MADRID, Spain.- This July 20 marks the tenth anniversary of the death of Raúl Eguren, one of the great actors of Cuban cinema, theater and television.
Among the films for which he is remembered stand out guantanamera (1994), by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío; Nothing (2001), by Juan Carlos Cremata; and The man from Maisinicú (1973) and Mauritius diary pages (2006), both by Manuel Pérez Paredes.
While on television he left his mark for his performances in the adventures Black and white No! (Julio, Adriana’s grandfather), the telenovela Passion and Prejudice (patron Don Pedro) and the policeman his own war (father of Tavo), among many others.
His last performance, symbolic, was near the end of his life, in the novel Diana, by Rudy Mora, who added his character as a kind of tribute.
Raúl Eguren, born in Sumidero, Pinar del Río province, on August 12, 1920, also dedicated a large part of his life to teaching, as a professor for more than twenty years at the National School of Art (ENA). Among his students were Isabel Santos, Beatriz Valdés, Albertico Pujol, Luis Alberto Garcia, Jorge and Omar Ali.
In 2002 he received the National Award for Artistic Education in 2003 and the National Television Award in 2008, for his lifetime work.
