Mónica Villa Explained

Mónica Villa
Birth Name:Mónica Villa
Birth Date:16 December 1954
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation:actress
Years Active:1976-present

Mónica Villa (born 1954) is an Argentine actress of stage, screen, and TV, as well as a researcher and educator. She earned a Best Actress award for her role as "Susana" in cult classic "Esperando la Carroza at the 1985 Festival de Cine Iberoamericano, in Huelva, Spain. She won an ACE Golden award for best leading actress in the 2002 comedy "Ojos traidores", a 2004 Premios Trinidad Guevara for best Actress of a Repertoire Company, a Premios Carlos de Oro for her 2011 performance as best lead actress in the theater production "Jardín De Otoño", and in 2015 a Premios Estrella de Mar for Best Female Performance in a Repertoire Company for "La Nona". In addition, she has been nominated for a Best Actress in a TV Special for the 2003 Premios Martín Fierro, making her acting work recognized in all three major media.

She was the first actor in Argentina to earn a master's degree and has published and had performed an opera for children. In addition, she has written and performed in the play “Raren bicho raro”.

Biography

Mónica Villa was born 16 December 1954 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1] She grew up in Villa Urquiza and dreamed of becoming a veterinarian or guitar player. At 13 or 14, she changed directions and began to pursue acting.[2] She began to study acting and enrolled in the classes of Hedy Crilla.[3] In an unusual move for Argentinian actors, she enrolled in the Argentine and Latin American Theater Program at Buenos Aires University (UBA) and qualified for the master's degree in Argentine and Latin American Theater, with a thesis titled "José González Castillo, Militante de lo Popular". She became the first actor to attain a master's degree[4] in Argentina in 2011 and has plans to publish her thesis as a book.

Theater work

Villa made her theater debut in 1974 as Nancy in the comedy "The Knack", written by British playwright Ann Jellicoe directed by Augustín Alezzo. In 1976, she acted in the play "Como quien dice Adellach" in the Teatro de La Fábula in Buenos Aires under the direction of Rolando Revagliatti.[5] In 1980, Villa had a starring role in "Fando y Lys"[6] and her performance was well received leading to additional work in the theater and television offers.[7] She participated in 1982 in both the production of "El estupendo cornudo" at the Museo del Cine Pablo C. Ducrós Hicken,[8] and the Teatro Abierto in "Prohibido no pisar el cesped" by Rodolfo Paganini,[9] After a five-year break for TV and film, in 1987 she performed in "Gasalla es el Maipo y el Maipo es Gasalla" with Antonio Gasalla[10] and "Dando pasos".[11]

After her son was born, Villa took a hiatus from theater for about a decade. When she returned in 1998, her first presentation was "Rarem bicho raro", a comedy which she co-wrote with Silvia Kanter.[12] In 2002, she performed in "Ojos traidores" for which she won an ACE de Oro for Best Comedy Actress.[13] [14] In 2004 and 2005, Villa performed in "De cirujas, putas y suicidas" for which she won the 2004 Premios Trinidad Guevara for best Actress of a Repertoire Company.[15] [16] She received praise for her performance in "Pan de piedra" from 2007[17] and the comedy "8 mujeres", which began touring in 2011[18] and performed around the country through 2012.[19]

In 2011, she performed "Jardín De Otoño", for which she won Best Lead Actress in a Drama from Carlos de Oro Awards.[20] When Mujers ended, Villa began touring "La Nona". In 2015, she was nominated for a Premios Estrella de Mar for Best Female Performance in a Repertoire Company for it[21] [22] and won the award.[23]

TV work

In 1981, Villa began performing in a series of Specials for ATC, including episodes "Sanatorium",[24] "Una cuestión de familia" and "Abuso de confianza".[25] In 1986, she performed in "Soñar sin Límite"[26] and participated in TV specials like "Chantecler" and "Los especiales de Alejandro Doria".[27] She also played in weekly serials including "Atreverse", "Fiscales",[28] and "Chiquititas",[29] among many others, as she preferred to work in television while she was on hiatus from the theater and raising her son. She also worked in episodes of "Los Simuladores", one of which she was nominated as Best Actress in a TV Special for the 2003 Premios Martín Fierro.[30]

Film work

"El pasajero del jardín" (1982), "El desquite" (1983), and "Darse cuenta" (1984) were Villa's first three films.[3] With her fourth film, she earned popular acclaim as "Susana"[31] in cult movie "Esperando la Carroza" (1985) filmed by Alejandro Doria,[32] for which she won the Best Actress Award at the XI Festival de Cine Iberoamericano, in Huelva, Spain—a corollary prize was awarded to American actor William Hurt in that year's edition of the festival.[33] [34] The film has been called the "most important film made by the National Cinema" and[35] in fact, the sequel was not filmed as long as Alejandro Doria was living, as he did not want to "compete with a myth". The sequel, "Esperando la carroza 2" was released after his death, in 2009, 23 years after the original film.[36]

In 1985, Villa co-starred in "Tacos Altos" directed by Sergio Renán.[37] In 1993, she played "Señora Zamildio" with Italian actor Marcelo Mastroianni in "De Eso no se Habla"[38] written by María Luisa Bemberg.[39] [40] In 2004 she made "Niña santa" directed by Lucrecia Martel[41] and in 2010 she appeared in "Largo viaje del día hacia la noche". The film was shot with minimal equipment and relied primarily on its staging and the talent of its leading trio of actors.[42] In 2014 she participated in the film, "Wild Tales" directed by Damián Szifrón.[43] In 2024 she led the Independent Spirit Award nominated US-Argentine film Chronicles of a Wandering Saint.

Other artistic endeavors

Villa wrote an opera, “Tortita” (Pancake) for children which was staged in 1983.[44] It was co-authored by Marta Merajver-Kurlat and the score was written by composer Carlos Constantini. The set was designed by Rosa Buk and it was performed under the direction of Jorge Roca at the Stained Glass Theater in Buenos Aires.

In an effort to help rising young actors, Villa also teaches. She has offered seminars on the "History of Argentine Theater" for the Sociedad Argentina de Gestión de Actores Intérpretes (SAGAI) (Management Company of Argentinean Interpretive Actors),[45] and at La Casa de Moreira.[46]

Personal life

Villa is an amateur sculptor and enjoys music, the arts, cooking, and gardening. She is married and has one son, Francisco.

Awards

Performance

Film

Chronicles of a Wandering Saint (film) (2023) Ritahttps://www.hoperunshighfilms.com/chronicles-of-a-wandering-saint

Theater

Television

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Villa, Mónica. Nuestros Actores. Nuestros Actores. 16 May 2015. Argentina. Spanish. 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20180630225736/http://www.nuestrosactores.com.ar/index.php/component/content/article/19-actrices/1367-villa-monica. 30 June 2018. dead.
  2. News: Lamazares. Silvina. E Confesionario: Monica Villa. 16 May 2015. Clarín. 3 July 2010. Argentina. Spanish.
  3. News: Hay un sello que yo les pongo a mis personajes. 16 May 2015. La Capital MDQ. 18 February 2012. Mar del Plata, Argentina. Spanish.
  4. News: Schoo. Ernesto. Presencia de José González Castillo. 16 May 2015. La Nacion. 22 October 2011. Argentina. Spanish.
  5. Web site: Rolando Revagliatti Teatro & etc. Revagliatti. Revagliatti. 16 May 2015. Argentina. Spanish. 24 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924090411/http://www.revagliatti.com.ar/teatro.html. dead.
  6. Web site: Fando y Lys - 1980. Acceder. Ministére de la Culture. 16 May 2015. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spanish.
  7. Book: Pellettieri. Osvaldo. De Lope de Vega a Roberto Cossa : (teatro español, iberoamericano y argentino). 1994. Ed. Galerna [u.a.]. Buenos Aires. 950-556-322-1. 50. 16 May 2015. Spanish.
  8. Web site: Lúcida resurrección de una farsa consagrada. Acceder. Ministerio de Culture. 16 May 2015. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spanish.
  9. Web site: Teatro Abierto 1982 - Obras y elencos. Teatro del Pueblo-SOMI. Teatro del Pueblo-SOMI. 16 May 2015. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spanish.
  10. Web site: Antonio Gasalla cuatro años después. Acceder. Ministerio de Cultura. 16 May 2015. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spanish.
  11. Web site: El amor y el dolor, al son del "tap". Acceder. Ministerio de Cultura. 16 May 2015. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spanish.
  12. News: Cruz. Alejandro. Estrena el bicho raro de Mónica Villa. 16 May 2015. La Nacion. 20 March 1998. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spanish.
  13. News: El director Carlos Gandolfo se alzó anoche con el ACE de Oro. 16 May 2015. La Capital. 11 December 2002. Argentina. Spanish.
  14. Web site: Mónica Villa. Alternativa Teatral. Alternativa Teatral. 15 May 2015. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spanish.
  15. News: Otorgarán los premios Trinidad Guevara. 16 May 2015. Noticias Urbanas. 27 June 2005. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spanish.
  16. News: El teatro tuvo su noche de premios. 16 May 2015. La Plata-Diario Hoy. 30 June 2005. Argentina. 18. Spanish.
  17. News: Dos vagabundos que aún esperan. 16 May 2015. La Nacion. 15 June 2007. Argentina. Spanish.
  18. News: Secretos de ocho mujeres. 16 May 2015. El Litoral. 26 October 2011. Argentina. Spanish.
  19. News: Angel Pereyra Inauguro la Temporada del Teatro Municipal Trinidad Guevara a Sala Llena. 15 May 2015. Municipalidad de Luján. 16 April 2012. Luján, Argengina. Spanish.
  20. News: El Negro Alvarez y Cacho Buenaventura compartieron el premio Carlos de Oro. 16 May 2015. Ciudad. 15 February 2011. Argentina. Spanish.
  21. News: Premios Estrella de Mar 2015: los nominados son.... 15 May 2015. 123info. 27 January 2015. Argentina. Spanish.
  22. News: Se entregan hoy los Premios Estrella de Mar. 15 May 2015. La Capital. 2 February 2015. Mar del Plata, Argentina. Spanish.
  23. News: Todos los ganadores de los premios Estrella de Mar 2015. 15 May 2015. La Nacion. 3 February 2015. Argentina. Spanish.
  24. Web site: La patética historia de una adolescente. Acceder. Ministerio de Cultura. 16 May 2015. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spanish.
  25. Web site: Vicario. Elvira. Los Especiales de ATC "Abuso de Confianza". Elvira Vicario. Elvira Vicario. 16 May 2015. Argentina. Spanish.
  26. Web site: Soñar, conel recuerdo y valiosos testimonios. Acceder. Ministerio de Cultura. 16 May 2015. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spanish.
  27. Web site: Decir que sí a lo bueno: Gran trabajo de Graciela Dufau para el ciclo de Doria. Acceder. Ministerio de Cultura. 16 May 2015. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spanish.
  28. Web site: Fiscales: justos y pecadores: Entrevista con los protagonistas de Fiscales. Acceder. Ministerio de Cultura. 16 May 2015. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spanish.
  29. Web site: Elenco de Chiquititas. Telenovelas. Telenovelas. 16 May 2015. Argentina. Spanish.
  30. News: Se conocieron los nominados a los Martín Fierro. 16 May 2015. Los Andes. 1 April 2004. Argentina. Spanish.
  31. Web site: Sábado 29: Bloque III. Rosario. Municipalidad de Rosario. 15 May 2015. Rosario, Argentina. Spanish. April 2004. Mónica Villa (actriz - como Susana).
  32. News: Soler. Paula. Las anécdotas del elenco de Esperando la carroza. 15 May 2015. La Nacion. 6 May 2015. Argentina. Spanish.
  33. News: Hurt wins for Spider Woman. 15 May 2015. UPI. UPI. 7 December 1985.
  34. Web site: Historia del Festival: Palmarés 1975 - 2004. Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva. Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva. 15 May 2015. Huelva, Spain. Spanish. November 2005.
  35. News: Serrano. Leonardo. Esperando la Carroza: Al Gran Grotesco Argentino, ¡SALUD!. 16 May 2015. Locox el Cine. 22 October 2010. Argentina. Spanish.
  36. News: Estreno de Esperando la carroza. 16 May 2015. AEM. Efemérides. 6 May 2015. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spanish.
  37. Web site: Tacos Altos. La Pampa.edu. La Pampa. 16 May 2015. Argentina. Spanish.
  38. Web site: De eso no se habla (I Don't Want to Talk About It) (1993). Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. 16 May 2015.
  39. Foster. David William. De eso no se habla: A Film of Queer Difference. María Luisa Bemberg Entre lo Político y lo Personal. Autumn 2002. 27. 1. 177–192. 27763821. Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos.
  40. Escudero. Mónica. Tragedy in María Luisa Bemberg's De eso no se habla. María Luisa Bemberg Entre lo Político y lo Personal. Autumn 2002. 27. 1. 193–206. 27763822. Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos.
  41. Mazar. Del Cine en Argentina. Proyecto Graduacion. 2009. 25. 16 May 2015. University of Palermo. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spanish.
  42. News: Monteagudo. Luciano. Largo viaje del día hacia la noche. 16 May 2015. Página 12. 4 November 2011. Argentina. Spanish.
  43. Web site: Wild Tales (2015). Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. 16 May 2015.
  44. Web site: Muela Sopeña. Ana . Los CicIistas Blancos. Poesia de Mujeres. Poesia de Mujeres. 16 May 2015. Argentina. Spanish. June 24, 2011.
  45. Web site: Ser profesionales, un trabajo conjunto. Sociedad Argentina de Gestión de Actores Intérpretes. Sociedad Argentina de Gestión de Actores Intérpretes. 16 May 2015. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spanish.
  46. Web site: Seminario de Historia del Teatro Argentino. Edgardo Moreira. Edgardo Moreira. 16 May 2015. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spanish.
  47. News: Simpáticas viñetas porteñas. 16 May 2015. La Nacion. 16 October 2004. Argentina. Spanish.
  48. News: Mónica Villa entre la televisión y el teatro. 16 May 2015. Eldia. 11 June 2007. Argentina. Spanish.
  49. News: Mónica Villa: "Es un honor hacer un personaje que esté en la memoria colectiva de la gente". 16 May 2015. La Mañana de Cordoba. 2 February 2011. Cordoba, Argentina. Spanish.

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