C. Alvares

Celestino Santana Francisco Alvares (1 August 1920 – 27 February 1999), known professionally as C. Alvares, was an Indian actor, singer, playwright, and director known for his work in Konkani films and '' tiatr'' productions.

Career

Alvares specialised in composing and singing poignant duets on various social issues, so he was called the "King of Duets". He acted in two of the most memorable Konkani films, including ''Amchem Noxib'' (1963), '' Nirmon'' (1966), ''Mhoji Ghorkarn'', '' Bhuierantlo Munis'', and ''Uddta to Buddta''. He received the award for best actor for ''Nirmon'', while the film won a National Award.

Alvares is credited with renewing the trend of female participation on the Konkani stage. He encouraged the maximum number of girls who succeeded in earning a reputation for themselves as actresses. Actresses whom he introduced on the Konkani stage were Shalini Mardolkar, Philomena Braz, Carmen Rose, Cecilia Machado, Antonette Mendes, Mohana Cabral, Ophelia, Jessie Dias, and Betty Ferns.

Alvares has written 107 tiatrs besides acting in thousands of tiatrs during the span of 60 years that he served the tiatr stage. Because of his lifelong work, he has been called the greatest contributor to the Konkani stage. He also produced the Konkani film ''Faxi Mogachi''.

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Singers from Goa
Konkani-language singers
1999 deaths
1920 births
Tiatrists
20th-century Indian male singers
20th-century Indian singers
Male actors from Goa
Writers from Goa
Film directors from Goa
20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Indian male actors
20th-century Indian people
Indian male film actors