Abraham Stavans

Stavans was born Abraham Stavchansky Altschuler in 1933 in Mexico City to Jewish immigrants from the Pale of Settlement.[1] After early schooling, he began studying theater in 1949 at the Instituto Andrés Soler of the National Association of Actors (ANDA).[1] As a student, he studied under the noted theater directors, José de Jesús Aceves and Seki Sano.[1]

Stavans made his acting debut, at the age of 20, in the Spanish-language stage productions of "Las cinco preciosidades francesas" and "Prueba de fuego" by American playwright Arthur Miller.[1] His professional work as a theater director began in 1981 with the production of "Frío almacenaje" (Cold Storage).[1] He compiled more than forty-five stage credits as an actor and theater director during his career.[1]

In addition to his work in theater and television, Stavans appeared in several Mexican and international films. His notable roles included Once Upon a Scoundrel (1973), a James Bond film, Licence to Kill (1989); Original Sin (2001), in which he played opposite Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas; Morirse está en hebreo (2007), and The Story of Pancho Villa.[1]

Stavans also taught theater with his wife, Ofelia, including a course called "Psicoteatro para crecimiento personal."[1]

Abraham Stavans died on March 5, 2019, at the age of 86.[3] He was survived by his three children: Ilan Stavans, an essayist and professor at Columbia University in the United States, Darien, and Liora Stavchansky.[1]

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