Nelson Brodt

Nelson Omar Brodt Chávez is a Chilean actor, director, dramatist, and teacher, with an extensive career in theater, film, and television.

Career

Nelson Brodt began his career at the Theater of the University of Concepción, where he developed an intense theatrical focus. In 1971 he emigrated to Santiago, where he participated as an actor in the Theater Company, the Los Cuatro Theater Company, the Nuevo Popular Theater, and the. In these years he also made his television debut on telenovelas such as ' and '.
In 1981 he directed ' by Juan Radrigán. This production was well-received by critics and the public, both in Chile and abroad. He then adapted numerous works, including Candida Eréndida, Páramo, Chiloé cielos cubiertos, and Ánimas de día claro. He also dabbled in dramaturgy, writing plays such as Crónica de mujeres, El aprendiz, Siete golpes de arena, and Pide tres deseos. He took the last on a tour to Spain, where it received praise from specialized critics. In 2004 he was distinguished with the Santiago Municipal Literature Award, Theater Genre.
On television, he has participated in productions such as ', ', and ', highlighted by leading roles in ', ', and . In 2008 he joined the cast of the hit series Los 80, where he had a lauded performance. In cinema he has acted in films such as Hechos consumados, Fiestapatria, and Y de pronto el amanecer.
In parallel to his artistic activity, he has taught at various institutions and universities.

Theater

Works as director

Redoble fúnebre para lobos y corderos, Juan RadrigánHechos consumados, Juan RadrigánCandida Eréndida, Gabriel García MárquezPeter and the Wolf, Music by ProkofievManuel Leonidas Donaire y las cinco mujeres que lloraban por él, Alejandro Sieveking, Teatro ItineranteNo Exit. Jean-Paul SartreOedipus Rex, Sophocles, adaptation by Isidora AguirrePáramo, Juan Rulfo, dramatic adaptation and direction by Nelson BrodtRinconete y Cortadillo, Miguel de Cervantes, dramatic adaptation by Jorge DíazChiloé cielos cubiertos, María Asunción RequenaMartín Rivas, Alberto Blest GanaAlsino mapuche. Pedro Prado, dramatic adaptation and direction by Nelson BrodtTres marías y una rosa, David Benavente, Theater of the University of ConcepciónEl Buscón, Quevedo, dramatic adaptation and direction by Nelson BrodtMujeres con trenzas negras, collective creation and by Mireya MorenoPide tres deseos, staging and direction by Nelson BrodtLife of Galileo, Bertolt BrechtCrónica de mujeres, staging and direction by Nelson BrodtEl aprendiz, staging and direction by Nelson BrodtGalanes, Roberto FontanarrosaMamma mía, la policía, Dario FoSiete golpes de arena, staging and direction by Nelson BrodtLes Précieuses ridicules, Molière, dramatic adaptation and direction by Nelson BrodtÁnimas de día claro, Alejandro Sieveking, National Theater

Works as playwright

Pide tres deseos, assembled based on figures from Chilean popular mythologyCrónica de mujeres, work about women's claims in the 20th century in ChileEl aprendiz, popular satirical comedySiete golpes de arena, Municipal Literature Award, Theater Genre

Works as actor

Tela de cebolla, Gloria Cordero, Teatro Nuevo Popular, CUT - UTE25 años después, Pedro Vianna, Company of Los CuatroEl embajador, Isabel Allende, Company of Los CuatroLa maldición de la palabra, Manuel Garrido, Teatro Nuevo Popular, CUT - UTELa viuda de Apablaza, Germán Luco Cruchaga, direction by Rafael BenaventeRancagüa, 1814, Fernando Cuadra, National Theater, direction by Patricio CamposThe Good Doctor, Neil Simon, Chamber Theater, direction by Alejandro CastilloJosé, Egon Wolff, Chamber Theater, direction by Alejandro CastilloVerde Julia, Paul Ableman, direction by Raúl BarrientosThree Sisters, Anton Chekhov, direction by Eugenio Guzmán, Theater of the University of ConcepciónArlequín servidor de dos patrones, Carlo Goldoni, direction by Agustín Siré, Theater of the University of ConcepciónEl umbral, José Chestá, direction by Roberto Navarrete, Theater of the University of ConcepciónThe Zoo Story, Edward Albee, direction by Raúl Barrientos

Academic activities

He was creator, director, and teacher of the School of Acting, Bellas Artes neighborhood, Santiago, Chile.
He was director of the USACH Theater Group.
He was professor of "Introduction to Staging" and "Direction of Actors" at the National Film School.
He participates in the Explora-CONICYT Program "Dissemination and Assessment of Science and Technology through Dramaturgy".
He directed the first generation of graduates of Theater Acting, University of Valparaíso.
He currently works as a professor of Theater at the University of Santiago, Chile, USACH.

Awards and distinctions

Santiago Municipal Literature Award, Theater Genre, for Siete golpes de arenaHechos consumados, Best Play of the Year, Art Critics' Circle AwardLa Cándida Eréndira, Best Play of the Year, Art Critics' Circle AwardÁnimas de día claro, Special Distinction, Art Critics' Circle AwardHechos consumados, Best Production of the Season, El Mercurio newspaperAlsino mapuche, Best Production, Teatro de la Juventud Festival AwardPide tres deseos, Best Production and Best Director, Ene Theater Festival, Municipality of SantiagoMujeres de trenzas negras, Won Traveling Theater Contest of the Ministry of EducationThe Good Doctor, "Laurel de Plata" Award of the newspaper Las Últimas Noticias
Retrospective show of the work of Nelson Brodt, Auditorium Telefónica, Santiago, Chile
Invited to the First Festival of Latin American Theater, with La Cándida Eréndira, Córdoba, Argentina
Invited to the "Comitato Internazionale 8 de Marzo" in Italy, tour with Mujeres con Trenzas Negras
Invited to the National Unified Theater Encounter - TENU, meeting with teachers of Chilean theater