Nissim Sharim

Nissim Sharim
Sharim in 2013
Born
Nissim Sharim Paz

20 July 1932
Santiago de Chile
Died5 November 2020(2020-11-05) (aged 88)
Santiago de Chile
Occupation(s)Actor, theatre director
Years active1960–2020

Nissim Sharim Paz (20 July 1932 – 5 November 2020) was a Chilean actor and theater director. He was the director of Ictus theater company from 1962 to 2015, and is also known for having participated both in the TV show La Manivela and for a famous Banco Estado publicity together with Delfina Guzmán. He was also a prominent opponent of the military dictatorship.

Biography

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Nissim Sharim Paz[1] was born in Santiago de Chile[2] on July 20, 1932.[3] His grandfather was from Syria,[4] and his father, Elías Sharim, was from Lebanon.[2] Whereas his mother, Fortuna Paz, was from Egypt.[5] he was the youngest of four brothers,[6] and also was of Jewish descent.[5] His first two schools were the Windsor and Cambridge School.[7] During his youth, he was part of the youth socialist zionist movement Hashomer Hatzair that marked him for its ideology and that, in turn, strengthened his bond with Judaism. In the meetings that he attended together with other young Chileans of Jewish descent, they offered training activities on the Jewish tradition.[2]

At the age of 16, he entered the Law School of the University of Chile for five years. Although he graduated and served as a civil judge for a short period, he soon devoted himself to the theater.[8][9] He started his acting career in 1962, when he entered at the Ictus theater, a company he directed until 2015.[10] He married Argentine psychologist Juana Kovalskys and had two daughters: psychologist Dariela and actress Paula Sharim.[9]

During the 1970s, he participated as protagonist in the humorous television program La Manivela, which was successful in audience.[11][12] After the completion of the program, he dedicated herself to performing theater and participating in films.[11] Among the films in which he participated are ¡Ufa con el sexo! (1968),[13][14] Julio comienza en julio (1976),[15] and Música y palabras (1978).[16] In the 40-year Theater cycle of the Museum of Memory and Human Rights, the show Lindo país esquina con vista al mar from 1979 and directed by Sharim is presented.[17] He was also a prominent opponent of the Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship,[18] which caused harassment, persecution and even death threats.[10]

During the 1980s, he was the face of an advertising campaign for Banco de Santiago that would pigeonhole him for years as the character "Perico",[11] along with actress Delfina Guzmán and the catchphrase ¡cómprate un auto, Perico!.[19] He also featured in films such as La candelaria (1982),[20] Historia de un Roble Solo (1983),[21] Sexto A 1965 (1985).[22] In politics, he was part of the central leadership of the Partido por la democracia (PPD) in 1989,[8] being one of its vowels.[23] After the return of democracy, they chose it as part of the board of Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) for four years.[24] He was also a columnist for Diario Siete and a board member of TVN from 2000 to 2004.[25]

In 2008 he published his first and only book entitled Espera larga.[26] In 2012, he made his last film appearance in El incontrolable mundo del azar.[27] In 2015, at 85 years old and after 53 years at the helm of the company, he left the direction of the theater company in the hands of his daughter, Paula Sharim, due to health problems.[28] He also featured in Familia moderna (2015) and Veinteañero a los 40 (2016).[29] On December 12, 2016, he received the Rene Cassin Human Rights award during the ceremony held at the B'nai B'rith Chile headquarters.[30] In 2019 during the International Holocaust Day ceremony, the B'nai B'rith and the Jewish Community of Chile awarded him the Luz y Memoria award. He also argued that the memories of the Holocaust should not be forgotten, since "they are a reminder so that history does not repeat itself."[10]

Death

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Nissim Sharim died at 5:50 a.m. on Thursday, November 5, 2020,[28] before the death, the Ictus theater company declared that: As Ictus theater, its home for more than 60 years, we hope that it carries with it the recognition of an entire country that witnessed the resistance and struggle that gave through theater, he looked closely at his absolute dedication to the performing arts.[9] In addition, his wake was held from 12 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Ictus theater comedy room, located at Merced 349 in the Lastarria neighborhood,[31] in the words of Nissim Sharim before his death:

"No death will ever be able to take me away from this theater, as none of those who were here have been taken away. Let's tell him at the same time that his effort to erase the footprints of the shoes that have stepped on this scene, is useless."

— Nissim Sharim, [32]

Filmography

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Cinema

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ La Nación (5 November 2020). "A los 88 años murió el destacado actor Nissim Sharim" (in Spanish). Chile. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Nissim Sharim" (PDF). fundacionfuturo.cl. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ El Clarin de Chile (5 November 2020). "A los 88 años de edad falleció el actor chileno Nissim Sharim Paz" (in Spanish). Chile. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ Avarena B, Pamela (2006). "JUDÍOS CELEBRAN 100 AÑOS EN CHILE" (PDF). El Mercurio. p. 5.
  5. ^ a b "Nissim Sharim - Archivo Judío de Chile". catalogo.archivojudio.cl. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  6. ^ Molina, Álvaro (6 November 2020). "El legado de Nissim Sharim: Una manivela teatral que girará por siempre". EL FÉNIX (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  7. ^ "NISSIM SHARIM" (PDF). Biblioteca Nacional Digital de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Nissim Sharim - Pablo Ruiz-Tagle - Facultad de Derecho - Universidad de Chile". derecho.uchile.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  9. ^ a b c 24Horas.cl (5 November 2020). "A los 88 años fallece el reconocido actor chileno Nissim Sharim" (in Spanish). Chile. Retrieved 29 August 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ a b c "Nissim Sharim recibe distinción "Luz y Memoria" por traer luz en momentos de oscuridad". Archivo Judío de Chile (in European Spanish). 28 January 2020. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "Muere actor chileno Nissim Sharim a los 88 años". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  12. ^ El Siglo (Chile) (5 November 2020). "Nissim Sharim: "Ninguna muerte me podrá alejar nunca de este teatro" – El Siglo" (in Spanish). Chile. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  13. ^ Cooperativa.cl. "Muere el destacado actor Nissim Sharim" (in Spanish). Chile. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  14. ^ Podalsky, Laura (2004). Specular City: Transforming Culture, Consumption, and Space in Buenos Aires, 1955-1973. Temple University Press. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-56639-948-7.
  15. ^ "Cineteca PUCV dedica ciclo a director Silvio Caiozzi". www.pucv.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  16. ^ "Música y palabras". Cinechile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  17. ^ Radio Universidad de Chile. "Montaje "Lindo país esquina con vista al mar" « Diario y Radio U Chile" (in European Spanish). Chile. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  18. ^ BioBioChile (5 November 2020). "Muere actor chileno Nissim Sharim a los 88 años". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). Chile. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  19. ^ La Cuarta (6 November 2020). "Delfina Guzmán quedó destrozada con la partida de su "Perico"" (in Spanish). Chile. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  20. ^ "La candelaria". Cinechile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  21. ^ "Centro Cultural La Moneda | Historia de un Roble solo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  22. ^ "Centro Cultural La Moneda | Sexto A 1965" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  23. ^ Nacional, Biblioteca del Congreso. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | Ley Chile". www.bcn.cl/leychile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  24. ^ TVN. "A los 88 años fallece el reconocido actor chileno Nissim Sharim". www.tvn.cl. Chile. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Nissim Sharim". CIPER Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  26. ^ Sharim Paz, Nissim (2008). Espera larga : crónicas de un actor (in Spanish). Santiago de Chile: Ediciones Radio Universidad de Chile. ISBN 978-956-319-530-9.
  27. ^ "El incontrolable mundo del azar". Cinechile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  28. ^ a b Daza, Baltasar (2020-11-05). "Murió el actor Nissim Sharim, a los 88 años". La Tercera. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  29. ^ "Muere reconocido actor chileno Nissim Sharim a los 88 años". T13 (in Spanish). 5 November 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  30. ^ "Premio René Cassin año 2016 – B'nai B'rith Chile" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  31. ^ El Mostrador (5 November 2020). "Falleció el actor Nissim Sharim a los 88 años" (in Spanish). Chile. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  32. ^ "Fallece Nissim Sharim, figura fundamental del teatro chileno « Diario y Radio U Chile" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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