En el año 2000, antes de dedicarse por completo a la actuación, Edgar fue el director ejecutivo de una campaña titulada Dale al Voto, que buscaba fomentar los valores democráticos en la juventud y era auspiciada por una ONG venezolana.
En el año 2002, Edgar alcanzó la fama en su país interpretando al personaje Cacique, en la telenovela Cosita Rica, producida por el canal venezolano Venevisión. La producción se mantuvo al aire desde septiembre de 2003 hasta agosto de 2004, durando 270 capítulos. Durante ese tiempo, también se estrenaron dos películas en las que obtuvo el rol protagónico: Yotama se va Volando y Punto y Raya. Ésta última sería la representante de Venezuela ante los Premios de la Academia (Oscar) de ese año.
Tras su debut en el cine venezolano, a Edgar se le presentó una gran oportunidad en Hollywood. En 2005 protagonizó la cinta norteamericana Domino, del director Tony Scott, en donde interpretaba al novio de Domino Harvey (Keira Knightley).
Durante 2006 se estrenaron en Venezuela otros dos filmes en los que figuraba como actor principal: El Don de José Ramón Novoa y Plan B de Alejandro Wiedemann.
Para 2007, su internacionalización como actor era un hecho consagrado: el mundo entero lo vio en el papel de Paz, un asesino que persigue a Matt Damon en la película The Bourne Ultimatum, la más reciente entrega de la saga de Jason Bourne.
En 2008 llegaron a las carteleras de cine dos grandes proyectos cinematográficos en los que el actor era nuevamente noticia: Cyrano Fernández, dirigida por el venezolano Beto Arvelo, en el que personificó a Cyrano y además ejerció el rol de productor; y Vantage Pointe, dirigida por Pete Travis, y en donde compartió con actores como Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega y William Hurt.
Desde entonces, Edgar Ramírez se embarcó en otros dos proyectos ambiciosos e importantes para el público latinoamericano: Che, de Steven Soderbergh e Ilich: The story of Carlos, film en el que interpreta al terrorista venezolano y en el que trabaja con el realizador francés Olivier Assayas.
Edgar Ramírez ha sido más que un host para el AXN Film Festival. Ha estado involucrado en el proyecto desde el primer año, en 2006, cuando decidió convertirse en su conductor. Este año arribamos a la cuarta edición y Edgar asume nuevamente el reto de ser la imagen del Festival, compartiendo esta labor con nuevos e interesantes compromisos en el cine Latinoamericano y Hollywoodense.
Hoy continúa impulsando a jóvenes cineastas de la región para que su trabajo sea visto por millones de hogares en América Latina, y para que un selecto grupo de personalidades del cine internacional juzguen sus cortometrajes a través del AXN Film Festival 2009.
Curiosidades
Guillermo Arriaga le ofreció el papel de Ramiro (el hermano de Gael García Bernal) en la cinta Amores Perros.
Sus amigos lo llaman Edgar “Catire” (palabra venezolana de origen cumanagoto para designar a las personas rubias)
Ha vivido en países tan diversos como Austria, Canadá, Colombia, Italia y México.
Quoting Edgar Ramirez
Habla sobre el personaje de Cyrano fernandez
“Uno de los pilares de Cyrano es que recrea una historia de amor y, como todo arquetipo, estas grandes historias tienden a ser cautivadoras y avasallantes, entre otras cosas, porque Están hechas de Universales Aquellas cosas que nos mueven”
One of the pillars of Cyrano is recreating a love story and, like any archetype, these great stories tend to be captivating , among other things, because they are made of those universal things that move us
“Creo en la voluntad. Creo en la disciplina. Creo en la organización. Creo en el rigor que nos da el trabajo. Creo en el amor como motor de todas las cosas. Creo en la luz. Creo en Dios. Creo en la bondad”
“I believe in the will. I believe in discipline. I believe in the organization. I believe in the rigor that gives us work. I believe in love as an engine of all things. I believe in the light. I believe in God. I believe in kindness”
‘Concéntrate en hacer cine de la mejor manera que puedas y cuanto más puedas’
“concentrated. in making films in the best way you can and the more you can”
“Esa es la principal razón por la que soy actor y por la que quise ser diplomático y periodista. Poseo una profunda fascinación por la naturaleza humana, con todas sus virtudes y todos sus defectos. Estoy en mi faceta de actor, pero creo que en el fondo lo que profeso es un profundo humanismo”
“That is the main reason that I am an actor and by that I wanted to be a diplomat and journalist. I have a deep fascination with human nature, with all its virtues and all its defects. I am in my facet Actor, but I think in essence what it is professed a profound humanism”
”La actuación es la forma más poética que he encontrado para continuar la exploración de la naturaleza humana”
“The action is the most poetic I’ve found to continue the exploration of human nature”
“Quién dijo que ser latino es ser un estereotipo, son estereotipos cuando hacen personajes planos o sin matices. No creo en la imagen o modelo establecido en el cine”
“Who said that being Latino is to be a stereotype, characters are stereotypes when making plans or without shades. I do not believe in the picture or model established in the movies “
Biography in English
Edgar Ramirez was born in Caracas on March 25, 1977. His childhood was spent in multiple countries, which allowed him to learn to speak fluent English, German, Italian and French, besides their mother tongue, Spanish. He studied Social Communication at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas, where she began to explore their artistic side by acting in various student films.
In 2000, before turning to acting full, Edgar was the executive director of a Dale entitled to Vote campaign that seeks to promote democratic values in youth and was sponsored by a Venezuelan NGO.
In 2002, Edgar rose to fame in his country Cacique interpreting the character in the soap Cosita Rica, produced by the Venezuelan channel Venevisión. Production remained in the air since September 2003 until August 2004, lasting 270 chapters. During that time, they also released two films in which he obtained the role: Yotam goes flying and Punto y Raya. The latter would be the representative of Venezuela before the Academy Awards (Oscar) this year.
After his film debut in Venezuela, Edgar was presented a great opportunity in Hollywood. In 2005 starred in the film American Domino, directed by Tony Scott, where he played the boyfriend of Domino Harvey (Keira Knightley).
During 2006, Venezuela launched in two other films that appeared as the lead actor: Don José Ramón Novoa and Plan B Alejandro Wiedemann.
For 2007, its internationalization as an actor was made as the whole world saw him in the role of Peace, a murderer chasing Matt Damon in the movie The Bourne Ultimatum, the latest delivery of the saga of Jason Bourne.
In 2008 came to the cinema two films in which the actor was again news: Cyrano Fernandez, directed by Beto Arvelo Venezuela, in which Cyrano personified and brought to the role of producer, and Vantage Point, directed by Pete Travis, and in which he shared with actors like Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega and William Hurt.
Since then, Edgar Ramirez embarked on two other important and ambitious projects for the Latin American audience: Che, Steven Soderbergh and the Ilich: The story of Carlos, in the film that plays the terrorist in Venezuela and working with French filmmaker Olivier Assayas.
Edgar Ramirez has been a host for AXN Film Festival. He has been involved in the project from the first year in 2006 when he decided to become their driver. This year we arrived to the fourth edition and Edgar took up the challenge once again be the image of the festival, sharing this work with new and interesting commitments in Latin American cinema and Hollywood.
Today continues to foster young filmmakers from the region to have their work seen by millions of households in Latin America, and for a select group of international film personalities to judge their short films through AXN Film Festival 2009.
Acting career
His first recognition as an actor was the successful soap opera Cosita Rica, for Venevisión Domino Harvey’s love interest in the film Domino directed by Tony Scott. which aired in September 2003 to August 2004 lasting 270 episodes.In 2005, he made his major motion picture debut playing Choco,
He has just finished working on his next major feature film Vantage Point directed by Pete Travis. In this high-budgeted Sony Pictures political thriller, Ramirez joined an all-star international cast including Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, William Hurt, Forrest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega and Ayelet Zurer.Upcoming is Cyrano Fernandez, with Ramirez in the title role. This independent production was directed by Alberto Arvelo and is based on the French play Cyrano de Bergerac. In 2007, Ramirez appeared in The Bourne Ultimatum, playing Paz, “the asset” tracking down Jason Bourne.
Ramirez has appeared in several other productions. Among those are La Hora Cero (The Magic Hour), a short film directed by Guillermo Arriaga, the acclaimed screenwriter of Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel (Mexico); Plan B, directed by Alejandro Garcia Wiederman (Venezuela); Yotama Se Va Volando (Yotama Flies Away), directed by Luis Armando Roche (Venezuela-France); Punto Y Raya (Step Forward), directed by Elia K. Schneider (Venezuela-Spain-Chile-Uruguay), submitted by Venezuela for OscarBest Foreign Film, in which he played Colombian soldier Pedro. consideration for 2004
Source:Axn
