Llamas, Armando |
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BORN 1950, Campo y Santibáñez, Léon - DIED 29 May 2003, Paris CAUSE OF DEATH AIDS GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Père Lachaise, Rue du Repos 16 (division 11, chemin Denon, ligne 01) |
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Armando Llamas grew up in Argentina after his parents emigrated to that country when he was one year old. His first artistic experiences were in Argentina, but he suffered from his homosexuality under the dictatorship. In 1970 his family returned to France, but under Franco things weren't much better. From 1973 onwards he mainly lived in France. There he met Claude Régy, who became his assistant. His style was described by a critic as somewhere between rock culture and action painting. His plays differed strongly from each other. He also translated work from Spanish and English into French. Llamas suffered from AIDS and died from a cerebral embolism in Paris in 2003. Work: "Lisbeth est complètement pétée" ("Lisbeth is completely fucked"); " Gustave n'est pas moderne" ("Gustave is not modern"); "No way, Veronica". |
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 The grave of Armando Llamas at Père Lachaise, Paris. Picture by Androom (24 Oct 2014) |
Sources • derStandard.at • Armando Llamas - Wikipédia (FR) |
