Eduardo Pavlovsky

Eduardo Alejo Pavlovsky, often nicknamed Tato Pavlovsky, (December 10, 1933 – October 4, 2015) was an Argentine playwright, psychoanalyst, actor and novelist. His best known plays included El señor Galindez in 1973, La muerte de Margueritte Duras, and Potestad.[1]

Pavlovsky was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 10, 1933.[1] He originally became a doctor, psychoanalyst and therapist. According to the Buenos Aires Herald, Pavlovsky is considered a "pioneer of psychodrama in Latin America."[1] He simultaneously began writing plays, often focusing on social and political issues affecting Argentina during the era.[1] His first major play, El señor Galindez, which debuted in 1973, focused on the a torturer who also holds a separate, day-to-day job while keeping his involvement in torture a secret.[1] His other plays included Potestad, Rojos globos rojos, La muerte de Marguerite Duras, La espera trágica, La mueca, Telarañas, El cardenal, Variaciones Meyerhold, and Sólo brumas.[1]

He fled Argentina during the late 1970s during the National Reorganization Process military dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla following a series of threats.[1] He lived in exile in Spain until a democratic government was restored during the late 1980s.[1]

His film credits as an actor included Tangos, the Exile of Gardel in 1986 and La nube in 1998, both of which were directed by Fernando Solanas.[1] Pavlovsky also published a novel, "Sentido contrario," in 1997.[1]

Eduardo Pavlovsky died in Buenos Aires on October 4, 2015, at age 81.[1]

His son Federico is an Argentine psychiatrist and journalist.[2]

References

1. "Theatre icon Eduardo Pavlovsky dies at 81". Buenos Aires Herald. 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
2. Granovsky, Martín (5 March 2018). "Repudio mundial por la agresión a Página/12 | Alto impacto del ataque montado por una organización ultraderechista polaca". PAGINA12. Retrieved 25 October 2020.