Laura de la Uz | |
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| Born | 14 February 1970 |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Laura de la Uz ([ˈlawɾa ðe la ˈus]; born 14 February 1970) is a Cuban film, television and theatre actress. She appeared in the theatre drama "Un Rayo de Esperanza" in 2020 Cubacultura.[1] She was nominated for Platino Award for Best Actress twice.
Laura de la Uz graduated from the National School of Theater Instructors of Havana in 1992 (specializing in acting, directing and pedagogy). While still a student, in 1990, she starred in the film Hello Hemingway directed by Fernando Pérez, for which she won the Coral Award for the best female performance at the XII International Festival of New Latin American Cinema. She has since developed a career that spans both film, theater and television. Her performances in Cuban theater classics such as "Electra Garrigó" or "La Boda" and in serials such as "Blanco y Negro ¡No!" And "Oh, La Habana!" were highly praised by the Cuban public and critics. In 2000 she graduated as an international comedian from the International School of Gesture and Image "La Mancha" in Santiago de Chile, specializing in movement, mime, masks, white pantomime, comic strip, art comedy, melodrama, choir, tragedy, jester and clown. In 2001 he directed the play "Mentita's bar" with the theater company "La Sombra", from Santiago de Chile. In 2014 she wrote and directed the play "Laura de la Uz's Reality Show", performed in three sessions at the Mella Theater in Havana in October and December 2014. de la Uz is the only actress to twice win the Coral Award for Best Actress at the Havana Film Festival. She also had two nominations for Best Actress at the Film Platino Awards.[2]
