Ruth Baltra Moreno (25 December 1938 â€" 20 April 2014) was a Chilean
actress, playwright, teacher, and theater director. An active
participant in social organization and distinguished for her work in
children's and youth theater, she was the founder of the Organization
of Children's Culture and Art [es] (OCARIN).At age 16 Ruth Baltra
Moreno finished her education in humanities and began to study
performing arts at the University of Chile's School of Theater under
the direction of Pedro de la Barra. She began her theatrical career in
1959.The year of her graduation, she traveled to Uruguay and Argentina
with VÃctor Jara, Alejandro Sieveking, Tomás Vidiella [es], Sergio
Zapata, and Sergio Urrutia [es]. In Argentina she discovered her
vocation was not to act but to teach. She became a theater educator in
Buenos Aires, continuing in this role for years, eventually deciding
to return to Chile due to family and health issues.She dedicated more
than 50 years to the theater, dramaturgy, and children's theater, the
latter being the focus of her greatest effort. In all she was
responsible for 56 theatrical plays, 15 children's stories, and three
books.
actress, playwright, teacher, and theater director. An active
participant in social organization and distinguished for her work in
children's and youth theater, she was the founder of the Organization
of Children's Culture and Art [es] (OCARIN).At age 16 Ruth Baltra
Moreno finished her education in humanities and began to study
performing arts at the University of Chile's School of Theater under
the direction of Pedro de la Barra. She began her theatrical career in
1959.The year of her graduation, she traveled to Uruguay and Argentina
with VÃctor Jara, Alejandro Sieveking, Tomás Vidiella [es], Sergio
Zapata, and Sergio Urrutia [es]. In Argentina she discovered her
vocation was not to act but to teach. She became a theater educator in
Buenos Aires, continuing in this role for years, eventually deciding
to return to Chile due to family and health issues.She dedicated more
than 50 years to the theater, dramaturgy, and children's theater, the
latter being the focus of her greatest effort. In all she was
responsible for 56 theatrical plays, 15 children's stories, and three
books.
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