The actor's ancestral legacy Possession, sacrifice and the other world; or the actor's bodily heritage from magic to the filmscreen

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Published: Dec 30, 2021

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Leonardo Moreno
Instituto Superior de Cine y Actuación INCINE

Abstract

It is difficult to trace the origins of acting because representation is linked to the most primitive instincts of the human being. And in that sense acting, telling, representing are a set of primitive actions, inherent to the human being. Acting as a ritual act, as a response to a dream and a heritage that marks all those who choose it in their lives.

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Vol 9 No 2 (2021): Acting and body
Section
En Foco
Author Biography

Leonardo Moreno, Instituto Superior de Cine y Actuación INCINE

Technologist in filmmaking and acting. Reader, writer and teacher. He has participated in several student and professional audiovisual productions in Ecuador and Venezuela. He was a scriptwriter for some telenovela projects for the Puerto Rico Vibra company. He worked in the area of ​​musical translation and adaptation for television and film at M&M TV. He also worked as a teacher at INCINE in the area of ​​scriptwriting and direction of actors. He is currently working in the teaching of Philosophy and English in schools in Quito.