Nelson Omar Brodt Chávez (born 7 August 1943) is a Chilean actor, director, dramatist, and teacher, with an extensive career in theater, film, and television.
Career
Nelson Brodt began his career at the Theater of the University of Concepción, where he developed an intense theatrical focus. In 1971 he emigrated to Santiago, where he participated as an actor in the Theater Company, the Los Cuatro Theater Company, the Nuevo Popular Theater, and the . In these years he also made his television debut on telenovelas such as and .
In 1981 he directed by Juan Radrigán. This production was well-received by critics and the public, both in Chile and abroad. He then adapted numerous works, including Candida Eréndida, Páramo, Chiloé cielos cubiertos, and Ánimas de día claro. He also dabbled in dramaturgy, writing plays such as Crónica de mujeres, El aprendiz, Siete golpes de arena, and Pide tres deseos. He took the last on a tour to Spain, where it received praise from specialized critics. In 2004 he was distinguished with the Santiago Municipal Literature Award, Theater Genre.
On television, he has participated in productions such as , , and , highlighted by leading roles in , , and . In 2008 he joined the cast of the hit series Los 80, where he had a lauded performance. In cinema he has acted in films such as Hechos consumados (1986), Fiestapatria (2007), and Y de pronto el amanecer (2017).
In parallel to his artistic activity, he has taught at various institutions and universities.
Theater
Works as director
Redoble fúnebre para lobos y corderos (1980), Juan Radrigán
Hechos consumados (1981), Juan Radrigán
Candida Eréndida (1983), Gabriel García Márquez
Peter and the Wolf (1983), Music by Prokofiev
Manuel Leonidas Donaire y las cinco mujeres que lloraban por él (1984), Alejandro Sieveking, Teatro Itinerante No Exit (1984). Jean-Paul Sartre Oedipus Rex (1984), Sophocles, adaptation by Isidora Aguirre Páramo (1987), Juan Rulfo, dramatic adaptation and direction by Nelson Brodt Rinconete y Cortadillo (1988), Miguel de Cervantes, dramatic adaptation by Jorge Díaz Chiloé cielos cubiertos (1989), María Asunción Requena Martín Rivas (1991), Alberto Blest Gana Alsino mapuche (1992). Pedro Prado, dramatic adaptation and direction by Nelson Brodt Tres marías y una rosa (1993), David Benavente, Theater of the University of Concepción El Buscón (1994), Quevedo, dramatic adaptation and direction by Nelson Brodt Mujeres con trenzas negras (1997), collective creation and by Mireya Moreno Pide tres deseos (1997), staging and direction by Nelson Brodt Life of Galileo (1998), Bertolt Brecht Crónica de mujeres (1999), staging and direction by Nelson Brodt El aprendiz (2000), staging and direction by Nelson Brodt Galanes (2001), Roberto Fontanarrosa Mamma mía, la policía (2001), Dario Fo Siete golpes de arena (2003), staging and direction by Nelson Brodt Les Précieuses ridicules (2011), Molière, dramatic adaptation and direction by Nelson Brodt Ánimas de día claro (2013), Alejandro Sieveking, National Theater
Works as playwright
Pide tres deseos (1997), assembled based on figures from Chilean popular mythology Crónica de mujeres (1999), work about women's claims in the 20th century in Chile El aprendiz (2000), popular satirical comedy Siete golpes de arena (2004), Municipal Literature Award, Theater Genre
Works as actor
Tela de cebolla (1971), Gloria Cordero, Teatro Nuevo Popular, CUT - UTE
25 años después (1971), Pedro Vianna, Company of Los Cuatro
El embajador (1971), Isabel Allende, Company of Los Cuatro
La maldición de la palabra (1972), Manuel Garrido, Teatro Nuevo Popular, CUT - UTE La viuda de Apablaza (1977), Germán Luco Cruchaga, direction by Rafael Benavente Rancagüa, 1814 (1978), Fernando Cuadra, National Theater, direction by Patricio Campos The Good Doctor (1979), Neil Simon, Chamber Theater, direction by Alejandro Castillo José (1980), Egon Wolff, Chamber Theater, direction by Alejandro Castillo Verde Julia, Paul Ableman, direction by Raúl Barrientos Three Sisters, Anton Chekhov, direction by Eugenio Guzmán, Theater of the University of Concepción Arlequín servidor de dos patrones, Carlo Goldoni, direction by Agustín Siré, Theater of the University of Concepción El umbral, José Chestá, direction by Roberto Navarrete, Theater of the University of Concepción The Zoo Story, Edward Albee, direction by Raúl Barrientos