Natividad Anisia Díaz Chirino

Outstanding Cuban actress in radio and television, reciter, conductor. She has played major roles in both dramatic and humorous productions.

From a very young age she showed taste and skills for acting and recitation.

She is a graduate of the School of Actor Training of the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT).

She began her professional artistic career in 1969 in the theater group TACYA, where she performed in works such as Las Pericas, La casa de Bernarda Alba, Macbeth and others. During this period her work also stands out in a monologue titled La santera.

Her career in radio has been very extensive: she has performed in programs such as
Great Novels
The Story
Cuban Novel
Great Adventure of Humanity
Through Our Countryside and Cities, etc.

On Television
Her broad acting range has allowed her to assume both dramatic and humorous roles, as well as to work as a conductor and reciter, conditions that she has developed fully on TV.

Soap Operas
Novels such as:
The Old Pier
Next Year
Going Out at Night
Longed-for Meeting
Humorous Programs

Natasha Díaz with Paco Galán
Behind the Façade
The Crazy Ants
Machine Time
Tele/Theaters
Cold Air
The Black D

In Film
1981 Red Dust. Dir. Jesús Díaz.
1988 Plaff or Too Much Fear of Life. Dir. Juan Carlos Tabío.
2001 The Nights of Constantinople. Dir. Orlando Rojas.
2003 Although You Are Far Away. Dir. Juan Carlos Tabío.

Internationalist
She toured Ethiopia as a musical comedian, conductor, and actress.

In France, Belgium and Spain she performed in a French version of Macbeth as part of a variety show.

Awards and Recognition
ACTUAR Award for Lifetime Achievement granted by the Artistic Agency of Performing Arts ACTUAR in 2018.
Distinction for National Culture, granted by the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba. Havana, 1999.
Caricato Award for Female Performance in Television granted by the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba. Havana, 1995, for her performance in Next Year.
Caracol Award for Female Performance in Television granted by the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba. Havana, 1979, for The Old Pier.
Tropical Gypsy Distinction (2012), granted by the Provincial Direction of Culture of Havana.