The Fraternity Award ( es, Premio Fraternidad) is an honor given annually by the
Uruguay
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an branch of the
Jewish
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organization
B'nai B'rith
B'nai B'rith International (, from he, בְּנֵי בְּרִית, translit=b'né brit, lit=Children of the Covenant) is a Jewish service organization. B'nai B'rith states that it is committed to the security and continuity of the Jewish pe ...
.
History
The Uruguayan branch of B'nai B'rith created the Fraternity Award in 1982, to promote the arts and to support national artists in the areas of Literature, Plastic Arts, Visual Arts, Dance, Theater, and Music. The prize consists of granting a trip to
Israel
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and a country in
Europe
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, which allows the winner to get in touch with the development and cultural projection of other areas. The winner performs a concert, exhibition, play, or lecture.
Since 1986, it has been given together with the , when the juror
Alberto Candeau took the initiative to recognize the career of Uruguayan artists.
In 2012 the award was declared to be of national interest by President
José Mujica
José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano (; born 20 May 1935) is a Uruguayan politician, former revolutionary and farmer who served as the 40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. A former guerrilla with the Tupamaros, he was tortured and im ...
.
Winners
*1982,
Marosa di Giorgio (literature)
*1983, (plastic arts)
*1984, Stella Santos (theater)
*1985, Miguel Ángel Marozzi (music)
*1986, (literature)
*1987, (plastic arts)
*1988,
Héctor Manuel Vidal (theater)
*1989, Esteban Falconi (music)
*1990,
Tomás de Mattos (literature)
*1991, (plastic arts)
*1992, Jorge Curi (theater)
*1993, (music)
*1994,
Napoleón Baccino Ponce de León (literature)
*1995,
Nelson Ramos (plastic arts)
*1996, Roberto Suárez (theater)
*1998, (literature)
*1999, (plastic arts)
*2000, Levón Burunsuzian (theater)
*2001, Francisco Simaldoni (music)
*2002,
Leonardo Garet (literature)
*2003, (plastic arts)
*2004,
Margarita Musto (theater)
*2005: Jorge Camiruaga (music)
*2006: (literature)
*2007: (plastic arts)
*2008: Mario Ferreira (theater)
*2010:
Federico Veiroj
Federico Veiroj (born 1976 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.
Veiroj studied Communications at the UCUDAL. Two of his films have been submitted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Fil ...
(film)
*2012: Federica Folco (dance)
*2013: (music)
*2014,
Fermín Hontou
Fermín Hontou, also known by his nickname Ombú (11 September 1956 – 25 August 2022), was a Uruguayan cartoonist, illustrator, and caricaturist.
He worked for several press media, such as ''Opción'', ''Jaque'', ''La Hora Popular'', ''El Dedo' ...
(plastic arts).
*2015,
Alicia Alfonso
Alicia Alfonso (born 1963) is a Uruguayan actress.
She is associated with the in Montevideo
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper ha ...
.
* 2016,
* 2017, Federico Nathan (música).
References
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1982 establishments in South America