Josep Maria Flotats i Picas (; born 12 January 1939) is a Catalan actor and

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. He was born in

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, where he started as an actor in Associació Dramàtica de Barcelona, and made his theatre debut in 1957 with ''Les maletes del senyor Bernet''. He received a student grant to study drama in

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in 1959, and he joined the ''Théâtre National Populaire'' in 1967, ''Théâtre de la Ville'' in 1968, and French National Theatre Comédie Française in 1981. In 1983, he went back to

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with the play ''Dom Joan'' by

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, and created the "Companyia Flotats" in 1984. From 1995 to his polemic dismissal in 1997, he was the principal of TNC (Catalan National Theatre) He went to Madrid in 1998 and created the theatre company "Taller 75 S.L.". They debuted with ''

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'', by

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Theatre plays

Named by the language of the performance * 2015: ''Ser-ho o no. Per acabar amb la qüestió jueva'', by

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. Director and actor with Arnau Puig i Casas. Teatre Lliure de Barcelona. * 2014: ''El joc de l'amor i l'atzar'', by

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. Director. Production by TNC. * 2007: ''"Stalin"'' by

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. Director, adaptation, producer and actor. Teatre Tívoli, Barcelona. * 2004: ''"La cena"'' by

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. Director, actor and producer. Teatro Bellas Artes de Madrid. Spanish tour. * 2002: ''"París 1940"'' by

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. Director, actor, adaptació i productor. Teatro Bellas Artes de Madrid. Spanish tour. * 1998: ''"Arte"'' by

. Director, adaptation, producer and actor. Teatro Marquina de Madrid. Spanish tour. * 1997: ''"La Gavina"'' by

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. Director and actor. Companyia TNC de Barcelona. * 1996: ''"Àngels a Amèrica"'' by

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. Director. Companyia TNC de Barcelona. * 1994: ''"Cal dir-ho"'' by Eugène Labiche. Director and actor. Companyia Flotats. Teatre Poliorama de Barcelona. * 1993: ''"Tot assajant Dom Joan"'' by Louis Jouvet i Brigitte Jaques. Director and actor. Companyia Flotats. Teatre Poliorama de Barcelona. * 1992: ''"Don Quijote: Fragmentos de un discurso teatral"'' by Mauricio Scaparro and

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. Dir.: Mauricio Scaparro. Spanish, Italian and New York tour. * 1992: ''"Cavalls de mar"'' by Josep Lluis i Rodolf Sirera. Director. Companyia Flotats. Teatre Poliorama de Barcelona. * 1990: ''"Ara que els ametllers ja estan batuts"'' by

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. Companyia Flotats. Teatre Poliorama de Barcelona. Spanish, Frankfort tour. Teatro María Guerrero de Madrid. * 1989: ''"El misàntrop"'' by Molière. Director and actor. Companyia Flotats. Teatre Poliorama de Barcelona. Teatro Español de Madrid. * 1988: ''"Lorenzaccio"'' by Alfred de Musset. Director and actor. Companyia Flotats. Teatre Poliorama de Barcelona. Teatro Español de Madrid. * 1987: ''"El dret d'escollir"'' by Brian Clark. Director and actor. Companyia Flotats. Teatre Poliorama de Barcelona. * 1986: ''"Infantillatges"'' by Raymond Cousse. Director. Companyia Flotats. Teatre Poliorama de Barcelona. * 1986: ''"Per un sí o per un no"'' by Nathalie Sarraute. Director and actor. Companyia Flotats. Teatre Poliorama de Barcelona. * 1986: ''"El despertar de la Primavera"'' by Frank Wedekind. Director and actor. Companyia Flotats. Teatre Poliorama de Barcelona. * 1985: ''"Cyrano de Bergerac"'' by

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. Actor. Dir.: Mauricio Scaparro. Companyia Flotats. Teatre Poliorama de Barcelona. Teatro Pavón de Madrid. * 1984: ''"Una jornada particular"'' by

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. Director and actor. Companyia Flotats. Teatre Poliorama de Barcelona. * 1983: ''"La seconde surprise de l'amour"'' by Marivaux. Dir.: Jean-Pierre Miquel. Comédie Française. Paris. * 1983: ''"Intermezzo"'' by

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. Dir.: Jacques Seyres. Comédie Francaise. Paris * 1981: ''"Le bourgeois gentilhombre"'' by

. Dir.: Jean-Laurent Cochet. Comédie Française. Paris. * 1981: ''"Don Juan"'' by Molière. Direcció: Jean-Luc Boutté. Comédie Française. Paris. * 1981: ''"Les caprices de Marianne"'' by

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. Direcció: François Beaulieu. Comedie Française. Paris. * 1981: ''"Andromaque"'' by

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. Dir.: Patrice Kerbrat. Comédie Française. Paris. * 1981: ''"Sertorius"'' by

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. Dir.: Jean-Pierre Miquel. Comedie Française. Paris * 1979: ''"Une Drôle de vie"'' by Brian Clark. Dir.: Michel Fagadu. Théâtre Antoine. Paris. * 1978: ''"Zadig ou la destinée"'' by

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. Dir.: Jean-Louis Barrault. Compagnie Renauld-Barrault. Théâtre d'Orsay. Paris. * 1977: ''"En attendant Godot"'' by

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. Dir.: Otomar Krejca. Les Tréteaux de France. Festival d'Avignon. * 1977: ''"Don Juan"'' by Molière. Dir.: Andreas Voutsinas. Les Tréteaux de France. French tour. * 1976: ''"La guerra de Troie n'aura pas lieu"'' by Giradoux. Dir.: Jean Mercure. City Center Théâtre. New York, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Quebec. * 1976: ''"Les Brigands"'' by

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. Dir.: Anne Delbée. Théâtre de la Ville. Paris. * 1975: ''"Le genre humain"'' by Jean-Edern Hallier. Dir.: Henri Ronse. Théâtre Espace Cardin. Paris. * 1976: ''"Don Juan ou l'homme de cendres"'' by André Obey. Dir.: Jean-Pierre André. Festival de Vaison-La Romanie. * 1975: ''"Othello"'' by

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. Dir.: Georges Wilson. Théâtre d l'Est Parisien and Festival d'Avignon. * 1974: ''"La création du Monde et autres business"'' by Arthur Miller. Dir.: Jean Mercure. Théâtre de la Ville. Paris * 1972: ''"Le long voyage vers la nuit"'' by

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. Dir.: Georges Wilson.

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. Paris. * 1972: ''"Le Cid"'' by Corneille. Dir.: Denis Lorca. Théâtre de la Ville. Paris. * 1971: ''"Les Possédés"'' by

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version). Dir.: Jean Mercure. Théâtre de la Ville. Paris. * 1971: ''"La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu"'' by

. Dir.: Jean Mercure. Théâtre de la Ville. Paris i Festival d'Avignon,

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tour. * 1970: ''"Early Morning"'' by Edward Bond. Dir.: Georges Wilson. TNP. Paris and Festival d'Avignon * 1969: ''"L'illusion comique"'' by Corneille. Dir.: Georges Wilson. TNP. Paris. * 1969: ''"Oedipe Roi"'' by

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. Dir.: Rafael Rodrigues. Théâtre de la Ville. Paris. * 1969: ''"Pizaroo et le soleil"'' by Peter Shaeffer. Dir.: Jean Mercure. Théâtre de la Ville. Paris. * 1968: ''"Six personages en quête d'auteur"'' by

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. Dir.: Jean Mercure. Théâtre de la Ville. Paris. * 1968: ''"Beaucoup de bruit pour rien"'' by

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. Dir.: Jorge Lavelli. Paris. * 1967: ''"L'illusion comique"'' by Corneille. Dir.: Georges Wilson. TNP. Paris and Zurich. * 1966: ''"Petit Malcom contre les Euneques"'' by David Haliwell. Dir.: Jacques Rousseau. Théâtre des Arts, Paris. * 1966: ''"La bonne Âme de Setchouan"'' by

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. Dir.: René Allio. Théâtre de la Region Parisiene. * 1965: ''"Le cercle de craie caucasien"'' by Bertolt Brecht. Dir.: René Allio. Théâtre de la Commune d'Aubervilliers. * 1965: ''"Aurélie"'' by Egérie Mavraki. Dir.: Jorge Lavelli. Théâtre de L'Oeuvre. Paris. * 1964: ''"Victor ou les Enfants au Pouvoir"'' by Roger Vitrac. Dir.:

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. Productions d'Aujourd'hui. Tour in France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Morocco. * 1963: ''"Horace y la Mégère Appivoisée"'' by Shakaspeare. Comédie de l'Est. Estrasburg. Baalbeck. * 1962: ''"Mille francs de récompense"'' by

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. Dir.: Hubert Gígnoux. Comédie de l'Est. Strasbourg. * 1962: ''"Six personages en quête d'auteur"'' by Pirandello. Dir.: Pierre Lefèvre. Comédie de l'Est. Strasbourg. * 1962: ''"Horace"'' by Corneille. Dir.: Hubert Gígnoux. Comédie de l'Est. Strasbourg. * 1957: ''"Les maletes del Senyor Bernet"'' by . Debut professional. Dir.: Lluís Orduna. Compañía Lluís Orduna. Teatre Guimerà de Barcelona.

Films

* 1995 '' Boca a boca''. Director:

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* 1992 "Promenades d’été". Director: René Féret * 1975 "Jo,papá". Director:

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* 1975 "Pim,pam, pum..¡fuego!". Director:

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* 1975 Aloïse. Director:

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* 1975 That Most Important Thing: Love. Director: Andrzej Zulawski * 1971 "L'araignée d'eau". Director: Jean-Daniel Verhaegue * 1970 "L'amour". Director: Richard Balducci * 1968 '' Tante Zita''. Director:

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* 1966 "La guerre est finie". Director:

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Television

* 1966 : ''Les anges exterminés'', telefilm by Michel Mitrani * 1967 : '' Salle n° 8'', by Jean Dewever and Robert Guez * 1968 : '' Sarn'' telefilm by Claude Santelli – Role: Gédéon * 1969 : '' Les Frères Karamazov'', réalisé par

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– Role: Ivan * 1971 : ''La Petite Catherine, telefilm by Alfred Savoir * 1972 : ''

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'' – Role:

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* 1974 : ''Le deuil sied à Electre'', telefilm by Maurice Cazeneuve * 1975 : '' Plus amer que la mort'', telefilm by Michel Wyn – Role: Pierre Quadrel * 1976 : '' Don Juan ou l'Homme de cendres'', telefilm by Guy Lessertisseur - Role: Don Juan * 1978 : ''

Dom Juan ''Dom Juan ou le Festin de Pierre'' ("Don Juan or The Feast of Stone") is a five-act 1665 comedy by Molière based upon the Spanish legend of Don Juan, Don Juan Tenorio. The aristocrat Dom Juan is a Rake (stock character), rake who seduces, marri ...

'' – Role: Don Juan * 1980 : ''Les visiteurs'' by Michel Wyn * 1991 : ''Ara que els ametllers ja estan batuts'' – Role:

Prizes

* Prix Gérard Philipe, 1970 Paris. "Best Actor", "La Guerre de Troie n 'Aura pas Lieu" by Jean Giradoux.Théâtre de la Ville.París. * Prix de la critique française, 1980 Best Actor "Une Dròle de Vie" by Bryan Clark. Théâtre Antoine.París. *

Creu de Sant Jordi The Creu de Sant Jordi (, in English language, English 'St George's Cross') is one of the highest civil distinctions awarded in Catalonia (Spain), surpassed only in protocol by the Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Gold Medal of the G ...

, 1982 * Premi nacional d'interpretació de la Generalitat de Catalunya, 1985 Cyrano de Bergerac. * Premio Fotogramas de Plata, 1987 Cyrano de Bergerac. *

Premio Nacional de Teatro The National Theater Award () is a cultural prize that is awarded annually by the Spanish Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture may refer to: * Ministry of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports (Albania) * Ministry of Culture (Algeria) ...

, 1989 * Premi de la crítica de Barcelona, temporada 1992-1993 Best Actor“Dom Joan”. *

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, 1995. * Premio de la Agrupación dramática de Barcelona, 1999 * Premio El ojo crítico de honor de RNE, 1999 * Premio de Cultura de la Comunidad de Madrid, 2002 * Premio de las Artes Escénicas de Castilla-La-Mancha * Prizes with ''Arte'' * 4

Premios Max The Max Awards for the Performing Arts (Los Premios Max de las Artes Escénicas, ), commonly known as the Premios Max, are presented annually to honour professionals and organisations in Spain for their contributions to the performing arts. The aw ...

de la SGAE 1999. Mejor espectáculo teatral, productor, director, traductor/adaptación. * Premio Unión de Actores al mejor actor 1998. * Premio Fotogramas de Plata 1999. Mejor actor * Premio Ancora-Premio Oasis 1999 * Premio Cambio 16 1999

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Flotats, Josep Maria 1939 births Living people Male stage actors from Catalonia Theatre directors from Catalonia Male film actors from Catalonia Male television actors from Catalonia Spanish theatre directors Troupe of the Comédie-Française Spanish male telenovela actors