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Luiz Duarte da Rocha

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Name
  
Luiz da

Born
  
February 29, 1956 (age 68) (
1956-02-29
)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Luiz Duarte da Rocha (born 29 February 1956, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian playwright and director, and singer/songwriter. He was one of the creators of the Movimento do Disco Independente (Independent Records Movement) in 1979. He recorded two albums, but stopped recording in 1984 for 20 years before returning with a show titled “Caetaneando”. As an author, in 1988 he won the Jabuti Award for his book Irmao Grimm, Irmao Grimm.

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Awards

He has received more than 16 awards and 63 nominations, including, for three times, the Premio Mambembe de Teatro - the most important theater award in Brazil -, and Premio Jabuti, the most important book award in Brazil.

Main Theater Plays

  • Adults: As Deusas de Cameron, As Larvas, Atrizes de Ouro, Canto e Briga na Terra Santa, Contos do Alquimista, Escrava Anastacia.
  • Youth: Anathron, Dom Quixote - Figuras da Triste Figura

    • For children

    A Caixa de Cristal; A Feiticeira, o Ogro e o Soldado; A Floresta Magica; A Fuga do Planeta Kiltran; As Incriveis Mulheres do Dr. Kynoba; Cinderela Chinesa; Irmao Grimm, Irmao Grimm.

    Main Awards

  • Premio Jabuti de Literatura (Jabuti Award, Literature) - the book Irmao Grimm, Irmao Grimm (1988)
  • Premio INACEM 1987-RJ - 5 best plays in the year
  • Premio MinC - Trofeu Mambembe 1987 - best new playwright and director
  • Premio ESTIMULO-S.C. Sao Paulo - 1988 - Anathron - best play - One of the 10 best productions of the 1980s, by the newspaper Estado de Sao Paulo.
  • Premio Nacional de Dramaturgia sobre a Questao do Negro – FUNDACEN/1988 - with Escrava Anastacia
  • Premio MinC - Trofeu Mambembe 1988 - best production
  • Premio MinC - Trofeu Mambembe 1989 - best playwright
  • Premio Coca-Cola de Teatro Para a Juventude - 1989 - best playwright

    • References

    Luiz Duarte da Rocha Wikipedia
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