Irela Bravo
| Irela Bravo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 24, 1953 Havana |
| Residence | Havana |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Citizenship | Cuban |
| Occupation | Announcer, actress, dubbing artist |
| Years active | 1970s- present |
| Organization | Cuban Institute of Radio and Television |
| Notable work | El Halcón (actress), Entre tú y yo (announcer), Elpidio Valdés (dubbing artist) |
| Awards | Caracol Award, Caricato Award and Radio National Festival Award |
Irela Bravo (born July 24, 1953)[1] is a Cuban award-winning announcer, actress, dubbing artist. She has received the Caricato Award, awarded by the UNEAC.[1] She is best recognized as the announcer of the weekly talk show Entre tú y yo (Between Me and You) and for her dubbing of María Silvia and Eutelia in Cuban cartoon Elpidio Valdés.[1]
Early life and career
Bravo was born in Havana on July 24, 1953.[1] She began her artistic studies at the School of Formation of Actors of the Cuban Institute of Broadcasting in 1971.[1]
During her education period, she began to work as an actress for radio, where she has alternated locution and acting through the years, besides making her foray into cinema, theatre and television.[1] Bravo has devoted great part of her work to children's programmes. In 1997 she received a recognition from the Ministry of Education, for her work in favour of childhood.[1]
Bravo was an outstanding figure in Radio Progreso through the years for her quality as an actrees in telenovelas, adventure television shows, plays and children programmes[1] In television she is best recognised for her role in the adventure television show El Halcón (The Hawk), along with missing actor Jorge Villazón. On numerous occasions Bravo has worked in drama television programmes and over many years, she has been the announcer of the weekly show Entr tú y yo (Between you and I), which is broadcast by Cubavisión Channel every Saturday evening since March 1999.[1]
She also has dubbed María Silvia character's voice in the adventure film Elpidio Valdés, created by Juan Padrón, who has received the Cinema National Award and Humour National Award.[1] Bravo has also collaborated with Padrón in Filminutos and ¡Vampiros en La Habana! films.[1]