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Miguel Hurst | |
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| Born | Miguel João de Andrade Hurst 6 June 1967 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany |
| Occupations | Actor, director, producer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Miguel João de Andrade Hurst (born 6 June 1967), popularly known as Miguel Hurst, is an Angolan actor and director of German and Portuguese descent.[1] He is best known for the roles in the films Foreign Land, Le pacte du Silence and Filhos do Vento.[2]
Personal life
[edit]He was born on 6 June 1967 in Freiburgo, Germany and raised until nine years. From 1977 to 1979, he lived in Guinea Bissau and then moved to Lisbon, Portugal from 1979 to 2003.[3] During that period, he studied at the Lisbon Theater and Film School and later founded the Pau Preto Theater Group in Lisbon. In 2003, he moved to Luanda, Angola and appointed as the director of the Angolan Institute of Audiovisual and Multimedia Cinema (IACAM).[4]
Career
[edit]In 1995, he joined the cast of Teatro Nacional D.Maria II-Lisboa. In 2007, he worked as a teacher in the discipline Introduction to Artistic Expressions at Universidade Independente, Luanda. Then from 2005 onwards, he worked on Theater History at the National Institute for Artistic Training for one year.[3]
Between 2010 and 2016, he worke at the Goethe-Institut Angola (Instituto Cultural Alemao), where he later proposed a project to the director Christiane Schulte about documenting Angola's cinema culture.[5] He was the artistic director at Semba Comunicação, acting in the television series Fora de Série.[3] Later he joined with several soap operas such as Sede de Viver, O Comba, O Testamento and Minha Terra Minha Mãe. Meanwhile, in 2015, he released the book, Angola Cinemas, in collaboration with photographer Walter Fernandes.[6]
As the founder, director and production director of the Pau Preto Theater Group, he producer several theater plays including; Os Condenados, Museu do Pau Preto, Cabral, Alimária, Idéia Karapinha, Quem, The Singing Turtle and Woza Albert.[3]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
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| 1993 | Encontros imperfeitos | António | Film | |
| 1993 | A Banqueira do Povo | António | TV series | |
| 1994 | Sozinhos em Casa | Ernesto | TV series | |
| 1994 | Um Sabor a Mel | Jimmy | TV series | |
| 1994 | Os Andrades | Rui | TV series | |
| 1995 | Foreign Land | Angolano 3 | Film | |
| 1997 | Afro Lisboa | Film | ||
| 1997 | Filhos do Vento | Arthur | TV series | |
| 1997 | Riscos | Zeca | TV series | |
| 1998 | Far from One's Eyes | Prisoner in Hospital | Film | |
| 1998 | Terra Mãe | Hugo | TV series | |
| 1999 | Jornalistas | TV series | ||
| 1999 | Esquadra de Polícia | TV series | ||
| 1999 | A Lenda da Garça | Guilherme | TV series | |
| 2001 | Jardins Proibidos | Adolfo | TV series | |
| 2002 | Super Pai | Doctor | TV series | |
| 2003 | Le pacte du silence | L'interne | Film | |
| 2004 | The Hero | Doctor Luís | Film | |
| 2010 | Regresso a Sizalinda | Adolfo | TV series | |
| 2011 | Voo Directo | Vitor | TV series | |
| 2013 | Njinga, Queen of Angola | Njali | Film | |
| 2014 | Jikulumessu | Walter Nambe | TV series | |
| 2014 | Njinga, Rainha de Angola | Njali | TV series | |
| 2017 | A Ilha dos Cães | Pedro Mbala | Film |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Miguel Hurst films". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ↑ "Miguel Hurst: Director/actor, Luanda, Angola". berlinerfestspiele. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "MIGUEL HURST: TEATRO". neovibe. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ↑ "Miguel Hurst bio". steidl. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ↑ "The unique and distinctive architectural style of Angola's cinemas". designindaba. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ↑ "Screen stars: rescuing Angola's cinemas". thespaces. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Miguel Hurst at IMDb
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