Luis Merlo - Homenaje 27 - Luis Santana, Producciones Lastra

Luis Merlo - Homenaje 27

The dream of '27 is a poetic and musical journey conceived as a personal selection of texts performed and interpreted by actor Luis Merlo, who brings to this recital all the depth, sensitivity, and interpretive mastery that have made him one of the most recognized voices in the Spanish stage. Through an intimate and deeply emotional gaze, Merlo brings to life the verses of some of the great names in Spanish poetry such as Federico García Lorca, Rafael Alberti, Luis Cernuda, Pedro Salinas, or Vicente Aleixandre, turning each poem into a vivid and moving experience.

Alongside him, baritone Luis Santana and pianist Víctor Carbajo accompany this journey with a carefully crafted musical proposal that dialogues with the word, amplifying its emotion and creating an atmosphere of great scenic beauty. A show where poetry and music merge to celebrate the legacy of the Generation of '27 from a personal, intimate, and deeply human perspective.

LUIS MERLO - Performer

Born into the third generation of a family of actors, Luis Merlo, son of María Luisa Merlo and Carlos Larrañaga, has been linked to the theatre his entire life. Mario Gas gave him his first opportunity in the 1985 production of Salomé, performed by Núria Espert's company. Since then, his career has been unstoppable, participating in countless projects in film, theatre, and television.

He received a solid academic training that includes drama studies with Argentine director Ángel Ruggiero, classical and contemporary ballet with teachers such as Víctor Ullate, Carmen Roche, or Carl París, and voice classes with Robert Chantall.

He furthered his academic training abroad with several courses, such as the Lee Strasberg method in New York at the school run by Elaine Aiken and Shirley Winters, working on texts by major American authors, and at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) in London, where he studied acting, movement, and voice applied to the works of William Shakespeare.

Notable theatre performances include Los ochenta son nuestros and 321 – 322 by Ana Diosdado; Tres sombreros de copa by Mihura, directed by Gustavo Pérez Puig; Calígula, directed by José Tamayo—a highly acclaimed production and masterful performance for which he earned a well-deserved place among the best actors on the Spanish stage; Después de la lluvia, written and directed by Sergi Berbel; El visitante, directed by Ángel García Moreno and nominated for the 1998 Mayte Theatre Awards as Best Actor; La última aventura, written and directed by Ana Diosdado; Te quiero muñeca, directed by Ernesto Caballero; Gorda, directed by Tamzin Townsend—a major box-office success for which he also received the 2007 Fotogramas Award for Best Lead Actor; and Arte by Yasmina Reza, directed by Eduardo Recabarren. His latest success, this time alongside María Barranco, Tócala otra vez Sam, directed by Tamzin Townsend, earned him the 2010 Silver Fotogramas Award for Best Actor.

LUIS SANTANA - Baritone

This Zamoran baritone began his musical studies at the age of five, studying with some of the greatest teachers such as Juana Peñalver, Consuelo Barrio, María Teresa Manzano, Miguel Zanetti, and currently with the eminent Spanish tenor Pedro Lavirgen and with Teresa Berganza.

He has performed in the most important theaters and concert halls in our country: Gran Teatro del Liceo, Auditorio Nacional de Música, Fundación Juan March, Auditorio de Zaragoza, Maestranza de Sevilla, Principal de Alicante, Cervantes de Málaga, Miguel Delibes and Teatro Calderón de Valladolid, Romea de Murcia, Auditorio de León, Fundación Príncipe de Asturias, Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid, Vigo, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Gran Teatro de Córdoba, Gran Teatro de Huelva, Falla de Cádiz, Batel de Cartagena, Principal de Vitoria, Victoria Eugenia de San Sebastián, Palacio de Congresos de Granada, Mérida, Circo de Albacete, Auditorio de Cuenca, San Lorenzo del Escorial, Maestro Padilla de Almería, etc...

Cities such as Rome, Paris, Milan, Naples, Budapest, Toulon, Bucharest, Donetsk, Iași, Brașov, Lviv, Rousse, Riga, Porto, Lisbon, Vienna, Eisenach...

He has been conducted by maestros such as García, Roa, Frizzi, Osa, Wilson, Alapont, Lencko, Vasilenko, Diadura, Monsalve, Abelló, Sainz Alfaro, Ortega, Popa, Mesa, Todorov, and many others....

Memorable concerts at the Basílica del Pilar in Zaragoza in the presence of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Auditorio Nacional de Música alongside the legendary Orfeón Donostiarra with Her Majesty the Queen in attendance, Mozart’s Requiem at Seville Cathedral, Brahms’ Requiem at the Old Cathedral of Salamanca, Tribute to Victoria de los Ángeles at the church where she was baptized, Tribute to Teresa Berganza and Antón García Abril. Tribute at the Auditorio de Lleida to Ainhoa Arteta. Concert tour with the great Nati Mistral, and the late Paco Valladares, performing Spanish poetry. Inauguration of the Soriano Musical Autumn festival under the baton of Odón Alonso. Robles de Laciana Festival alongside Rosa Torres-Pardo, International Festival of Úbeda, Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, etc...

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