Lillo Parra Explained

Lillo Parra (born 1972 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian theatre director and comics artist.[1]

Parra has worked as a director at the theatre collective Teatro Popular União e Olho Vivo.[2]

In 2011, he wrote his first comic book script, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.[3] Subsequently, he published comic books based on the Shakespeare plays The Tempest and Macbeth.[4] His graphic novel La Dansarina, with art by Jefferson Costa, was published in 2015.[5]

He founded the publishing house Trem Fantasma together with Guido Moraes, Sérgio Barreto and Lucas Pimenta, in 2020.[6]

Awards

In 2016, Parra won the Troféu HQ Mix, the main Brazilian comic book award, for Best Writer and Best National Special Edition (for the graphic novel La Dansarina).[7]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parra, Lillo . Philippe . Magneron . www.bedetheque.com.
  2. Web site: Quando as histórias dos bastidores são tão legais quanto a própria HQ. September 14, 2015.
  3. Web site: Impulso HQ – Resenha HQB: Sonho de uma noite de Verão. July 23, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120723100733/http://impulsohq.com/resenha-hqb/resenha-hqb-sonho-de-uma-noite-de-verao/. 2012-07-23.
  4. Web site: Editora Nemo lança dois novos volumes da coleção Shakespeare em Quadrinhos.
  5. Web site: La Dansarina – HQ retrata a capital paulistana em 1918. August 17, 2015. UNIVERSO HQ.
  6. Web site: Nova editora no mercado: Trem Fantasma estreia com material italiano e promete mais - UNIVERSO HQ. November 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201129200532/https://universohq.com/noticias/nova-editora-no-mercado-trem-fantasma-estreia-com-material-italiano-e-promete-mais/. 2020-11-29.
  7. Web site: Os vencedores do 28º Troféu HQ Mix. August 15, 2016. UNIVERSO HQ.