Herardo Contreras

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Apr 16, 1940 (85 years old)
Death date
Mar 01, 2009

Herardo Contreras

Known For

Georg
1h 44m
Movie 2007

Georg

Unforgettable melodies, unique timbre and a memorable, soul-stirring voice. A mystery for women and authority for men, his talent was revered by the highest ranks of the Soviet Union and millions of ordinary people. Georg Ots took the stage when a huge country was recovering from the horrors of war, and his voice returned them faith in a bright future. Few people know what his life was really like.

The Idiot
Movie 2005

The Idiot

Staged at the Russian Theater (Tallinn), "Idiot" has entered the history of the Estonian theater due to the magnificent performances of Alexander Ivashkevich, Larisa Savankova and Eduard Toman.

All My Lenins
1h 39m
Movie 1997

All My Lenins

Young and active nationalist Aleksander Kesküla makes up his mind to use Lenin, the Bolsheviks' leader, in order to start a revolution in Russia with German money and create a new national state of Estonia in the north-east of Russia. For security reasons, five doubles will be found and trained for Lenin. All of them are finally sent to Russia to instigate the revolution. How will the real Lenin put up with all this?

American Mountains
1h 35m
Movie 1994

American Mountains

A former goldminer who has run afoul of the law is made an unusual offer by the mafia. The power of money and popularity among women won't let him step down from the rollercoaster in order to make the right decisions.

The Firewater
1h 34m
Movie 1994

The Firewater

At the end of the 1920-s the Finnish government proclaimed dry law which lasted 12 years. Estonian bootleggers living on the neighboring coast of the Gulf of Finland profited from prohibition......

City Unplugged
1h 39m
Movie 1993

City Unplugged

In August, 1991, Estonia reclaims its independence from the USSR and brings to its national bank nearly $1 billion in gold bullion hidden in Paris for 50 years. Russian mobsters have a bold plan to hijack the gold after shutting down the capital's power at midnight

Время вашей жизни
Movie 1992

Время вашей жизни

Dance Around the Steam Boiler
2h 8m
Movie 1988

Dance Around the Steam Boiler

The movie travels through the 20th century by monitoring a steam boiler. We see the history of Estonia through life, agricultural work and people at different times.

Puud olid...
1h 22m
Movie 1985

Puud olid...

Typhus has killed the father, mother and older son of Palanumäe farm. Hind, younger son, realizes that he won't be able to manage the shabby farm alone. Paabu, the wife of older son, is good at housework and Hind likes her; however, more help than that is needed for maintaining the farm. Jaak, the farmhand, does more harm than good. The rumour is around that when converting to orthodoxy one will lead better life in a warm country - this, of course, attracts Hind, but angers the estate owners. How come this young inexperienced man wants something else than serving the Livonian feudals?

Long Memory
2h 5m
Movie 1985

Long Memory

Set in 1941 during World War II the film involves the lives of Volodya, Vanya, Galya and Nyusha and how this conflict has affected these children, portraying their struggles, resilience, and the enduring memories that shape their lives.

Biography

Herardo Contreras, sometimes under the name Gerardo Contreras or Kontreras (Russian: Херардо Контрерас), was born on April 16, 1940 in Mozhaysk. His Basque parents fled the Franco regime to the Soviet Union; his father was a pilot in the Spanish Civil War, his mother a teacher. In 1967, Ivan Karpovich graduated from the Karpenko-Karõi National Theater, Cinema and Television Institute in Kyiv. Until his death, he was an actor at the Estonian SSR State Russian Drama Theater (Russian Theater), performing more than 120 different roles there. In addition to his theatrical work, Herardo Contreras performed with long acting programs and participated in feature films. Contreras died on March 1, 2009 in Tallinn.

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