Roberto Vidal Bolaño was a Galician playwright and actor being honored on Galician Literature Day. He was born in 1950 in Santiago de Compostela and wrote many plays in Galician to promote the language and experiment with theater. Vidal Bolaño also acted in films and television shows throughout his career before passing away in 2002, leaving a significant impact on Galician literature and theater through his critically acclaimed works.

1. G A L I C I A N P L A Y W R I G H T
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G A L I C I A N L I T E R A T U R E D A Y
ROBERTO VIDAL BOLAÑO

2. Roberto Vidal Bolaño
 He was a Galician playwright and actor.
 Galician literature day is dedicated to him this year.

3. Galician Literature Day
 It is a public holiday observed
in Galicia. It has taken place
on May 17 since 1963.
 The first celebration took
place in 1963 to
commemorate the centenary
of Cantares gallegos, the first
work written in the Galician
language by Rosalía de Castro
(1837–1885), who later
became one of the most
important poets in the history
of Galicia. Cantares gallegos
was first published on May
17, 1863 and this year we
celebrate its 150 anniversary.

4. His personal life
 He was born in Santiago de
Compostela.
 He was born on July 31,
1950.
 He died when he was 52 on
September,11 (2002).
 He was an actor and a writer.
 He was from Galicia. And his
language was Gallego.

5.  He married twice.
 In 1976 he married Laura
Ponte Santasmarinas but
they separated in 1988.
 He married Belen
Quintans in 1992.
 His both wives were
actresses.
 He had three children:
Roi Miguel and Carme.

6. He was an actor
A director
A producer
His professional life
He worked in a bank
Films
Plays

7. He was a playwright
Some of his works: ( in Galego)
 Laudamuco, señor de Ningures (1976, Pico Sacro)
 Bailadela da morte ditosa (1980, 1992, Sotelo Blanco).
 Agasallo de sombras (1992, El Correo Gallegos).
 Cochos (1992, Sotelo Blanco)
 Días sen gloria (1992, Deputación da Coruña)
 Saxo tenor (1993, Xerais)
 As actas escuras (1994).
 Touporroutou da lúa e do sol (farsada choqueira para
actores e bonecos, ou viceversa) (1996, AS-PG).
 Doentes (1998, Deputación da Coruña). A ópera de a
patacón: versión libre para charanga e comediantes
pouco ou nada subsidiados (1998, Xerais).
 Rastros (1998, Positivas)

8. He was an actor
 He worked in films and in television series.
 Un mundo de historias (2000)
 Amor Serrano (1999)
 A lingua das bolboretas (1999)
 A noiva de medianoite (1997)
 Un café de ollos verdes (1992)
 Memorias dun parado(1991)
 O resplandor da morte (1991)
 Morosos (1990)
 Sempre Xonxa (1989)
 Os outros feirantes (1989)
 Novo de Parmuíde (1987)

9. His theatre
 With his theatre production he tried to give us a critical
approach to the society of his time and the events taking place
then.
 He also tried to renovate and restore the importance of the
Galician theatre. Criticism, innovation , experimentation &
independence are the main characteristics of his work.
 He wrote, he acted and he lived in Gallego in a period when
Gallego speakers and writers were not really well considered.
 His theatre companies were:
 Grupo Abrente
 Grupo Antroido
 Teatro do Estaribel
 Teatro do Aqui

10. Criticism and Awards
 He was an excellent author and theatre writer .
 He was awarded with some of the most well-known
theathre awards : Abrente, O Facho, Cuidad de
Valladolid, Rafael Dieste, Alvaro Cunqueiro , Xacobeo
92, Eixo Atlántico, Maria Casares…
 His figure and his works are considered essential in the
Galician theatre.
 He is not only honored in Galicia but also in the rest of
Spain ( Complutense University in Madrid; the Basque
University ; Deusto) but also in foreign countries such as
Rusia, Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Portugal and UK.

11. Acknowledgements
 Photos and information taken from Google.
 Some of his acting can be seen in YOUTUBE.
 His theatre plays and writings are being reedited
this year and are worth reading!!
• TETEG2013