“My responsibility was to tell jokes, the worst jokes imaginable and completely unfunny. But the audience loved it! It was incredible; they couldn't stop laughing. These are the mysteries of theater... The little detail is that by that point in the play, my character's drunkenness was 'in crescendo' since Carlos had been drinking beer from the start, and when he ran out, he opened a bottle of rum, which he drank all by himself until he reached the final monologue of the play (...)
Carlos is in the middle of the stage, leaning on an old chair due to his drunkenness, and facing the audience says:
CARLOS: The other day I had a terrible cough, I went to the pharmacy and asked for a good syrup, the pharmacist brought me a laxative. - Are you crazy, my friend? I want something to stop this cough... the pharmacist replies: - This is the best; if you take it, I promise you won't even dare to cough.
To my surprise, the audience burst into laughter."
Excerpt from the book.
"Jairo Carthy tells us in this book not only about the challenges of fulfilling his dream of being an actor but also narrates, with wonderful skill, the difficult and beautiful moments he experienced in his successful theater career. And how he makes us laugh! Because Jairo has the magnificent gift of telling stories, even the difficult ones, with a delightful humor that makes us laugh out loud time and again. And we want to read them again and again.
This book is also a valuable testimony of some of the most important and fruitful moments in Venezuelan theater. This book is much more than a collection of anecdotes. It is also a solid example, a rich testimony of what it means for Jairo Carthy to be a Professional Actor. Because he has devoted his life to creation and art in a devoted, respectful, and loving manner."
Excerpt from the prologue by Armando Africano B.
"In this showcase of the Gente de Teatro group from Venezuela, it is worth highlighting Jairo Carthy's excellent performance as Leporello, the servant of Don Juan."
DIARIO 16 / Madrid - Spain.
Jairo Carthy, with a career spanning over 4 decades working with the best Venezuelan theater companies, and also in film with Maribel Verdú, has so many hilarious anecdotes to share that this book is just the beginning. The funny anecdotes, and even those that aren't funny but which Jairo masterfully turns into humor, are so well told that Jairo makes you feel part of his narrative, making it impossible for you to stop laughing and laughing and laughing. And soon enough, you'll want to tell your friends to buy the book because it's very hard to find a book that makes you laugh as much as this one does, without resorting to any vulgarity or crude stories. Because "enduring life with humor" makes life easier, happier, and lighter. And while you read the book, you'll forget your problems and feel like you're in a theater, the unique and privileged audience of a masterful performance by Jairo Carthy
Jairo Carthy is one of the most prominent theater actors in Venezuela, who studied under the master Horacio Peterson as a teenager, and since his first performance, he has continued to surprise both the audience and Venezuelan and foreign critics with his extraordinary versatility and talent.
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"Jairo Carthy, with his countless characters, is a very agile actor, with excellent diction and a natural ease for comedy that should undoubtedly attract viewers."
Ras, Diario El Nacional
“Jairo Carthy steals the show more than once as Leporello, with excellent mimicry and precise gestures.”
Baiba Pecins / THE DAILY JOURNAL
“In the film La Matanza de Santa Bárbara (...) Jairo Carthy stands out, in the terribly violent, shocking image, although fascinating in its terrifying and chilling madness of the coup de grace to the naked victim.”
Rodolfo Izaguirre / EL DIARIO DE CARACAS
“Stupendous performance by Jairo Carthy.”
Rubén Monaterios / Diario EL NACIONAL
“In La Posadera, there are merits that must be recognized, the most significant based on Jairo Carthy's interpretative character, a highly talented actor, who performs excellently in this work by focusing on the comedy of his character, shaping it trait by trait.”
Pablo García-Gámez / Diario EL UNIVERSAL
“An impactful staging of El Chingo centered on the acting virtuosity of Jairo Carthy and Rafael Yépez, two great actors who, with their cross-dressed roles, give a clear lesson in their art.”
E. A. Moreno Uribe / Diario EL MUNDO
“... Jairo Carthy's work in Niu-York, Niu-York stands out, who maximized his role as a frustrated and pathetic artist.”
Carlos E. Herrera / Diario EL NACIONAL
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