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- Birth nameAugusto Pinto Boal
- Augusto Boal was born on March 16, 1931 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a director and actor, known for Grande Teatro Tupi (1951), Cidade Ameaçada (1960) and Camera Three (1955). He was married to Cecilia Thumim Boal and Albertina Gordo de Oliveira Costa. He died on May 2, 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- SpousesCecilia Thumim Boal(1969 - May 2, 2009) (his death, 2 children)Albertina Gordo de Oliveira Costa (divorced)
- He studied chemistry and playwriting at Columbia University in New York City in the early 1950s.
- He was the first theatrical director of the Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1955 where he directed an adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel, "Of Mice and Men." He remained there until 1971.
- He created "The Theatre of the Oppressed" in 1970s.
- Father of two sons, Julian and Fabian.
- I think anyone can do theater, Even actors. And theater can be done everywhere. Even in a theater.
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