Daniel Hendler
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Daniel Hendler is an Uruguayan
film
, television
, and theatre
actor
who works mainly in the cinema of Argentina
, where he lives. He is known for his starring roles in films such as Bottom of the Sea, Family Law
, The Paranoids, Phase 7
, and award winning Lost Embrace by director Daniel Burman
, with whom he worked many times. In 2004, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor
at the Berlin Film Festival for his performance in Lost Embrace. He made his debut as screenwriter and director with the film Norberto's Deadline
in 2010. Hendler is part of the generation of actors who revitalized the Uruguayan cinema with films like 25 Watts
, and is one of the regular actors of the so-called New Argentine Cinema.
, Uruguay
in 1976, Hendler was raised in the neighborhood of Buceo
, and also lived in Pocitos
, and Cordón. He grew up in a family of Jewish heritage; his father was a merchant and his mother a keen theatergoer. During his youth, Hendler used to play basketball in Hebraica
and soccer. He attended the primary Colegio Integral, Hendler said, "I studied in a jewish school and I feel I went through a phase where I wanted to distance from that enviroment, to discern better what I was surrounded with, what I wanted to choose and what I didn't from that set of values." Atypically, he had two bar mitzvah ceremonies because his parents were separated since he was five years old. While he's jewish, he's not religious or believe in God. At 14 he began doing theater with some friends.
He was assistant professor and head of drama at the Catholic University of Montevideo. In 1994, he started to train in acting. He, with a number of friends, created the theatre group "Acapara el 522" (Here-stops the 522), a sort of inside joke and pun where the bus line stop in his hometown. They appeared at the "Youth Contest of Theater in Montevideo", competing with over a hundred plays, and won, "Since then, we made five works, of which three were written and directed by me, another by a friend, and the other by Leo Maslíah
, who is like a friend of the group," said Hendler. During his time in "Acapara el 522," he was linked with musician and writer Leo Maslíah, with whom he made a literary workshop, adapted one of his stories, and was directed in the play Abulimia. He also made some short films with Pablo Stoll
and Juan Pablo Rebella
.
Hendler spent almost five years in the University of Architecture of Montevideo, plus some other years of theatrical training. First, he wanted to be an actor, then musician (studied guitar for several years), then architect, but finally decided on acting. One of his first experiences as an actor was in the play Rompiendo códigos.
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, and theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who works mainly in the cinema of Argentina
Cinema of Argentina
The cinema of Argentina has a tradition dating back to the late nineteenth century, and continues to play a role in the culture of Argentina....
, where he lives. He is known for his starring roles in films such as Bottom of the Sea, Family Law
Family Law (film)
Family Law is an Argentine, French, Italian, and Spanish, comedy-drama film, written and directed by Daniel Burman.The picture was produced by Diego Dubcovsky, José María Morales, and Marc Sillam, and co-produced by Amedeo Pagani....
, The Paranoids, Phase 7
Phase 7
Phase 7 is a 2011 Argentine film, written and directed by Nicolas Goldbart and starring Daniel Hendler and Jasmine Stuart.- Plot:In the movie, Coco and his 7-month pregnant wife Pipi , have recently moved into a Buenos Aires Apartment and fail to notice the increasing chaos surrounding them...
, and award winning Lost Embrace by director Daniel Burman
Daniel Burman
Daniel Burman is a film director, screenplay writer, and producer.According to film critic Joel Poblete, who writes for Mabuse, a cinema magazine, Daniel Burman is one of the members of the so-called "New Argentina Cinema" which began c...
, with whom he worked many times. In 2004, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor
Silver Bear for Best Actor
The Silver Bear for Best Actor is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actor.- Awards :- External links :*...
at the Berlin Film Festival for his performance in Lost Embrace. He made his debut as screenwriter and director with the film Norberto's Deadline
Norberto's Deadline
Norberto's Deadline is a 2010 opera prima tells the story of Norberto. Fired from his job, Norberto tries his luck as a real estate agent, putting off telling his wife. His new boss recommends that he attend a personal assertiveness course to overcome his timidity and he starts studying acting at...
in 2010. Hendler is part of the generation of actors who revitalized the Uruguayan cinema with films like 25 Watts
25 Watts
25 watts is a 2001 Uruguayan urban comedy drama film directed and written by Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll. The independent film picture stars Daniel Hendler, Jorge Temponi, and Alfonso Tort...
, and is one of the regular actors of the so-called New Argentine Cinema.
Early life
Born in MontevideoMontevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
in 1976, Hendler was raised in the neighborhood of Buceo
Buceo
Buceo is a barrio in Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders To the Pocitos and Villa Dolores to the west, Parque Batlle, Unión and Malvín Norte to the north, Malvín to the east and the coastline to the south. The coastal avenue along Buceo takes on the names Rambla Armenia and Rambla República de Chile...
, and also lived in Pocitos
Pocitos
Pocitos is an upscale beach barrio in Uruguay's capital city, Montevideo.This area is located along the banks of the Rio de la Plata. The barrio is known for its beach, Playa Pocitos, and the Rambla, or boulevard, that lies alongside it...
, and Cordón. He grew up in a family of Jewish heritage; his father was a merchant and his mother a keen theatergoer. During his youth, Hendler used to play basketball in Hebraica
Hebraica y Macabi
Asociación Hebraica y Macabi del Uruguay is a professional basketball team based in Montevideo, playing at the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball, basketball league of Uruguay. Founded on 1944, it participated in most of the basketball tourneys in Uruguay. During the first cycle, the name used by the...
and soccer. He attended the primary Colegio Integral, Hendler said, "I studied in a jewish school and I feel I went through a phase where I wanted to distance from that enviroment, to discern better what I was surrounded with, what I wanted to choose and what I didn't from that set of values." Atypically, he had two bar mitzvah ceremonies because his parents were separated since he was five years old. While he's jewish, he's not religious or believe in God. At 14 he began doing theater with some friends.
He was assistant professor and head of drama at the Catholic University of Montevideo. In 1994, he started to train in acting. He, with a number of friends, created the theatre group "Acapara el 522" (Here-stops the 522), a sort of inside joke and pun where the bus line stop in his hometown. They appeared at the "Youth Contest of Theater in Montevideo", competing with over a hundred plays, and won, "Since then, we made five works, of which three were written and directed by me, another by a friend, and the other by Leo Maslíah
Leo Masliah
Leo Maslíah is a Uruguayan musician, humorist and writer.Born in 1954 in Montevideo, he started writing and composing in 1978, usually with a touch of humour....
, who is like a friend of the group," said Hendler. During his time in "Acapara el 522," he was linked with musician and writer Leo Maslíah, with whom he made a literary workshop, adapted one of his stories, and was directed in the play Abulimia. He also made some short films with Pablo Stoll
Pablo Stoll
Pablo Stoll is a Uruguayan film director and screenwriter.He attended the Catholic University of Uruguay where he studied Social communication, it was here that he started to direct short films and his collaboration with fellow student Juan Pablo Rebella first began...
and Juan Pablo Rebella
Juan Pablo Rebella
Juan Pablo Rebella was an Uruguayan film director and screenwriter.He attended the Catholic University of Uruguay where he studied social communication, it was here that he started to direct short films and his collaboration with fellow student Pablo Stoll first began.After graduating in 1999 he...
.
Hendler spent almost five years in the University of Architecture of Montevideo, plus some other years of theatrical training. First, he wanted to be an actor, then musician (studied guitar for several years), then architect, but finally decided on acting. One of his first experiences as an actor was in the play Rompiendo códigos.
Filmography
- Waiting for the MessiahWaiting for the MessiahWaiting for the Messiah is a 2000 Argentine, Spanish, and Italian comedy drama film directed by Daniel Burman. The film features Daniel Hendler, Enrique Piñeyro, Héctor Alterio, Melina Petriella, Stefania Sandrelli, Imanol Arias and Dolores Fonzi, among others.The film won many awards including...
(2000) - 25 Watts25 Watts25 watts is a 2001 Uruguayan urban comedy drama film directed and written by Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll. The independent film picture stars Daniel Hendler, Jorge Temponi, and Alfonso Tort...
(2001) - Every Stewardess Goes to HeavenTodas las Azafatas van al CieloTodas las azafatas van al cielo is an Argentine and Spanish comedy drama film directed by Daniel Burman and written by Burman and Emiliano Torres. The picture was produced by Pablo Bossi, Pedro D'Angelo, Diego Dubcovsky and José María Morales...
(2001) - Sábado (2001)
- El Ojo en la Nuca (2001)
- No sabe no Contesta (2002)
- Bottom of the Sea (2003)
- Lost Embrace (2004)
- WhiskyWhisky (film)Whisky is an Argentine-German-Spanish-Uruguayan tragicomedy film directed by Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll and released in 2004. The film stars Andrés Pazos, Mirella Pascual, Jorge Bolani, Ana Katz, and Daniel Hendler. It has very sparse dialogue and the three principal actors play very...
(2004) - Los Suicidas (2005)
- QueensQueens (film)Queens is a 2006 film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira.The story follows a group of men who will be marrying in Spain's first same-sex wedding ceremony, and their mothers, who will be attending.-Plot:...
(2005) - La perrera (2006)
- La Novia Errante (2006)
- Cara de Queso (2006)
- Family LawFamily Law (film)Family Law is an Argentine, French, Italian, and Spanish, comedy-drama film, written and directed by Daniel Burman.The picture was produced by Diego Dubcovsky, José María Morales, and Marc Sillam, and co-produced by Amedeo Pagani....
(2006) - La rondaLa RondaLa Ronda is one of seven parishes in Boal, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size with a population of 79 .-Villages:*La Bajada*Brañadesella...
(2008) - The Paranoids (2008)
- Cabeça a prêmio (2009)
- Phase 7Phase 7Phase 7 is a 2011 Argentine film, written and directed by Nicolas Goldbart and starring Daniel Hendler and Jasmine Stuart.- Plot:In the movie, Coco and his 7-month pregnant wife Pipi , have recently moved into a Buenos Aires Apartment and fail to notice the increasing chaos surrounding them...
(2011) - Los MarzianoLos MarzianoLos Marziano is a 2010 Argentine film about a reunion between two brothers after a long period of estrangement. Filming began on February 15, 2010....
(2011) - Mi primera boda (2011)
Television
- Mujeres en Rojo: Despedida (2003)
- Sin código (2004) (uncredited)
- Epitafios (2004) (miniseries)
- Aquí no hay quién viva (2008)
- Mujeres asesinas (2008)
- Para vestir santos (2010)
- Cuando me sonreís (2011)
- Los únicos (2011)
- Televisión x la inclusión (2011)
- Los graduados (2012)