He began in theater at fifteen years old as an amateur actor and at seventeen was already studying at the Instituto Superior de Arte de La Habana, where he graduated as a Bachelor of Performing Arts in 1988. He became known internationally in 1994 following the international success of the film "Fresa y chocolate", which included an Oscar nomination in 1995.
He has an extensive professional career not only in film, but also in theater and television.
Since 2005 he has also worked in screenwriting and in the generation and management of various audiovisual projects, being part of the multicultural team CayArte www.cayarte.com, based in Rome.
His work as a screenwriter began in 2005. His first screenplay was Civilizados, a short film shot that same year in which he also acts.
This short had a significant international trajectory participating in important festivals such as the Internacional de Huesca, in Spain, or the Laliff (Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival)
In 2008 he made the short ¿Soy yo acaso el guardián de mi hermano? with his own screenplay and which he also produced, starred in and directed.
In 2009 he just completed the feature film Afinidades, his first feature screenplay brought to the screen, which he has also co-directed and starred in.
At this time he has ready his second feature fiction as a screenwriter: Concrete, written jointly with Italian director Pietro Jona and which will soon be directed by him.
Theater
This is the medium in which he has developed a more extensive trajectory. After studying Performing Arts for five years at the Instituto Superior de Arte de la Habana, and after taking courses and workshops with important contemporary theater pedagogues, such as Antunes Filho or Eugenio Barba, theater has led him to act on stages in multiple countries and to confront directly with audiences from several continents. He considers theater his school and his natural medium, which is why he has never abandoned the stage.
He has received important awards such as the Ágora at the Festival de Teatro Clásico de Almagro for his interpretation of Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Shakespeare.
2009
Fuenteovejuna
author: Lope de Vega
dir: Liuba Cid.
premiere: July 24 / Festival de teatro clásico de Almagro
Don Juan Tenorio
author: José Zorrilla
dir: Jesús Prieto
premiere: Centro Cultural Wifredo Lam, La Habana.
2007
La divina filotea (auto sacramental)
author: Calderón de la Barca.
dir: Pedro Mari Sánchez
premiere: 46 Semana de Música Religiosa de Cuenca.
2006
Huis clos (sin salida)
author: Jean Paul Sartre
dir: Tony Suárez
premiere: Teatro del CICCA. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
September 29.
2004
Tirano banderas
author: Valle-Inclán
dir: Nieves Gámez
premiere: Gran Teatro de Castellón, October 16.
2003
A Midsummer Night's Dream
author: W. Shakespeare
dir: Miguel Narros
premiere: Teatro Lope de Vega, de Sevilla. May 8
2001
The Soldier's Tale
author: Stravinski-Ramuz dir: José Luis García Sánchez
premiere: June 29, Alcalá de Henares.
2000
Hoy no puedo ir a trabajar porque estoy enamorado
author: Iñigo Ramírez de Haro dir: Natalia Menéndez
premiere: October 17 at the teatro Guimerá. (Tenerife)
1998
Fresa y Chocolate II
author: Senel Paz dir: Carlos Díaz
premiere: sala Lantaren/ Venster. Rotterdam.
1996
Fresa y Chocolate I
author: Senel Paz dir: Hugo Medrano
premiere: GALA Hispanic Theater. Washington D.C.
1995
No le digas que la quieres
author: Senel Paz dir: Vladimir Cruz
premiere: Universidad de Murcia, España
El espejo en el espejo
author: Michael Ende Dir: Vladimir Cruz
premiere: Casa de América de Madrid
1994
A la vuela, vuela... año 1900 tanto
author and director: Ricardo Muñoz Caravaca
Grupo Teatro A Cuestas
premiere: Teatro Terry. Cienfuegos, Cuba
1993
Asudiansam
author and director: Ricardo Muñoz Caravaca
Grupo Teatro A Cuestas
premiere: Sala El Sótano, La Habana
1991
Fabriles
author: Reinaldo Montero dir: Carlos Pérez Peña
premiere: La Macagua, Grupo Teatro Escambray
Contar y Cantar
author: Onelio Jorge Cardoso dir: Sergio González
premiere: La Macagua, Grupo Teatro Escambray
1990
Calle Cuba nª 80 bajo la lluvia
author: Rafael González dir: Carlos Pérez Peña
premiere: Santa Clara. Cuba.
Grupo Teatro Escambray
Tu parte de Culpa
author: Senel Paz dir: Carlos Pérez Peña
premiere: La Macagua, Grupo Teatro Escambray
1989
Accidente
author: Roberto Orihuela. Dir: Carlos Pérez Peña.
premiere: Teatro La Caridad. Santa Clara. Cuba.
1988
The Good Woman of Tsé Chuang
author: Bertolt Brecht dir: Maria Elena Ortega
premiere: Sala Hubert de Blank, La Habana
1986
S.O.S, una situación terriblemente delicada
author: Jan Solovic dir: Maria Elena Ortega
premiere Sala El Sótano, La Habana
CINEMA
Cinema
He made his film debut in 1993 with the Cuban film Fresa y Chocolate, nominated for the Oscars in 1995.
Since then he has starred in about twenty films shot both in Cuba and in several countries in Latin America (Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, Puerto Rico…) and Europe (Spain, Italy...)
For his film work he has received multiple awards:
- Kikito Award for Best Leading Actor at the Gramado Festival (Brazil) in 1994
- Panambí Award for Best Actor at the Asunción Festival (Paraguay) in 1994
- UNEAC Award (Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba) for Best Actor in the Film Acting Competition in 1994
- ACE Award (Asociación de Cronistas de Espectáculos New York) for Best Actor in Film 1995
2010
2010 Razones del corazón
feature film - Dir: Arturo Ripstein
2009
Afinidades
feature film - Dir: Vladimir Cruz y Jorge Perugorría
La ventaja del sicario
short fiction - Dir: Luís Moreno
2008
¿Soy yo acaso el guardián de mi hermano?
short fiction - Dir: Vladimir Cruz
Intermezzo
short fiction - Dir: Eduardo del Llano
2007
El cuerno de la abundancia
feature film - Dir: Juan Carlos Tabío
Che, the argentine
feature film - Dir: Steven Soderbergh
El hilo de Ariadna
short fiction - Dir: Luis Ferrández
La Mala
feature film - Dir: Pedro Rosado y Lilian Rosado.
2006
La caja
feature film Dir: Juan Carlos Falcón.
2005
Civilizados
short fiction Dir: Rafa Montesinos.
2002
El juego de Arcibel
feature film Spain-Argentina-Chile-Cuba co-production. Dir: Alberto Lecchi.
2001
El sexo lo cambia todo
feature film Spain-Brazil co-production Dir: Luis Carlos Lacerda.
Marco linea perdida
short fiction Colombia-Austria-Cuba co-production. Dir: Diego León Ruiz.
2000
Lista de espera
feature film Spain-Cuba co-production. Dir: Juan Carlos Tabío.
1999
Un paraíso bajo las estrellas
feature film Spain-Cuba co-production. Dir. Gerardo Chijona.
1998
La rumbera
feature film Cuba-Italy co-production. Dir: Piero Vivarelli.
Muertesita
short fiction Cuba-Spain co-production. Dir: Luis Vidal.
1997
Kleines tropikana
feature film Cuba-Germany co-production. Dir: Daniel Díaz Torres.
La deuda
feature film. Colombia-Cuba co-production. Dir: Manuel José Álvarez y Nicolás Buenaventura.
1996
Cuba Libre
feature film. Italy-Cuba co-production. Dir: David Riondino.
1993
Fresa y chocolate
feature film Cuba-Mexico-Spain co-production. Dir: Tomás G. Alea y Juan Carlos Tabío.
1991
La fidelidad
short fiction dir: Rebeca Chávez. ICAIC. Cuba.
1987
Hoy como ayer
feature film. Mexico-Cuba co-production. Dir: Constante (Rapi) Diego.
1986
Capablanca
feature film. Cuba-Russia co-production. Dir: Manuel Herrera.
TELEVISION
He has participated in around twenty television productions, especially in series and TV movies. Although his professional debut in Cuba was in La botija, a TV series, his career in this direction has been carried out almost entirely in Spain.
2006
La dársena de poniente
(series) produced by LinzeTV for Televisión Española.
2004
Aquí no hay quien viva
(series) 1 episode produced by Miramón Mendi for Antena 3 TV.
2003
De colores...
TV Movie produced by TRIVISIÓN for Canal NOU, Valencia, España.
2002
Según pasan los años
author: Leonardo Padura dir: Jorge Alonso Padilla. Televisión Cubana.
2001
Policias
(series) 4 episodes. Produced by Globo Media for Antena 3 TV.
1999
Comisario
(series) 1 episode. Produced by Star Line for Tele 5. España.
Camello Rosa
(teleplay) directed by J.A. Padilla for Televisión Cubana.
1998
A las once en casa
(series) 1 episode Antena 3 TV. España.
Give me five, Oscar
short fiction Canal Plus. España
1995
Ay señor, señor
(series) 1 episode. Antena 3 TV. España
Turno de oficio
(series) 2 episodes Televisión Española.
1991
Calle Cuba # 80 bajo la lluvia
(television version) Tele Cubanacán. Cuba.
1990
Cuando el agua regrese a la tierra
(telenovela) 4 episodes directed by Mirtha Glez for Cuban TV.
1989
La Botija
(series) Estudios TRIMAGEN for Televisión Cubana.
1986
Una mujer que ya no existe
(documentary) dir: Vicente González Castro. Televisión Educacional. Cuba.
Vladimir Cruz has collaborated with:
Alberto Lecchi
Gerardo Chijona
Juan Carlos Tabio
Luis Vidal
Luiz Carlos Lacerda
He has been awarded the Guije del Caney distinction from the Casa de la Ciudad de Santa Clara.
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