By : Juan David Diaz and Brian Stanli Sanchez.

  Marlon Brando, Jr. April 3, 1924 – July 1, Was an American actor, film director, and activist. He is hailed for bringing a gripping realism to film acting, and is frequently cited as the greatest and most influential film actor of all time. A cultural icon, Brando is most famous for his Academy Award-winning performances as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (1954) and Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972), as well as influential performances in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Viva Zapata! (1952), Julius Caesar (1953), The Wild One (1953), Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), Last Tango in Paris (1972) and Apocalypse Now (1979). Brando was also an activist, supporting many causes, notably the African-American Civil Rights Movement and various American Indian Movements.

  Studied at the Actors Studio in New York based on the method (Konstantin Stanislavski) and considers that in the history of cinema there are 2 periods: before Marlon Brando and after Marlon Brando

  Oscar for a best actor :  1954 On the waterfront  1972 The godfather  Golden Globes :  1954 On the waterfront  1972 The godfather  BAFTA :  1952 Viva Zapata  1953 Julius Caesar  1954 On the waterfront

  Emmy :  1979 Roots  Cannes :  1952 Viva Zapata

  Lonely and jealous of their privacy to extreme lengths, his funeral was attended by close friends such as Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty and Sean Penn, and his ashes were scattered among the idyllic waters of Tahiti.