Herardo Kontreras
Acting
Born: 4/16/1940•Died: 3/1/2009
Place of Birth
Mozhaysk, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire [now Московская область, Russia]
Biography
Herardo Kontreras (Spanish: Gerardo Contreras, Russian: Херардо Контрерас; April 16, 1940, Mozhaysk – March 1, 2009) was an Estonian actor of Basque origin. His parents fled to the Soviet Union from the Franco regime. His father had been a pilot in the Republican Army during the Spanish Civil War, and his mother a teacher. In 1967, Contreras graduated from the Ivan Karpovich Karpenko-Kary State Institute of Theater, Cinema and Television in Kiev. From 1967 until his death, he was an actor at the Russian Drama Theater.
Also Known As
Gerardo Contreras, Herardo Contreras
