Oswaldo Salas

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salas and the second or maternal family name is Williams.
Oswaldo Salas
Born
Jorge Oswaldo Salas Williams

(1962-11-03) November 3, 1962
Lima, Peru
CitizenshipPeruvian
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present

Early life

Salas was born in Lima, Perú.[1] Before dedicating himself to acting, he studied at the University of Lima where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering.[2]

Career
Oswaldo Salas receiving the Award for Best Feature Film at the 2015 Pasto International Film Festival in Colombia for Extirpator of Idolatries

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."[3] In 2013 he starred in the episode "Morir por un ideal" in the Peruvian series "Historias detrás de la muerte".[4] In 2017 he performed in the miniseries "Santa Rosa de Lima",[5][6] 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"[7] 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[8] (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"[9] 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,[10] in Denver, United States and at CinemAvvenire Film Festival[11] 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.[12]

In Colombia, in 2015 he starred in one of the stories of the Colombian feature film "Los Suicidios de Sara"[13] by director Miguel Urrutia. In Peru he starred in the short film "Sonata Para un Calendario"[14] by director Carmenrosa Vargas. The film was shown in numerous international film festivals.

In 2016 he performed in "Vivir Ilesos",[15] the second feature film by director Manuel Siles, which premiere in Peru was on October 31, 2019.[16]

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)[17] 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".[18] He is nominated for Best Actor of the Month in January 2020 at the 12 Months Film Festival in Romania[19] and wins the Award for Best Acting Performance in Short Film at the Košice International Monthly Film Festival in Slovakia in April 2020,[20] the Best Actor Award at the Monthly Indie Shorts in June 2020 and more than a dozen awards at other international film festivals.[21]

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.[22]

Oswaldo Salas starting his tour as the first bearer of the Lima 2019 Pan American Games in the city of Ica

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.[23]

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 Bisbano The 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[24] Angel Sergio Fernández Muñoz Short film
2019 Fe[25] Dad Terom
Vivir Ilesos Real estate businessman Manuel Siles
2020 Monstruos Buyer Diego Mezarina Short film
El Tiempo y el Silencio[26] 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  Italy Best Actor Extirpator of Idolatries Won
Encuentro Mundial de Cine  United States Best Actor Extirpator of Idolatries Won
2016 Premio Luces de El Comercio  Peru Best Film Actor Extirpator of Idolatries Nominated
2020 12 Months Film Festival  Romania Best Actor of the Month Holestepper Nominated
Košice International Monthly Film Festival  Slovakia Best Acting Performance in Short Film Holestepper Won
Best Actor Feature Film[27] Extirpator of Idolatries Won
Prague International Monthly Film Festival (PIMFF)  Czech Republic Best Actor Short Film Holestepper Finalist
Best Actor Feature Film Extirpator of Idolatries Finalist
Indie Shorts Film Festival  United States Best Actor Holestepper Finalist
Monthly Indie Shorts Best Actor Holestepper Won
VIP Film Festival  Italy Honorable Mention for Best Actor[28] Holestepper Won
Madras Independent Film Festival  India Outstanding Actor Award[29] Holestepper Won
Lonely Wolf: London International Film Festival  United Kingdom Best Lead Actor Short Film[30] Holestepper Won
Halicarnassus Film Festival  Turkey Best Actor[31] Holestepper Won
Best Actor[32] Sonata for a Calendar Won
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival  Brazil Best Actor of International Medium-Length Film[33] Holestepper Won
Eastern Europe Film Festival  Romania Best Actor[34] Holestepper Won
Accord Cine Fest Best Actor Short[35] Holestepper Won
Kismet Virtual Film Festival  United States Best Performance[36] Holestepper Won
Festival del Cortometraje Peruano  Peru Best Actor[37] Holestepper Won
Luminous Frames Indie Festival  Denmark Best Actor[38] Holestepper Won
Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest  Romania Best Actor[39] Holestepper Nominated
GIMFA - Gralha International Monthly Film Awards  Brazil Best Actor of Short Film[40] Holestepper Won
1st Monthly Film Festival  Serbia Best Actor Short Film[41] Holestepper Won
Film In Focus International Film Festival  Romania Best Actor[42] Holestepper Nominated
New Wave Short Film Festival  Germany Best Actor[43] Holestepper Won
Under The Stars International Film Festival  Italy Best Actor[44] Sonata for a Calendar Nominated
Pure Magic International Film Festival  Netherlands The Honor Award (to the director, cast and crew)[45] Holestepper Won

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