The María Casares awards recognized the career of the tailor Cloti Vaello
30 mar 2023 . Updated at 11:46 p.m.
the ones that cleana piece that conveys the rawness of an “invisible” profession for many people, won four of the major awards yesterday XXVII María Casares Theater Awards. A Association of Actors and Actresses of Galicia (AAAG), recognized this piece by the company A Panadaría, in co-production with the National Drama Center, with the awards for best show, direction, original text (in these two sections, jointly recognized Areta Bolado, Ailén Kendelmán and Noelia Castro) and leading actress (Noelia Castro). “My mother has been cleaning since she was 13 years old. She would get up at six in the morning to clean and take care of other girls that weren’t me. One day, at school they asked what our mothers did and I said I didn’t work because I was ashamed. Today I want to amend that shame and tell you that I am very proud that you are a cleaner and that this award is for you”, said Castro after receiving the award for best actress.
On the other hand, the foot pigproduced by Producións Teatrais Eccéntricas, won three awards (adaptation-translation for Quico Cadaval and Pepe Sendón, costumes for Carlos Alonso and secondary actor for Evaristo Calvo), while Smoke on the water, from Ibuprofeno Teatro, was done with two (sound space for Mon Orencio and leading actor for Josito Porto). Another two María Casares achieved At eight in the afternoon, when mothers die of the Galician Drama Center (stage space for Blanca Añón and direction of movement for Rut Balbís, the latter ex aquo). the god of popby Diego Anido, also won two awards (Lighting for Montse Piñeiro, Raquel Hernández and Pedro Fresneda and movement direction for Diego Anido himself and Guillermo Weickret, the latter ex of this).
Cachirulo puppets with their work Gela against the Verb-Swallow dragon won in the new Puppets, Objects and Animated Figures category. In the children’s show section, it was the Caramuxo Teatro company that triumphed with its play The girl who lived in a matchbox. The list of award-winning shows was completed with two works that won an award each: Papagenafrom ButacaZero (makeup for Diego Valeiras) and Overfrom Centro Dramático Galego (secondary actress for María Roja).
Recognition of the “invisible”
The tailor Cloti Vaello received the Marisa Soto honor award, with which the profession recognizes the work of people or institutions in favor of the scenic sector. “Talking about cloti is talking about a whole generation, the one that raised the professional theater in Galicia. Committed people like her who opened doors. It grew along with the professionalization of our theater. He always did it far from applause. His face is not known to theatergoers. Cloti is theater in life» highlighted from the AAAG.
A cast made up of Natalia Outeiro, Pajarito took to the stage of the Teatro Rosalía Castro in Coruña; Arturo Cobas, Johanna Hesse, Álvaro Fitinho, Beatriz Rubio, Ezra Moreno and Ptt himself, who in addition to directing and acting, signed the script with Antón Coucheiro. The artistic team was completed with Carlos Alonso in costume design and scenography, NachoFaiaLar (trio formed by Nacho Muñoz, Faia Díaz and LAR Legido) in live music and Dani Pais in lighting. During the gala, Clara Gayo read the Galician Manifesto on World Theater Day and Xosé Barato, president of the AAAG, proceeded to read the board’s speech.