He played at club level for Oriente Petrolero, Blooming, Bolvar, The Strongest and Aurora in Bolivia, as well as Cerro Porteo from Paraguay. Joaquin began his journey as a filmmaker a few years before enrolling at Full Sail University, he studied at Universidad Catlica Boliviana - Diakonia in Bolivia and in Universidad del Self | Because of his involvement as progressive journalist he has twice. message from the creator of BoliviaBella.com. He studied in the United States and made his debut with the movie Jonah and the Pink Whale which earned him the best script award from the Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano Foundation. Read on to learn more about 11 of the greatest and most famous Bolivian singers in history. He is the author of several books on film and [communication for social change, as well as documentary films, photographic exhibits and hundreds of articles in journals. He has exhibited his creations both individually and collectively in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, the United States and Japan. Stella Fernandez She became a sex symbol in 1966 when she starred in a remake of "One Million Years B.C." She is considered the most famous Bolivian poet, and is credited as founding the country's feminist movement. In 1982, he founded Tra-La-La Show, a theater company that was popular for its plays that combined comedy with singing and dancing, and in which Traves had a mainstay role as El Charanguito, a lovable goofy character. Domitila de Chungara was born on May 7, 1937 in La Paz, Bolivia. Simen Roncal A composer, musician and music teacher born in Sucre in 1870, he began as a child pianist taught by his own father, a musicologist, and then with a Spaniard piano instructor. By the end of his first year Gingold noted so much progress in Laredo that he suggested he study under violin master Ivan Galamian, whom he considered the best in the world. She died on June 9, 2019 in La Paz, Bolivia. Erwin Snchez Freking is a retired Bolivian footballer. Alcides Arguedas (July 15, 1879 in La Paz May 6, 1946 in Chulumani) was a Bolivian writer and historian. For his 50 years in cinema, he was awarded the Premio Nacional de Cultura, the highest State-given arts award in the country, and received also an Honoris Causa doctoral degree as well as being paid a public homage by the Huelva Film Festival in Spain. Arguably the biggest name in Bolivian art, Roberto Mamani Mamani is an indigenous Aymara whose artwork incorporates the symbols and traditions of his forefathers. They would also present other popular songs, such as Lgrimas negras, Mentirosa, El canto de las aves, and the 2004 performance with Mexican singer Laura Len of their second biggest hit, El hombre es como el oso. The band recorded six albums between 1995 an 2009, the most popular being Apretato and Dame chocolate y te doy bombn. This very successful band, winner of numerous awards, a Premio Lo Nuestro and Billboard nominations amongst others, dissolved in 2011 after two decades on stage, but their singer Fabio Zambrana has continued his musical career as a composer and music producer, working with famous singers like Alejandra Guzmn and Ricky Martin. The people below are listed by their popularity, so the most recognizable names are at the top of the list. Jaime Mendoza-Nava was born on December 1, 1925, in La Paz, Bolivia, where he received his early musical training. It is believed that there wouldnt be Bolivia if not Bolivar. He studied architecture in La Paz and attended The International School of Cinema and Video of San Antonio de de los Baos, Cuba. Her very first opportunity to work on television was in the soap opera "Corazones al lmite", playing Malka. Id like to study and be able to master the flamenco. your Facebook account, or anywhere that someone would find this page valuable. She is one of the founders of the Manzana Uno Art Gallery which features famous artists from all over the world. As a result, Jessica went on to participate in numerous fashion competitions in Europe the USA and Mexico as well as having succeeded in many beauty competitions. His most significant work, Bronze Race (1919), is considered one of the most influential Bolivian literary works and a precursor of the indigenism. Photo Source Antonio Eguino A movie director born in La Paz in 1938. She has been married to Franjo Pooth since May 18, 2004. At first only the three oldest members of the family formed the group along with Edwin Villarroel, a friend of theirs. Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz A politician, writer and university professor, born in Cochabamba in 1931, he was a combative congress member, whose ideas eventually got him jailed. Simon Bolivar is one of the countrys founders. She has also gained a title Miss Bolivia in 2008. Find out more about the greatest Bolivians, including Evo Morales, Jaime Escalante, Hugo Banzer, Carlos Mesa and Antonio Jos de Sucre. You can read about more famous Bolivians by visiting our, Please take a moment to read this personal Adrian Hurtado Bravo was born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, to actor Hernn Hurtado. In concert he plays every piece by memory. A renowned but controversial politician, poet, philosopher and writer born in 1879, Franz Tamayo Solares was so influential there is an entire province in the western part of Bolivia bearing his name. 5 . He was a singer first, and recorded half a dozen albums. Mamani Mamani is instantly recognizable for his bright, colorful style with Andean subjects such as cholitas, condors and the moon. He has directed a total of seven movies to date among other work, and is the only Bolivian to have won the Concha de Oro award at the San Sebastin Film Festival in Spain. Jaime Junaro was born in 1949 in Oruro, Bolivia. In 1955 Laredo gave a concert in Washington and was featured in Time and Life magazines, and many American newspapers. He co-founded the Bolivian Film School, the first in the country, half a century ago, where the first group of Bolivias movie stars was trained. She was previously married to Ruth Laredo. He might be recognized by his nickname Andean Rockefeller. Copy and paste it, adding a note of your own, into your blog, a Web page, forums, a blog comment, He moved to Bolivia at a very young age and has developed his entire artistic career in this country, debuting as a directors assistant and head of production for two movies by Eguino, another Bolivian director. His movies are different from those of other Bolivian directors in that they fall into the comedy genre, with a style similar to the old Hollywood comedies from the 40s and 50s but adapted to the countrys customs and idiosyncrasies. Indigenous actors and international actors, such as Geraldine Chaplin, have participated in his movies, making him one of Bolivia's most famous filmmakers. He has also worked as a producer, and has directed and acted in musicals and operas in the United States, one of which he brought to Bolivia recently. Hes filmed two full-length movies, the first in 1989 was called La Cruel Martina, and earned him the prestigious award at the Llama de Plata Film Festival. Peter Traves Theatre actor and director from Cochabamba, born in 1957. Simon Bolivar was a president of Bolivia from August 12, 1825 till December 29, 1825. He is considered the greatest portrait painter in the country to date. He died on March 26, 2020 in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, USA. La Paz has produced a number of famous personalities, including educators, philanthropists, actresses, models, political leaders etc. Leopoldo Benedetto Vincenti An Italian-born composer from Rome, where he was born in 1815. He was assassinated during the military dictatorship of the 1980's for starting lawsuits against members of the military juntas. He has Violeta Ayala is a Quechua filmmaker, writer, artist and technologist. Affectionately referred to as "the internet's boyfriend," Oscar Isaac was born in Guatemala and is half Cuban. The country has rased several generations of prominent writers, actors, models, sportsmen and philosophers. Over the past few years he has shown a more realist trend, as can be seen in exhibits throughout Santa Cruz art galleries. He is also called the father of Bolivia because the country was actually named after him. Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it? From 200609, Snchez managed the Bolivian national team, after having appeared as a player in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the countrys third participation. He grew up between the city and a valley about 3 hours away where an aunt lived. She was an actress, known for The Night of San Juan (1971) and Women of the Mine (2014). His poetry, though individual to the point of being difficult to classify, bears some similarities with surrealist literature. He stayed in the country doing short movies and documentaries, and as head of the Bolivian Film Institute until 1960, and then he lived in exile till 1983, when he returned and filmed at least four more movies before he retired. He also writes and publishes essays on theater acting. Gastn Surez (born January 27, 1929 November 6, 1984) was a Bolivian novelist and dramatist. your Facebook account, or anywhere that someone would find this page valuable. Marina Nez del Prado A sculptor born in La Paz between 1908 and 1912. Julia Vargas Weise was born in 1942 in Cochabamba, Bolivia. You can read about more famous Bolivians by visiting our, Please take a moment to read this personal Then she moved to California, USA, to debut on the big screen in 2012 with a role on the movie The man who shook the hand of Vicente Fernandez. She has also starred in Bolivian movies, such as Los Andes no creen en Dios and the German-Bolivian movie Escrbeme postales a Copacabana. More recently, she has filmed Los Olvidados, which is also her first production, and married. Rodrigo Bellot A director and producer born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. She was a director and writer, known for Sealed Cargo (2015), Esito sera La vida es un carnaval (2004) and Patricia, una vez basta (2005). A prominent Bolivian poet and philosopher, he wrote a number of educational treatises and also practiced law, journalism, and diplomacy. Arturo Lora A movie actor born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in 1950, he began as a tramoyista and theater stenographers assistant. These writers are among the most prominent in their field, and information about each well-known writer from Bolivia is included when available. He died on June 7, 2021 in La Paz, Bolivia. These include Miss Mundo Latina, which she won in Miami in 2003. Dubbed Platini, he played as an attacking midfielder, with scoring range. List of famous people from Bolivia, including photos when available. Accordingly, he is often viewed as a sort of pote maudit, or cursed poet. He began working at a very young age as well and went on to study computer programming. He died on July 29, 2022 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. message from the creator of BoliviaBella.com. He co-founded the Sucre Philharmonic Orchestra, and was director of bands in the city and in Potosi, working tirelessly in his own compositions and in teaching. They have two children. She is an actress and producer, known for Voice of Syria, Curse of the Mayans (2017) and The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez (2012). The state governments Culture secretary has given his name to the Peter Traves Theater Festival; and though diminished, the company he created still exists and is run by his relatives. Ren Barrientos Ortuo was a Bolivian military officer and politician who served as his countrys Vice President in 1964 and as its President from 1964 to 1969. Senz was openly, unashamedly, bisexual. He also spent a couple of years in the Colombian Professional League with Ccuta Deportivo, Independiente Medelln, Deportivo Pasto and Deportes Tolima. His beautiful and very colorful works of art are collected and exhibited worldwide. Age: Dec. at 73 (1854-1928) He ran for president 8 times, winning in 1951, 1960, 1964, and 1985. He was an actor, known for Sexual Dependency (2003). Among some of the over 160 portraits she has been commissioned to paint is that of Pope Benedict XVI and she has also painted or created works of art for several national and international authorities, including Bolivia's current President, Evo Morales Aima. His composed mostly folkloric rhythms from Tarija, such as the cueca. Here are 10 Most Famous Bolivian People 1. The film Stand and Deliver is based on his life. He founded an acting group called Quartocreciente, which continues today. Founder of the EMUSA art society and gallery, the Erotic Movement section of the Sao Paulo Biannual Art Festival and the Banco de Ideas in Santa Cruz, where he presently lives and works as a professor in state and private universities. She graduated from the Escuela de Bellas Artes in that city and later became a teacher and one of its directors. Jorge Padilla Jorge Padilla, a Bolivian artist from Santa Cruz, paints and sculpts with a loose and passionate intensity that has earned him several awards both in Bolivia and other countries. After leaving their native city for the Eastern capital in hopes of a better future, they built their own company there, named Chaplin Show after celebrated British silent actor Charles Chaplin, and debuted in 1895 with a comedy play. He is an actor and writer, known for Pas trs normales activits (2013), Papa (2005) and Casablanca driver (2004). This is one of the most traditional dishes of Bolivia and was made famous on the famous TV show Master Chef. He is married to Aleyda Reyes from Puerto Rico. He also served as Vice-President to Andrs de Santa Cruz y Calahumana between 1835 and 1839. Verona Pooth is a German television personality, beauty pageant winner, and an occasional actress. Self | His father was Alfonso Gumucio Reyes, a leader of the Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario (MNR), Minister of Economy during the Government of Vctor Paz Estenssoro, and Ambassador to Uruguay and Spain. He worked as a professor for a while, and had directed one soap opera and a couple of short films before he became known for his first film, Cuestin de Fe, that won eleven national and international awards, amongst them one offered by the Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano Festival. Gustavo Snchez Salazar was born on July 10, 1928 in Totora, Cochabamba, Bolivia. Sacrificio: Who Betrayed Che Guevara. Hes acted in over twenty films and more than one hundred plays. Zulma Yugar A folk singer born in Oruro in 1955, she is one of the few Bolivian musicians named Embajadora de la Cancin for her work in the divulgation of traditional rhythms, songs, music and compositions nationally and internationally. In Bolivia sometimes referred to colloquially as "gringo bolivianos" or "yanqui llocallas". Since then both the orchestra and the choir, the only ones whose members are exclusively indigenous, have been the stars of both the national and international versions of the Baroque Music Festival and have also traveled overseas. He ha played the guitar and composed music since he was eight years old and for a time was a member of a trio until he launched his solo career in the 1990s. Bolivia's most famous female classical folk singer, Zulma Yugar has received international recognition for her strong vocal range that swings between impossibly high and low notes, almost reminiscent of European opera. He was studying Law in his city, but had to go into exile twice due to dictatorial persecution in Bolivia and Chile, and arrived in France with a scholarship from the French government to continue his education. This famous filmmaker also filmed a biographical movie about the president still in office, Evo Morales, called Evo Pueblo, and is giving the finishing touches to his latest full-length film Boquern, about a famous siege during the Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay, which Antezana has said will be also his last film after a two-decade long career in filmmaking. In addition to working as a script writer and producer on several movies, he has written and directed three of his own. His story laid a base for a famous movie Scarface. He is known for Ozark (2017), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Dirty (2005). He never studied composition and prefers to interpret pieces others have composed. Moreover, he made a made a billion dollar fortune out of the industry and became one of the wealthiest persons in the world. He has worked in five continents on social development projects, as a communication for development specialist. He has also collaborated on magazines dedicated to the cinema arts. In 2009 he was loaned to Independiente Medelln. Tito Kuramotto A painter born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in 1941. In 1999 Raquel Welch visited Bolivia for the first time, as the star guest of the first Iberoamerican Film Festival. Throughout his life, Senz struggled with alcoholism, a struggle about which he frequently wrote in his poems. He played in several football clubs of South America where he gained world fame. His third, of which he was also a producer, La ley de la noche, is the first GLBT movie in Bolivia as well, and won a Special Mention in the Madrid Film Festival in 2005. It was there that he discovered his fascination with the guitar. In 2004 she married Franjo Pooth, a German entrepreneur. It has been said that he paints vehemently and violently, yet silently, with constant perseverance and persistence. She is a producer and actress, known for Web Therapy (2008), Web Therapy (2011) and 16-Love (2012). 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