Ismael Morandini

Ismael Morandini; (July 6, 1978 – August 25, 2010) was an Argentine playwright and theatre actor. He acted in twenty plays, usually in or around Catamarca and Tucumán. He was part of the "Iron Maider" troupe created by Sebastian Mancilla Olivares. In 1996, at age eighteen, he starred alongside Juliana Reyes, Az Martínez and Lu Rodriguez in La Enfermedad Incurable. He was considered one of the best playwrights and actors of his province.

Early life Morandini was born on July 14, 1978, in Aguilares, Tucumán. He had an upper class upbringing by virtue of being the only child of a lawyer and a doctor. He showed acting skills from a young age, portraying popular characters during his elementary school years.

Career

Morandini portrayed Manuel, a boy haunted by ghosts, in Imanol Berrio's Razas Misteriosas (Strange Races). After Razas Misteriosas, he starred in Nunca Me Dan Para Comer (They Never Give Me Enough Money To Eat) under the same director and was honored for his portrayal of Horacio, a bulimic boy who changes his way of life after the death of his parents. Morandini pursued a career in theatre after college, but changed his plans after relocating to San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Catamarca, where he joined Chilean director Sebastian Mancilla Olivares's theatre troupe. Morandini then starred in La Enfermedad Incurable as the character of Juan Marchetti. He later established his own theatre troupe, named "The Horace: Con Mucha Onda".

Death

In mid-2009, Ismael was involved in a car accident that took his life in Tucumán, Catamarca. He spent a week in the hospital before passing.

Body of Work Year Title 1985 Razas misteriosas 1985 Nunca me dan para comer 1986 Mama ¿me mima? 1986 Juanito el vecino 1986 ¡Nos alejemos y listo! 1988 Un día lo veremos 1988 La llovizna impertinente 1988 No los vi sufrir 1989 Me robaron el corazón 1989 Flores de Acero 1990 Los incorregibles 1990 Simplemente me gustas 1990–1991 El Jorobado de Notre Dame 1991 Lizzie, es una monja 1991 Por favor ámame 1992 Amar a los hijos 1993 Yo me bajo en la otra esquina… ¿y usted? 1993 El cuarto de la abuela Samanta 1994 La linda es la del frente 1995 El límite ¿Qué limite? 1996 La Enfermedad Incurable 1998 No me queres 1998 La verdad duele 1998 Las palabras se las lleva la sopa de caldo 1999 Hijos de mil ladrones 2000 Eclipse Solar 2001 Caretas, sínicos, hipócritas… todos son geniales

Playwright

1990 — Simplemente me gustas 1991 — Lizzie, es una monja 1991 — Por favor ámame 2001 — Caretas, sínicos, hipócritas… todos son geniales

Trivia

Members of The Horace: con mucha onda go on tour across Argentine and perform the works of the group's founder.