Rykko Bellemare

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Rykko Bellemare
Born1991 (age 33–34)
NationalityAtikamekw
OccupationActor
Musician
RelativesKwena Bellemare-Boivin

Rykko Bellemare (born 1991) is a Native Canadian film actor, best known for his lead role as Shawnouk in Before the Streets (Avant les rues).[2] He won the Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year, its award for debut performances, at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards for his work in the film.[3] A member of the Atikamekw nation from Wemotaci, Quebec,[1] he is the brother of Kwena Bellemare-Boivin, who played his character's sister in the film.[4] He is a dancer, drummer and singer with the Atikamekw traditional music group Northern Voice.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Rykko Bellemare". Ixion Communications. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017.
  2. Tremblay, Odile (February 13, 2016). "Parler attikamek à la Berlinale". Le Devoir (in French).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. "Rykko Bellemare, la Révélation de l'année au gala Québec Cinéma" (in French). Ici Radio-Canada. June 5, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Before the Streets: A story of struggle, healing and redemption". The Nation. April 15, 2016.

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