On Wednesday, August 28, Robert Rué died at the age of 79.
Born in El Soleràs, in the Les Garrigues region, Robert settled with his family in Terrassa at a very young age. From a young age, he showed interest and concern for cultural activity, and delved into different areas. At the age of 15, he began dancing sardanas and shortly after he joined the Esbart Egarenc, where after a few years he became a key player and took on the direction of the entity in two different stages. His stay at the Esbart was the spark that ignited his interest in theater, and he began collaborating in the performances of Els Pastorets that El Social stages every year during the Christmas holidays, even becoming its director years later. Apart from Els Pastorets, he has also been a key member of the El Social Theatre Cast, participating in and directing more than twenty plays, the latest being "Nadal al pesto", which was last performed last June.
Robert began collaborating with the Quadre de Veus in 2010, following the recording of "Dotze homes sense pietat" which was made at the time. Although he had previous experience in the medium with Ràdio Nadal, the station that El Social launched in the 80s during the Christmas season, the radio experience captivated him, and he became one of the stable voices of our cast, with which he has represented more than twenty works and has even directed some such as "Truca un inspector", "El criat de dos amos" or "Les mans brutes"
Apart from dance, music and theatre, Robert was also a lover of nature and the mountains, a great fan of hiking and trekking, and a member of the Hiking Center. Now that he has embarked on his last journey, all of us who have known him wish him a path full of success wherever he goes.
Saturday, September 28, in tribute to Robert, in our Radio Theatre space we want to revive one of the plays he directed and in which he also acted: "An Inspector Calls" by John Boynton Priestley.
Thank you for letting us enjoy your company during all this time. We will not forget you!