performance

The first thing to do is determine the etymological origin of the term performance that we are going to analyze in depth below. Specifically, we have to emphasize that that word comes from Latin, more precisely from the verb I will act, which in turn emanates from a previous one: agere, which can be translated as "to do."

Performance is the action and effect of acting (put into action, assimilate, exercise functions, act or produce an effect). The term is often used to name the staging performed by a actor (a person who plays a role in either the theater, the movie theater, the TV or other means).

The performance begins with a personal search for the actor to know and understand his character, which can be fictitious or based on reality. It should be noted that the character will never be the real person anyway.

The actor takes care of personify and bring the character to life, staging what, as he understands, is its essence. The performance includes a physical characterization (achieved thanks to costumes, makeup, wigs, visual effects, and other tools). The actor's goal is to be credible and credible, allowing the viewer to enter the scene. story and suspend the notion of reality.

For example: "Marlon Brando's performance in The Godfather is one of the most brilliant in film history", "I was surprised by the performance of Guillermo Francella in his last film", "The model told reporters that her dream is to dedicate herself to acting".

Many are the actors of the cinema who have managed to go down in history as authentic references precisely because of their performances in some of their films. This would be the case, for example, of Humphrey Bogart who managed to dazzle everyone with his role in the legendary film "Casablanca".

Nor should we forget Morgan Freeman in "Life Sentence", Jack Lemmon in "The Apartment", Tom Hanks in "Forrest Gump" or Robert de Niro in "Taxi Driver".

In the female case we also find actresses who have gone down in history for their great performances in the cinema: Kate Winstlet in "Titanic", Bette Davis in "Naked Eva" or Greta Garbo in "Ninotchka".

However, we must not overlook the fact that acting is a word that is also used very frequently in the musical field. Thus, in this it is often said that a singer has had a performance in a specific city or that a group has closed its schedule of performances in the country.

In order to better understand this meaning, we could put the following example: "The Spanish singer Malú performed a masterful performance at the Palacio de Deportes in Madrid that managed to dazzle all the attendees."

Acting can also refer to exercise of functions. A public official has to act (act) in a certain way to fulfill his obligations: "The action of the judge was condemned by the relatives of the victims", "We need a more committed action on the part of the deputies".

In colloquial language, finally, acting is associated with a lie: "My son told me that his stomach hurt and that he did not want to go to school, but I did not believe in his performance".