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CARLOS MAURICIO PARRA QUINTERO
began theater in his native Colombia, with the children’s theater group
“Mundo de Maravillas” (World of Marvels), presenting Pinocchio,
Cinderella, Snow White and The Steadfast Tin Soldier. He
also performed in a play of his own creation, Sebastián and the Country
of Fantasy. With the Arte Teatral group,
he acted in Shameless Bedding, The Subterranean Sun and
Story of Christmas. With the passage of time, he
continued with theater for young people of differing social classes,
communities, colleges and institutions. At UDES University, he presented
such works as Empty Pillars, Lend Me Your Husband, The
Puppets, and A Mule for Sale. In 2002, as part of his
work for the university, he helped create, produce, and organize the
University Theater Festival in the city of Bucaramanga; this festival
showcased The Farse of Master Pedro Petelín. In 2004, he began
working with Teatro de la Luna through its playreading series, with the play
Password, and in 2005 he helped with La Luna’s International Festival
of Hispanic Theater and its “La Pluma y la Palabra” Poetry Marathon, reading
parts of Don Quijote, and now, he is onstage in Virile Continent. |
