Oswaldo Salas

Jorge Oswaldo Salas Williams (born November 3, 1962) is a Peruvian film, TV and theater actor.

Early life Salas was born in Lima, Peru. Before dedicating himself to acting, he studied at the University of Lima where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering.

Career He studied dramatic art at the Club de Teatro of Lima and several acting workshops.

His career as an actor began in the theater in 1990 with his group "Comunicando" that released several works. The most praised by both the public and the critics was Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, directed by Ruth Escudero. This work was named one of the five best plays premiered in Lima in 1994. It was re-released in 1995 with the same success.

His TV debut was in the 2008 successful Peruvian series "Sally, la Muñequita del Pueblo" in which he starred in the secondary role of "Pepito." In 2013 he starred in the episode "Morir por un ideal" in the Peruvian series "Historias detrás de la muerte". In 2017 he performed in the miniseries "Santa Rosa de Lima", a Peruvian co-production with the cable television network EWTN in his first antagonistic role of priest-prosecutor Francisco Verdugo.

His first film appearance was in the Peruvian film "Vidas Paralelas" in 2008.

In 2009, along with three other Peruvian actors, he provided the voices for the award-winning animated Peruvian-Argentinean film Rodencia y el Diente de la Princesa (A Mouse Tale) by David Bisbano. In 2010 he traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to perform the final dubbing of the three voices (Blue the Wizard, General Rat and Edam Grandfather). He was the only Peruvian actor, whose voices were heard in the film.

In 2011, he performed in the Peruvian feature film "La Casa Rosada" by director Palito Ortega Matute. The film was finally released in 2018. Its success was hailed by audiences as well as critics.

In 2012 he worked in the multi-award-winning Peruvian film Extirpador de Idolatrías (Extirpator of Idolatries) by Manuel Siles, in which he performed the main character, police detective Waldo Mamani. In this role he won the Best Actor Award at Encuentro Mundial de Cine, in Denver, United States and at CinemAvvenire Film Festival in Rome, Italy in 2014. After the premiere in Peru in 2016, the film critic Sebastián Pimentel, from El Comercio newspaper, praised his performance with the words: "the great Oswaldo Salas". In late 2016, he was nominated by the same newspaper for Best Film Actor at Premios Luces.

In Colombia, in 2015 he starred in one of the stories of the Colombian feature film "Los Suicidios de Sara" by director Miguel Urrutia. In Peru he starred in the short film "Sonata Para un Calendario" by director Carmenrosa Vargas. The film was shown in numerous international film festivals.

In 2016 he performed in "Vivir Ilesos", the second feature film by director Manuel Siles, which premiere in Peru was on October 31, 2019.

In 2017 for the first time he was offered the role as antagonist in a film in the short film "Monstruo" by director Macarena Sturmo.

In 2018 he starred in the short film Pisahueco (Holestepper) by director Sergio Fernández Muñoz, which won in 2019 the National Short Film Contest of the Audiovisual, Phonography and New Media Department (DAFO) of the Ministry of Culture of Peru. In the evaluation report of the jury they praise his performance: "he provides an outstanding performance". He is nominated for Best Actor of the Month in January 2020 at the 12 Months Film Festival in Romania and wins the Award for Best Acting Performance in Short Film at the Košice International Monthly Film Festival in Slovakia in April 2020, the Best Actor Award at the Monthly Indie Shorts in June 2020 and more than a dozen awards at other international film festivals.

He is selected to be the first Pan American Torch Bearer of the Lima 2019 Pan American Games on the stretch of the city of Ica. thumb

He is invited to be a member of the Jury of the International Competition at the León International Film Festival, Guanajuato, Mexico, to be held in November 2020.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Director Notes 2008 Vidas Paralelas Judge Rocío Lladó 2011 La Casa Rosada Chato Palito Ortega Matute 2012 Rodencia y el Diente de la Princesa Blue the Wizard, General Rat, old Edam David BisbanoThe English dubbed version is called A Mouse Tale 2014 La Amante del Libertador Voice-off Rocío Lladó 2015 Los Suicidios de Sara Damian Miguel Urrutia 2016 Extirpator of Idolatries Waldo Mamani Manuel Siles Sonata for a Calendar Alfonso Carmenrosa Vargas Short film 2017 Monstruo Ulderico Macarena Sturmo Short film 2018 Holestepper Angel Sergio Fernández Muñoz Short film 2019 Fe Dad Terom Vivir Ilesos Real estate businessman Manuel Siles 2020 Monstruos Buyer Diego Mezarina Short film Time and Silence Alonso Izaguirre

Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 Sally, la Muñequita del Pueblo Pepito Miniseries 2009 Clave Uno: Médicos en Alerta Antonio Series. Season 2 2010 Leoncio Prado Anibal Fuenzalida Documentary 2011 Yo no me llamo Natacha Miner Miniseries. Season 1 2012 Solamente Milagros Doctor Miniseries. Episode: Positive Girl 2013 Historias detrás de la muerte Felix Vargas Contreras Series. Episode 22: Die for an Ideal 2017 Santa Rosa de Lima Francisco Verdugo Miniseries. Peruvian coproduction with EWTN 2020 Chapa tu combi Dr. Daniel Blanco Miniseries.

Videoclip Year Title Performer Role Director 2014 Happy from Lima Pharrell Williams Himself (dancing) Eric Miller 2017 Crónicas de un asesino Mauricio Pappi Mafia boss Andre Portella 2020 Millenial Vilchez Huamán Parishioner Sergio Fernández Muñoz

Theater Year Title Author Role Director Notes 1991 The Antiquarian's Family Carlo Goldoni Brighella Gerardo Angulo El Alcalde Vanidoso Lucy Mujica Servant Lucy Mujica Based on The Emperor’s New Clothes 1992 Sinfonía de dos Brujitas Lucy Mujica Old puppeteer Lucy Mujica Bis… ¿Otra Vez? Collective work Pedro Gerardo Angulo 1993 El indio macho Indian Antonio Arrué Farsa y Justicia del Señor Corregidor Alejandro Casona Baker Duilio Salinas Georges Dandin or the Confounded Husband Molière Lubin Gerardo Angulo 1994 Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand Ragueneau Ruth Escudero 1995 Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand Ragueneau Ruth Escudero Rerun 2001 Bis… ¿Otra Vez? Collective work Benito Gerardo Angulo New version 2007 La Mancha del Quijote Gerardo Angulo Master Pedro Gerardo Angulo Based on Don Quixote 2008 La Mancha del Quijote Gerardo Angulo Master Pedro Gerardo Angulo Rerun

Awards and nominations Year Award Country Category Work Result 2014 CinemAvvenire Film Festival Best Actor Extirpator of Idolatries Encuentro Mundial de Cine Best Actor Extirpator of Idolatries 2016 Premio Luces de El Comercio Best Film Actor Extirpator of Idolatries 2020 12 Months Film Festival Best Actor of the Month Holestepper Košice International Monthly Film Festival Best Acting Performance in Short Film Holestepper Best Actor Feature Film Extirpator of Idolatries Prague International Monthly Film Festival (PIMFF) Best Actor Short Film Holestepper Finalist Best Actor Feature Film Extirpator of IdolatriesFinalist Indie Shorts Film Festival Best Actor Holestepper Finalist Monthly Indie Shorts Best Actor Holestepper VIP Film Festival Honorable Mention for Best Actor Holestepper Madras Independent Film Festival Outstanding Actor Award Holestepper Lonely Wolf: London International Film Festival Best Lead Actor Short Film Holestepper Halicarnassus Film Festival Best Actor Holestepper Best Actor Sonata for a Calendar BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival Best Actor of International Medium-Length Film Holestepper Eastern Europe Film Festival Best Actor Holestepper Accord Cine Fest Best Actor Short Holestepper Kismet Virtual Film Festival Best Performance Holestepper Festival del Cortometraje Peruano Best Actor Holestepper Luminous Frames Indie Festival Best Actor Holestepper Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest Best Actor Holestepper GIMFA - Gralha International Monthly Film Awards Best Actor of Short Film Holestepper 1st Monthly Film Festival Best Actor Short Film Holestepper Film In Focus International Film Festival Best Actor Holestepper New Wave Short Film Festival Best Actor Holestepper Under The Stars International Film Festival Best Actor Sonata for a Calendar Pure Magic International Film FestivalThe Honor Award (to the director, cast and crew) Holestepper