Biography

Portuguese actor. TRAINING: Parra graduated in Theatre Acting from Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espectáculo, Porto. THEATRE: Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists (National Theatre, UK and international tours from Festival d’Avignon); work with companies including Ensemble – Sociedade de Actores, Ao Cabo Teatro, Teatro da Rainha and Teatro Nacional de S. João, and collaborations with directors such as Nuno M Cardoso, Rogério de Carvalho, José Carretas, Fernando Mora Ramos, Ricardo Pais, Nuno Carinhas, Nuno Cardoso, Albano Jerónimo, and Jorge Pinto. WRITING/ DIRECTOR: includes original plays Casa dos Pais and O Mundo Mágico do Tudo Bem (co-productions by ATURMA and Teatro Municipal do Porto, Rivoli); and the adaptation of O Gato Malhado e a Andorinha Sinhá – Uma História de Amor (based on the novel of the same name by Jorge Amado). FILM/TV: collaborations with Tiago Guedes and Artur Serra Araújo. MUSIC: In 2007 he founded his musical project Les Saint Armand, through which he has released two albums and composed music for several theatre productions. Parra is a founding member of two theatre companies, A TURMA and AMANDA, where he works as a playwright, author, actor, and director. His works have been published in collections of plays produced by AMANDA. Since 2015 he has also been teaching acting at ACE Famalicão, and has also taught at Balleteatro and Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espectáculo, Porto.