TEAM HERALD
MARGAO: Noted tiatrist Luciano Dias passed away on Thursday after a brief illness. He was 80.
Sources in the family informed that Dias was admitted in a hospital on Wednesday and breathed his last on Thursday evening.
Domingos Xavier Dias popularly known as Luciano Dias was born to Antonio Joaquim Dias and Ana Rita Fernandes on April 1, 1933, at Arlem, Raia. Luciano is the younger brother of late Aristides Dias who was a well-known writer, director, actor and singer of the tiatr stage.
Luciano made his stage appearance when he was 18 years old in a village tiatr directed by Paulo Francisco Dias. He began his full-fledged acting and singing career in the tiatr ‘Ho Bavtto Dhormancho’ written and directed by Aleixinho de Candolim in the early 1960s. In this tiatr, he played a female.
He has acted in tiatrs directed by famous directors namely M Boyer, Young Menezes, Souza Ferrao, Jephsis Hitler, Prem Kumar, Remmie Colaco, Nelson, Kamat de Assolna, Patrick Dourado, Jacinto Vaz, C D’Silva and Master Vaz.
A popular actor, singer and composer on the Konkani tiatr stage, Luciano performed not only in Goa but in Mumbai as well as Kuwait. He became very popular in Mumbai and was known as ‘Lucy’ by tiatr lovers. He has produced an audio album ‘Somaz Bodolta’. Besides, he has acted in Konkani films ‘Amchem Noxib’ and ‘Nirmonn’.
His rich contribution to tiatr stage has been acknowledged by various institutions and associations like Raia Welfare Association, Youth of Manora, Raia, All India Radio, Art & Culture Department, Kuwait Konknni Kendr, Arlem Youth Association, Konkani Heritage Kuwait and South Goa Zilla Parishad. He is the recipient of Coca Cola’s ‘Great Goan Performer Award’ and also Tiatr Academy’s ‘Lifetime Contribution to Tiatr Stage Award’. He was felicitated by the Dalgado Konknni Akademi and Kala Academy.
