Mario Fernando Aguilera
Mario Fernando Aguilera | |
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| Nationality | Argentinian |
| Occupation(s) | choreographer, Ballet teacher, Ballet dancer |
Mario Fernando Aguilera is an Argentinian choreographer, Ballet teacher, Ballet dancer and actor. In 2013 he appeared in Remo D'Souza's directorial ABCD: Any Body Can Dance.[1]
He is also founder and director of Imperial Fernando Ballet Company (IFBC), an Indian dance school based in New Delhi, India.[2] Mr. Aguilera has choreographed many notable projects across the world.[3][4]
Life and career[edit]
Mario Fernando Aguilera was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He Study at the Instituto Superior de Arte del I.S.A. Teatro Colón.
His Maestros are Noemí Molinari, Wasil Tupin, Raúl Gatto, Rina Valver, Ruben Chayán, Ricardo Rivas and Tita Canas. He danced in the Danza Libre Company of Mar del Plata. In 1983 he was selected to the Ballet Company Teatro Colón, directed by Mario Galizzi, where he appeared in 'Sleeping Beauty'.[5]
In the same Teatro he performed Ballet ’Coppelia', and Don Quixote under the Direction of Maestro Director Antonio Truyol & Mercedes Serrano. He was President of Jury of the selection for teachers at the Culture Centre "Puente Blanco San Luis".[6]
He settled in Rio de Janeiro between 1989 and 1992, where he performed with different casts. Back in Buenos Aires, he founded 'Les Lions Ballet Compagnie (a private company that by 1993 had performed 60 performances). Fernando Aguilera is a Certified Teacher from the Vaganova Academy St. Petersburg - Russia.[7][8]
He has been running the ballet school, Imperial Fernando Ballet Company, in Delhi since 1997.[9]
Mr. Aguilera is the mentor of Kamal Singh, a notable ballet dancer from Delhi. Kamal is selected for English National Ballet School in London.[10][11] He also trained Love Kotiya.[12]
He is awarded from the Consejo Argentino de la Danza.[13]
Mario Fernando Aguilera has choreographed and acted in Deepika Padukone's Parachute ad.[14] The ballet dance from the song "Allah Duhai Hai" from the film Race 3 is choreographed by Fernando Aguilera.[15] He also acted and choreographed in a scene "Ballet Dance Classes" of the film Happy New Year.[16]
Filmography[edit]
- ABCD: Any Body Can Dance as Chris
- ABCD 2 as Ballet Dance Teacher
- Happy New Year as Ballet Dance Teacher
References[edit]
- ^ "Kamal Singh". Forbes.
- ^ "Imperial Fernando Ballet Company". IFBC.
- ^ "World Heritage Society for Performing Arts makes a grand entry in India". India Today.
- ^ "IFBC's Dancers along with their Artistic Director, Fernando Aguilera, welcomed 2023 with a magnificent dance performance - Articles". ZEE5. 13 January 2023.
- ^ "The Theater". Teatro Colón.
- ^ "Centro Cultural Puente Blanco". Cultura San Luis (in Spanish). 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Vaganova Academy - Главная страница eng". vaganovaacademy.ru.
- ^ "Fernando Aguilera – Dance and Dreams -". friedeye. 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Rickshaw driver`s son becomes 1st Indian to be accepted at prestigious English National Ballet School in London Part 3, khaskhabar.com". khaskhabar.com.
- ^ "From bhangra to ballet: Delhi rickshaw driver's son becomes first Indian to be accepted at prestigious ballet school". The Indian Express. 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Kamal Singh | Indian Artists - Ballet Dancer | Ballet School". The Global Indian.
- ^ "Ballet dancer Love Kotiya takes to the streets of India in this stunning photo essay by Nick Sethi". Vogue India. 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Consejo Argentino de la Danza | C.A.D". consejoargentinodeladanza.com.
- ^ "Parachute Advansed". Youtube. Nirvana Films.
- ^ "Allah Duhai Hai Full Video - Race 3 | Salman Khan, Jacqueline, Anil, Bobby, Daisy | JAM8 (TJ)". Youtube. Tips.
- ^ "Dance Classes With Indiawaale | Happy New Scenes | Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone". Youtube. Red Chillies Entertainment.