António Afonso Parra / A Turma

António Afonso Parra is an actor, musician, author, teacher and director. He has a degree in theatre – acting from ESMAE – Higher School of Music and Performing Arts (Porto), and he started his professional career in 2007. He is a founding member of two theatre companies: A Turma and Amanda, where he continuously works as playwright, author, actor and director. He published works in collections of plays undertaken by Amanda. In 2007, he founded the musical project Les Saint Armand with Tiago Correia, having already released two albums and composed music for theatre productions. As an actor, he regularly works for companies such as Ensemble – Sociedade de Actores, Ao Cabo Teatro, Teatro da Rainha and Teatro Nacional de São João, highlighting his collaboration with directors Nuno M Cardoso, Rogério de Carvalho, José Carretas, Fernando Mora Ramos, Ricardo Pais, Nuno Carinhas, Nuno Cardoso, Albano Jerónimo and Jorge Pinto, among others. He dedicates most of his time to stage arts, but has nonetheless made forays into the world of television and cinema, highlighting his work with Tiago Guedes and Artur Serra Araújo. He has been teaching acting at ACE Famalicão since 2015. He recently wrote and directed Casa dos Pais [Parents’ House], co-produced by A Turma and TMP, and he adapted and directed O Gato Malhado e a Andorinha Sinhá – Uma História de Amor [The Swallow and the Tom Cat: A Love Story], based on the novel by the same name by Jorge Amado.