Abraham Stavans, born Abraham Stavchansky Altschuler, (January 1, 1933
â€" March 5, 2019) was a Mexican actor and theater director. He was
known for his work in film, telenovelas, and other television series,
including the Mexican sitcom, El Chavo del Ocho. Stavans appeared in
more than thirty telenovelas and forty-five plays and theater
productions during his career.Stavans was born Abraham Stavchansky
Altschuler in 1933 in Mexico City to Jewish immigrants from the Pale
of Settlement. After early schooling, he began studying theater in
1949 at the Instituto Andrés Soler of the National Association of
Actors (ANDA). As a student, he studied under the noted theater
directors, José de Jesús Aceves and Seki Sano.Stavans made his
acting debut, at the age of 20, in the Spanish-language stage
productions of "Las cinco preciosidades francesas" and "Prueba de
fuego" by American playwright Arthur Miller. His professional work as
a theater director began in 1981 with the production of "FrÃo
almacenaje" (Cold Storage). He compiled more than forty-five stage
credits as an actor and theater director during his career.In addition
to his work in theater and television, Stavans appeared in several
Mexican and international films. His notable roles included Once Upon
a Scoundrel (1973), a James Bond film, Licence to Kill (1989);
Original Sin (2001), in which he played opposite Angelina Jolie and
Antonio Banderas; Morirse está en hebreo [es] (2007), and The Story
of Pancho Villa.
â€" March 5, 2019) was a Mexican actor and theater director. He was
known for his work in film, telenovelas, and other television series,
including the Mexican sitcom, El Chavo del Ocho. Stavans appeared in
more than thirty telenovelas and forty-five plays and theater
productions during his career.Stavans was born Abraham Stavchansky
Altschuler in 1933 in Mexico City to Jewish immigrants from the Pale
of Settlement. After early schooling, he began studying theater in
1949 at the Instituto Andrés Soler of the National Association of
Actors (ANDA). As a student, he studied under the noted theater
directors, José de Jesús Aceves and Seki Sano.Stavans made his
acting debut, at the age of 20, in the Spanish-language stage
productions of "Las cinco preciosidades francesas" and "Prueba de
fuego" by American playwright Arthur Miller. His professional work as
a theater director began in 1981 with the production of "FrÃo
almacenaje" (Cold Storage). He compiled more than forty-five stage
credits as an actor and theater director during his career.In addition
to his work in theater and television, Stavans appeared in several
Mexican and international films. His notable roles included Once Upon
a Scoundrel (1973), a James Bond film, Licence to Kill (1989);
Original Sin (2001), in which he played opposite Angelina Jolie and
Antonio Banderas; Morirse está en hebreo [es] (2007), and The Story
of Pancho Villa.
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