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Augusto Casafranca

Augusto Casafranca

Acting

Biography

Augusto Casafranca is an actor with a distinguished career spanning more than five decades. In addition to his acting work, he is a teacher and performing arts researcher with extensive experience in artistic training and creation. His career began in 1973 with his participation in the René Ramírez Cultural Group in Cusco. In 1975, he joined the emblematic cultural group Yuyachkani, where he has participated in numerous works, both original and collaborative, including: Allpa Rayku (For the Land) (1978), The Traveling Musicians (1983), Encounter of Foxes (1985), Goodbye Ayacucho (solo performance, 1990), Santiago (2000), Made in Peru (2001), Untitled, mixed media (2004), Letters from Chimbote (2015), and Graduation Speech (2017). Alongside Yuyachkani, he has participated in numerous seasons, tours, gatherings, festivals, and workshops both nationally and internationally. Recently, he participated in important productions such as: *Quiero creer que estoy regreso* (2021), *El teatro es un sueño* (2022), and *Argonautas* (2024) with Alberto Isola. In his pedagogical role, he has designed and implemented various workshops focused on physical expression, dance, stilt walking, and mask making and use, incorporating his perspectives on the Andean worldview. He is also a Quechua translator and a Tibetan Tai Chi instructor, activities that complement his holistic approach to artistic training.

Known For

Extirpator of Idolatries
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The police detective Waldo, of immersed and circumspect disposition and temper, investigates several crimes associated with indigenous rituals that occur in some regions of the Peruvian Andes. There we find a boy and a girl who are about to enter puberty and begin to interact with certain mythical beings, a supernatural belief very common in many Andean villages. A sinister character, pretending to be on a mission of faith, but imbued with religious dogmatism and intolerance, interrupts this peaceful scene as he casts an ominous shadow over these ancient Peruvian beliefs. Although Waldo's boss considers him inferior and distrusts his methods (a form of discrimination), the policeman continues his efforts to capture the "Extirpator of Idolatries.¨ At the same time, Waldo will resolve his own inner conflict which has troubled him all his life.

Extirpator of Idolatries

2016Movie