Vladimir Cruz

Vladimir Cruz Marrero (born 26 July 1965) is a Cuban actor, screenwriter, playwright, film and theatre director. He is perhaps best known for his role in the film '' Strawberry and Chocolate'' (1994).

Career

Cruz made his acting debut on the stage as an amateur actor in 1981. He then began to study at the Instituto Superior de Arte in 1983 and graduated in 1988 with a licentiate degree in performing arts.

He became well-known for his supporting role in the film '' Strawberry and Chocolate'' (1994), which received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and many awards.

He also wrote plays and screenplays as well as directing plays and films, notably '' Afinidades'' (2010).

He has an extensive career in film, theater and television. He has recently appeared in the film ''Los buenos demonios'' (2018) and the television series '' Narcos: Mexico'' (2018), the former of which earned him the Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actor at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival.

Filmography

Director

*2005: ''¿Soy yo acaso el guardián de mi hermano?''
*2010: '' Afinidades'' (co-directed with Jorge Perugorría)

Screenwriter

*2005: ''¿Soy yo acaso el guardián de mi hermano?''
*2010: ''Afinidades''

Actor

*1987: ''Capablanca''
*1987: ''Hoy como ayer''
*1990: ''La botija'' (1 episode - "Teo joven") (TV series)
*1994: '' Fresa y chocolate'' a.k.a. '' Strawberry and Chocolate'' as David
*1995: ''¡Ay, Señor, Señor!'' (1 episode - "Cuestión de huevos") (TV series)
*1996: ''Turno de oficio: Diez años después'' (2 episodes as Javier -- "Cabos atados", parts 1 and 2) (TV series)
*1997: ''Cuba libre - velocipedi ai tropici'' as Carlos
*1997: ''La deuda'' as Hildebrando Cardona, the groom
*1997: ''Little Tropikana''
*1998: ''La rumbera''
*1998: ''La noche por delante'' (1 episode) (TV series)
*1998: ''A las once en casa'' (1 episode as Fidel in "De mal en peor") (TV series)
*2000: ''Un paraíso bajo las estrellas'' as Sergito
*2000: ''The Waiting List'' as Emilio
*2000: ''El comisario'' (1 episode—24 Horas") (TV series)
*2001: ''Policías, en el corazón de la calle'' as Samuel Noriega (8 episodes) (TV series)
*2003: ''De colores'' (TV movie)
*2003: ''Viva Sapato!'' as Carlos
*2003: ''Arcibel's Game'' as Arata
*2004: ''Aquí no hay quien viva'' as Samuel (1 episode - "Érase un matrimonio de conveniencia") (TV series)
*2005: ''...al fin, el mar'' as Pablo
*2005: ''¿Soy yo acaso el guardián de mi hermano?''
*2006: ''The Wooden Box'' as Jorge
*2006: ''La dársena de poniente'' as Martín (13 episodes) (TV series)
*2008: '' Che -- as Ramiro Valdés Menéndez in Part One
*2008: ''La mala'' as Chucho
*2008: '' Horn of Plenty'' as Jacinto
*2010: ''Afinidades''
*2011: '' Las razones del corazón'' as Nicolás
*2012: ''7 días en La Habana'' (post-production)
*2014: '' La ignorancia de la sangre''

;Shorts
*1999: ''Muertesita, una historia de amor'' as Vincent (short)
*2004: ''Marco línea perdida'' (short)
*2005: ''Civilizados'' (short)
*2010: ''La ventaja del Sicario'' as Sicario (short)

Theatre

Actor

*1986: ''S.O.S, una situación terriblemente delicada'', written by Jan Solovic and directed by Maria Elena Ortega
*1988: ''El Alma buena de Tsé Chuang'', written by Bertolt Brecht and directed by Maria Elena Ortega
*1989: ''Accidente'', written by Roberto Orihuela and directed by Carlos Pérez Peña.
*1990: ''Tu parte de Culpa'', written by Senel Paz and directed by Carlos Pérez Peña
*1990: ''Calle Cuba nª 80 bajo la lluvia'', written by Rafael González and directed by Carlos Pérez Peña
*1991: ''Contar y Cantar'', written by Onelio Jorge Cardoso and directed by Sergio González
*1991: ''Fabriles'', written by Reinaldo Montero and directed by Carlos Pérez Peña
*1993: ''Asudiansam'', written and directed by Ricardo Muñoz Caravaca
*1994: ''A la vuela, vuela... año 1900 tanto'', written and directed by Ricardo Muñoz Caravaca
*1995: ''No le digas que la quieres'', written by Senel Paz and directed by Vladimir Cruz
*1995: ''El espejo en el espejo'', written by Michael Ende and directed by Vladimir Cruz
*1996: ''Fresa y Chocolate'' (I), written by Senel Paz and directed by Hugo Medrano
*1998: ''Fresa y Chocolate'' (II), written by Senel Paz and directed by Carlos Díaz
*2000: ''Hoy no puedo ir a trabajar porque estoy enamorado'', written by Iñigo Ramírez de Haro and directed by Natalia Menéndez
*2001: ''La Historia del Soldado'', written by Stravinski-Ramuz and directed by José Luis García Sánchez
*2003: ''El sueño de una noche de verano'', written by William Shakespeare, directed by Miguel Narros
*2004: ''Tirano banderas'', written by Valle-Inclán and directed by Nieves Gámez
*2006: ''Huis clos (sin salida)'', written by Jean-Paul Sartre, directed by Tony Suárez
*2007: ''La divina filotea (auto sacramental)'', written by Calderón de la Barca, directed by Pedro Mari Sánchez
*2009: ''Don Juan Tenorio'', written by José Zorrilla, directed by Jesús Prieto
*2009: ''Fuenteovejuna'', written by Lope de Vega, directed by Liuba Cid

Awards

;Wins
*1994: Won Golden Kikito for category "Best actor" at Gramado Film Festival for his role as David in '' Fresa y chocolate'' (joint award with Jorge Perugorría)
*1994: Won UNEAC Award of "Best actor in a film" by Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba
*1994: Won Panambí Award as "best actor" at the Festival de Asunción (Paraguay)
*1995: Won for category "Cinema - Best Supporting Actor" at Premios ACE for his role in '' Fresa y chocolate as David
*2009: Won Special Jury Award for his role in ''Horn of Plenty'' as Jacinto at Mar del Plata Film Festival (joint with 8 other cast members)
;Nominations
*2008: Nominated for category "Supporting Performance, Male" at the Spanish Actors Union Awards

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cruz, Vladimir
1965 births
Living people
People from Placetas
Cuban male film actors
Cuban male stage actors
20th-century Cuban male actors
21st-century Cuban male actors
Instituto Superior de Arte alumni