Hugo Bentes: Singer of the film protagonist, the role of Palma in “Rage”.
Hugo Bentes, sound technician Serpa House and singer of the Choir of the city's People's House and “Alentejo”, lives in the movies, a new facet in life, role playing Palma, in the movie “Rage”. today spend 4 years on raising the Alentejo sing the UNESCO heritage.
Hugo Bentes, Age: 41 year old
Profession: sound mixer Serpa Chamber
Birth: Serpa and Residence: Beja
In 1958, Manuel da Fonseca wrote the book "Wind Seara", which recounts a case of real life that occurred in the years 30 Alentejo, when an individual shot dead shotgun, father and son of a wealthy family. Sixty years later, Portuguese filmmaker Sergio Tréfaut, son of Miguel Urbano Rodrigues, an Alentejan writer, natural Moura, changes history, make a movie in black and white and gives it the name "Anger".
The key to making the film, arises during the course of the documentary "Alentejo, Alentejo”, dedicated to the appointment of the Alentejo Sing as Intangible Heritage of Humanity. After reading the book, Tréfaut writes the script of the film and highlights the figure of Palma, that man that shotgun in hand, kill the two "landlords".
In the director's mind arises, the name of Javier Bardem, but Spanish is not the adjustments to embody the figure of the rude man Alentejo. Having been the face of the documentary "Alentejo poster, Alentejo”, Sergio Tréfaut, see in Hugo Bentes, sound technician Serpa House and singer of the Choir of the House of Commons that city Alentejo, the "Palma figure".
Read the script of "Rage", the director convinces unlikely actor to play the role. Hugo remembers when Sergio told him: "I want you to be the protagonist of the film", and despite having answered that it was not an actor, He received an answer: "Hugo is you capaz", remember eyes shining with joy.
A hill built in Corner Ribeira, Trinity parish, county Beja, is where the 40 year old, man father of two boys and love the sing Alentejo, para jumps to the fore do cinemas. "Being the Palma was not easy. But, quickly I identified with "that man", its way of thinking to act and to live the family ", ends.
Hugo Bentes recalls that it was one of the biggest challenges of his life. "I learned in real time. There was no script or narrative essays. He left fluidly, because I had excellent actors beside me ", shoots.
When placed on the palm figure, Hugo, recalls its Alentejo. "We lived through a lot of misery. And by the way of thinking and being, I relived me that Man, who fought against poverty and bread for your family ", concludes.
Reactions to the premieres held around the Beja district, "I have been very good", justifying the Alentejo to "identify a lot with the story", recalling that it marks "the identity and the reality of a people, their suffering and their their distress ", what the actor considers "the beginning of a class struggle", ends.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
