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Jorge Perugorria Biography

Birth Name:Jorge Perugorría Rodríguez

Birth Place:Havana, Cuba

Profession Actor, Director, Writer

Fast Facts

  • In 1995, he received a Premio ACE Award for his work in "Strawberry and Chocolate․"
  • Received a special mention at the Havana Film Festival in 2003 for his work on "Habana abierta․"
  • In 2001, he received the Golden India Cantalina award for Best Supporting Actor
  • Won the Golden Kikito Award at the 1994 Gramado Film Festival
  • Won the Honorary Award at the 2009 Lleida Latin-American Film Festival
  • Was interested in pursuing a career in civil engineering before deciding to become an actor
  • Helped co-found Havana's Public Theatre in the 1990s

Awards

  • 1993Best Actor-: winner
  • 1994Silver Hugo-Best Actor: winner
  • 1994Golden Kikito-Best Actor (Melhor Ator): winner
  • 1995Premio ACE-Cinema - Best Actor: winner
  • 2000Special Award-Special Award: winner
  • 2009Special Jury Award-: winner
  • 2012Audience Award-24 Beats Per Second: nominated