Sea Star Awards
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Around 1973, the entertainment activities in Mar del Plata
’ summer, such as theatrical plays, the so called café-concerts, circus
and recitals reached a degree of development that made it one of the most profitable investments of the summer season. The Municipal Agency of Tourism took account of the situation, and established the awards, namely the Estrella de Mar (Sea Star), in order to promote the quality of the spectacles and to attract the interest of entrepreneurs. Although the mainstream stage was in the hands of national-level actors and producers, the contest is a genuine local product. The following two decades consolidated the prestige of the awards, and the producers and directors see the Estrella the Mar as a formidable publicity for their works and careers.
The main categories are for best actor, best actress, breakthrough artist, best director, best screenplayer and best local play. The trophy consists in a bronze-covered sea star. The ceremony takes place the second Monday of February each year.
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
’ summer, such as theatrical plays, the so called café-concerts, circus
Circus
A circus is commonly a travelling company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists...
and recitals reached a degree of development that made it one of the most profitable investments of the summer season. The Municipal Agency of Tourism took account of the situation, and established the awards, namely the Estrella de Mar (Sea Star), in order to promote the quality of the spectacles and to attract the interest of entrepreneurs. Although the mainstream stage was in the hands of national-level actors and producers, the contest is a genuine local product. The following two decades consolidated the prestige of the awards, and the producers and directors see the Estrella the Mar as a formidable publicity for their works and careers.
The main categories are for best actor, best actress, breakthrough artist, best director, best screenplayer and best local play. The trophy consists in a bronze-covered sea star. The ceremony takes place the second Monday of February each year.