Myriam Sienra
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| Born | March 27, 1939 |
| Died | December 10, 2020 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Silvio D’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Actress and journalist |
| Known for | Theatrical and film acting |
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Myriam Sienra (Concepción, 27 March 1939 – 10 December 2020) was a Paraguayan actress and journalist who graduated from the Silvio D’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome.
During her career, she performed more than 65 theatrical performances and various feature films. She received several national awards like "Masters of Art" by the El Cabildo Cultural Center in the "Theatre" category and the Oscar Trinidad by the National Secretariat of Culture.[1][2]
Artistic career
[edit]Sienra's artistic career included her performances as secondary and lead characters in nationally and internationally recognized films such as Miss Ameriguá (1994), O Toque do Oboé (1998), Miramenometokei (2003), and 7 Cajas (2012).
Some of her most recognized theater works included Velada de Aregúa (1974), La casa de Bernarda Alba (1983), Las troyanas (1984), Las vuidas (2015),[3] Casi, casi una familia normal (2017),[4] El hijo de la novia (2018).[5][6]
She published four albums of poems and indigenous and Jewish music.[7]
Positions
[edit]She was director of the Municipal Theater of Asunción "Ignacio A. Pane" and the General Director of the Institute of Fine Arts under the Ministry of Education and Culture.
In 1991, she was part of the Board of Directors of the Latin American Center for Theatrical Creation and Research in Paraguay.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Paraguayo, A. D. N. (2018-11-22). ""Premios Óscar Trinidad", será este viernes en el Bellas Artes" ["Oscar Trinidad Awards" will be this Friday at the Bellas Artes]. ADN Paraguayo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ Díaz de Espada de Ramírez Boettner, Sara (2005). 500 mujeres paraguayas contemporáneas [500 Contemporary Paraguayan women] (in Spanish). Asunción, Paraguay: Servilibro. ISBN 99925-916-9-2. OCLC 63178084.
- ^ Cáceres, Osmar (2015-04-24). "Obra teatral Las Viudas sube de nuevo al Teatro de las Américas" [Theater piece Las Viudas returns to the Theater of America] (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Un encuentro muy familiar" [A very familiar encounter]. www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Continúa la obra teatral "El hijo de la novia" en el Alerquín Teatro" [The theater piece "The son of the girlfriend" continues in the Alerquín Theater]. www.hoy.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "El hábito hace..." [Habit makes...]. www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ Público, Más (2018-07-27). "Myriam Sienra". + Público (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Latin American Theatre Review".