C. Alvares

C. Alvares
C. Alvares
	Portrait of Alvares during his youth
Born	Celestino Santana Francisco Alvares; 1 August 1920; Saligão, Goa, Portuguese India
Died	27 February 1999 (aged 78); Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Portuguese; (until 1961); Indian (from 1961); ;
Occupations	Actor; singer; playwright; director;
Notable work	Amchem Noxib; Nirmon; Bhuierantlo Munis;
Children	4
Relatives	Betty Ferns; (sister-in-law); Prem Kumar; (brother-in-law); ;

Celestino Santana Francisco Alvares (1 August 1920 – 27 February 1999), known professionally as C. Alvares, was an Indian actor, singer, playwright, and director known for his work in Konkani films and tiatr (musical theatre) productions. One of the greatest Konkani theatre performers,^[3] he was dubbed the "King of Duets." Alvares is also credited with introducing several women to the Konkani stage. He is a recipient of the Best Actor Award for his lead role in Nirmon.

Career

Alvares specialised in composing and singing poignant duets on various social issues, so he was called the "King of Duets". He acted in two of the most memorable Konkani films, including Amchem Noxib (1963), Nirmon (1966), Mhoji Ghorkarn, Bhuierantlo Munis (1977), and Uddta to Buddta. He received the award for Best Actor for Nirmon, while the film won a National Award.^[3]

Alvares is credited with renewing the trend of female participation on the Konkani stage.^[4] He encouraged the maximum number of young women who succeeded in earning a reputation for themselves as actresses. Some of whom he introduced on the Konkani stage were Shalini Mardolkar, Philomena Braz, Carmen Rose, Cecilia Machado, Antonette Mendes, Mohana Cabral, Ophelia, Jessie Dias, and Betty Ferns.^{[citation needed]}

Alvares has written 107 tiatrs besides acting in thousands of tiatrs during the span of 60 years that he served the tiatr stage. Because of his lifelong work, he has been called the greatest contributor to the Konkani stage.^{[citation needed]} He also produced the Konkani film Faxi Mogachi.^[4]

References

^ Team, Herald (15 February 2023). "Son of the village returns to Saligao". Herald Goa.
^ Esteves, Pio (6 July 2017). "Tiatrist: Betty Ferns". O Heraldo. p. 25.
^ ^a ^b "goa-world.com". www.goa-world.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
^ ^a ^b "GOANOW - Tribute". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.

External links

C. Alvares at IMDb

[1] Team, Herald (15 February 2023). "Son of the village returns to Saligao". Herald Goa.

[2] Esteves, Pio (6 July 2017). "Tiatrist: Betty Ferns". O Heraldo. p. 25.

[:0-3] "goa-world.com". www.goa-world.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.

[:1-4] "GOANOW - Tribute". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.

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