Benito Gutmacher (born 13 February 1950, Buenos Aires) son of Jewish Polish immigrants, is an actor, author and theatre and film director. In 1971, he went to Paris where he presented his one-man show "Le Cri du Corps". Since then, he has been acting for more than 40 years in many European theaters and festivals.

Biography

Benito Gutmacher followed theatre courses in Buenos Aires with

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and the dancer Iris Scaccheri, he travelled to Paris in 1971 where he presented his one-man show ''Le cri du corps'' ("The Cry of the Body") which received a positive review in Le Monde. After that, he acted during more than 30 years in theatres and festivals in France, Europe, Latin America and the USA. In 1972, he played at the ''Théâtre des Nations'' in Paris under the direction of Jean-Louis Barrault. In 1975, after a performance at the ''Teatro Regina'' in Buenos Aires, he was mentioned in the newspaper Clarín as one of the best actors of the year. In 1978, he met Alejandro Jodorowsky who suggested presenting his show ''Tarot'' in Paris. In 1990, he performed at the

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in New York and was described in The New York Times as "a virtuoso of movement".New York Times, June 5, 1990
/ref> Gutmacher settled definitively in Europe where he worked for 15 years with Hector Malamud and Carlos Trafic. In Germany, he presented more than 25 plays with independent groups. In 1991, he directed "Paradise Later", a one-man show by Stephan Schulberg, member of The Living Theatre. In 2020, he wrote and directed the feature film: "The Man in the Café", starring Carlos Trafic (co-Author screenplay) and Araceli Fernandez González. The film was release 2021 in Vimeo as well as in different Film Festivals on the Internet. Gutmacher has been directing dozens of courses and workshops in Germany, France and Switzerland. Since 1981 he lives in Freiburg, Germany. He is married and has four children and 9 grandchildren.

One man shows

*Le Cri du Corps (Paris, 1972) *Hamlet 74 (Paris, 1974) *Tarot (Paris, 1980) *Business-Business (Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, 1983) *Art and Toilet Paper (Freiburg im Breisgau, 1997)

References

External links

Official Website
* ttps://www.youtube.com/benitogutmacher Portrait 2006br>The Man in the Café - Trailer
1950 births Living people German mimes Argentine male stage actors Argentine people of Polish-Jewish descent Jewish Argentine male actors German male stage actors Jewish German male actors Jewish mimes Argentine theatre directors German theatre directors {{Argentina-actor-stub