and casinos. He stopped by a military academy and studied construction at the arts and crafts school. Worked at Montmartre cabaret until 1959. He was part of the Ocuje Theatre Group alongside Tito Junco, Omar Valdes, Miguel Benavides, Daysi Granados and Alfredo Avila. They did several works including: Maria Antonia by Eugenio Hernandez; Carlo Goldoni’s ruckus having the opportunity to be protagonist. He worked for some years as an amateur actor and later studied dramaturgy at the National Theatre of Cuba and the German Democratic Republic (GDR). As director of the Bertolt Theatre, he consolidates and directs numerous plays, the most significant Andoba. There are countless the plays he has worked on. As an actor he has a long and proliferating career. On TV he starred in series like: Adventures of Juan Quin Qu ínn, Silencio has had to be, La Grand Rebellion, Un bolero for Eduardo, among others. ·