Jorge Perugorría

Jorge Perugorría
Jorge Perugorría
	Perugorría in 2011
Born	13 August 1965 (age 59); Wajay, Havana, Cuba
Other names	Pichi
Citizenship	Cuba; Spain[citation needed];
Occupations	Actor; film director; painter;
Website	http://www.jorgeperugorria.com/

Jorge Perugorría Rodríguez (aka "Pichi," born 13 August 1965) is a Cuban actor, film director and painter. He is well known for his part as Diego in Strawberry and Chocolate (original title in Spanish Fresa y chocolate (co-directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío). He recently acted in Steven Soderbergh's Che, with Benicio del Toro and in the original Netflix series Four Seasons in Havana. He lives in Santa Fe, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Havana, with his wife Elsa Maria Fuentes de La Paz and their four children.

Career

Perrugorría studied civil engineering until he turned to theater. He played Shakespeare with the Olga Alonso troupe, and starred in The Glass Menagerie with the Ritan Mountainer troupe. In the early 1990s, Perugorría helped found Havana’s Public Theatre, which started with Jean Genet’s The Maids. In this play, Perugorría acted the difficult part of Clara, working on a real gestural dimension for this feminine character. This led to his first opportunity in cinema.

Perugorría has played in several TV series or short films, but his first cinema success was Fresa y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate), in which he played the part of Diego, a gay young man who meets a straight university student named David. The movie, subtly dealing with tolerance and sexual politics, made Perugorría recognizable as one of Cuba’s most famous actors.

He has since acted in nearly 50 films, including Boceto directed by Tomás Piard and Derecho de asilo by Octavio Cortázar. He has also appeared in Steven Soderbergh’s Che, and directed and acted in Se vende (For sale), a black comedy about the selling of bones of dead people. He is portraying Cuban police detective Conde in Four Seasons in Havana, a Netflix series based on novels of Cuban writer Leonardo Padura. It is a Spanish production by Tornesol.

Awards/Nominations

In 2015 he was nominated for the “Platino Award” for his role as Conde, from the Platino Awards for Iberoamerican Cinema.

In 2014 he won the “Special Precolumbian Icon” from the Bogota Film Festival.

In 2014 he was nominated for the “Audience Award” from Havana Film Festival.

In 2012 he was nominated for “Audience Award” from SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.

In 2009 he won the“Special Jury Award” for the film El cuerno de la abundancia from Mar del Plata Film Festival.

In 2009 he won “Honorary award” from Lleida Latin-American Film Festival.

In 2006 he won a special award for his career accomplishments from the Turia Awards.

In 2003 he won “Special Mention” for the film Habana Abierta in the Havana Film Festival.

In 2003 he won “El Megano Award” for the film Habana Abierta in the Havana Film Festival.

In 2001 he won “Golden India Catalina” for the film Waiting list from the Cartagena Film Festival.

In the year 2000 he won “Special Award” for the film Volaverunt from the Yoga Awards.

In 1995 he won “Premio Ace” for the film Strawberry and Chocolates.

In 1994 he won “Silver Hugo” for the film Strawberry and Chocolates from the Chicago International Film Festival.

In 1994 he won “Golden kikito” for the film Strawberry and Chocolates from the Gramado Film Festival.

In 1993 he won “Best Actor” for the film Strawberry and Chocolates from Havana Film Festival.

Filmography

Director/Producer

2003: Habana abierta
2005: Santiago y la Virgen en la Fiesta del Fuego (documentary short)
2010: Afinidades
2012: Amor crónico
2012: Se vende
2015: Fátima o el Parque de la Fraternidad

Actor

1966: Rio, Verão & Amor
1993: Derecho de asilo
1993: Los perros tienen hambre (short)
1993: Strawberry and Chocolate
1994: Maite
1995: Dile a Laura que la quiero
1995: Guantanamera
1995: Shiralad. El regreso de los dioses (TV series)
1996: La sal de la vida
1996: Bámbola
1996: Cachito
1996: Edipo alcalde
1996: Un asunto privado
1997: Amor vertical
1997: Clandestine Stories in Havana
1997: Life According to Muriel
1997: Razor in the Flesh
1997: Things I Left in Havana
1998: Doña Bárbara
1998: Sidoglio Smithee
1999: By My Side Again
1999: Volavérunt
2000: The Waiting List
2000: Tierra del fuego
2000: Turbulence
2001: Honey for Oshun
2001: Vajont - La diga del disonore
2002: Nowhere
2002: Rancour
2003: Más vampiros en La Habana
2003: Tánger
2004: Caribe
2004: Scent of Oak
2005: Barrio Cuba
2005: Frutas en el café
2005: Gaijin - Ama-me Como Sou
2005: Hormigas en la boca
2005: Queens
2006: Virgin Rose
2007: Night of the Innocents
2007: The Heart of the Earth
2008: Horn of Plenty
2008: Che: Part One
2008: Che: Part Two
2008: La mala
2010: Afinidades
2010: Boleto al paraíso
2012-2013: Lynch (TV series)
2012: 7 Days in Havana
2012: Amor crónico
2012: Clara no es nombre de mujer
2012: Dragoi ehiztaria
2012: Edificio Royal
2012: Se Vende
2012: Un amor de película
2014: Boccaccerías Habaneras
2014: His Wedding Dress
2014: La muerte del gato (short)
2014: La pared de las palabras
2014: Return to Ithaca
2014: Tarde para Ramón (short)
2015: Isola Margherita (TV miniseries)
2015: Viva
2016: Vientos de la Habana (TV miniseries)
2016: Un Cuento de Circo & A Love Song
2017: Kimura
2018: Rubirosa
2018: Black is Beltza
2018: Havana Kyrie

References

http://link.galegroup.com.ezproxy.library.berkeley.org/apps/doc/A18125291/BIC?u=berkeleycoll&sid=BIC&xid=42d92946

Trivia

Since 2005, Jorge Perugorría has been one of the patrons of DreamAgo, an international screenwriters association.