Theater
Actor ● Director ● Producer ● Writer
(1986, PR) Marketer, Actor & Producer
MBA in Marketing Strategy and Pricing from the Simon Business School, University of Rochester.
B.A. in Theater Arts (Cum Laude) from the University of Puerto Rico. Completed Acting, History, and Technical Design concentration requirements, and 24 credits in Education.
Recognized for being multi-talented, detail oriented, and disciplined.
Some credits are:
Cyberbullying: redes fatales (Screenwriter/Director), Cristo 33 (Actor); El Gíbaro (Producer/Stage Manager/Graphic Designer); Evita (Director's Assistant/Actor); La Casa de Bernarda Alba (Actor); Platero y Yo (Production Assistant/Actor-Ensemble); El Desmonte (Actor); La Muerte no Entrará en Palacio (Actor); Doubt (Producer/Director); The Pearl (Production Assistant/Stage Manager); La Carreta (Stage Manager).
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Simon Business School, University of Rochester
May 2018
Concentration: MBA in Marketing Strategy & Pricing, Merit Scholarship Recipient.
Organizations: VP of Alumni Engagement & Corporate Tours, Simon Marketing Association; Ambassador, Simon Diversity & Inclusion Committee; VP-Finance, Spectrum LGBTTQIA+ Alliance.
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras (Early Admission)
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
May 2012
Concentration: BA in Drama: Acting, History & Design; Dean's List.
Average: 3.53 (Graduation Certificate) (Transcript - Student's Copy)
Organizations: Student's Council, Teatro Rodante
Escuela Superior Luis Muñoz Marín - Yauco, PR
Luis Muñoz Marín High School
2001-2004
Grade Average: 3.97 (Honor Roll)
Organizations: Innovación Teatral, Coro Contemporáneo, National Honor Society Guanín Chapter, Carpe Diem School Newspaper, Physics Club FIHOMASI, Chemistry Club QUANTUM, Student's Council, Senior Year Class Treasurer.
Colegio Santísimo Rosario - Yauco, PR
Holy Rosary School
1993-2001
Grade Average: 4.0 (Honor Roll)
Organizations: Millenium Drama Club, Counselor's Assistant Club, National Junior Honor Society Coayuco Chapter, Student's Council
Academia Santa María Reina - Ponce, PR
Holy Mary Queen Academy
1991-1993
Grade Average: 4.0 (Honor Roll)
HONORS & AWARDS:
(2012) Cum Laude, (2012) Outstanding Drama Student, (2012) Alfonso Ramos Award, (2012) Edinburgh's Fringe Festival, (2004) Magna Cum Laude, (2004) Alto Espítritu Escolar (All Around Student), (2004) Amaury Veray Torregrosa Culture Award, (2004) Top 100's College Board Scores, (2004) First Place Talent Competition English Week Olympics, (2003) Second Place National Poetry Contest.
Skills
ACTIVE LISTENER
DETAIL ORIENTED
GOAL ORIENTED
INTERPERSONAL Skills
STRATEGIC THINKING
PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION
MENTORING/COACHING
PLANNING/SCHEDULING
COMPUTER LITERATE
Mac OS / Windows *****
MS Office *****
MS Excel Risk Solver ****
Final Cut Pro ***
Photoshop ***
InDesign **
Premiere ***
ACTING
Classic through Contemporary
SINGING
Baritone
DANCING
Intermediate: Ballet, Jazz & Contemporary
STAGE DIRECTING
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Languages
General Exams
General Experience
August 2001 - Present
Freelance Artist
See Arts Experience
Description: Diverse roles in Film, Theater, TV, IPTV & Advertisement.
December 2014 – June 2016
Coordinator
Taller Cien / WIPR, Channel 6 – San Juan, PR
Description: Execute & supervise Taller Cien, an after school skill improvement supplementary program, in Junior High Schools; validate and recoup certified federal funding evidence.
February 2015 - June 2015
Professor – Acting
Danzare School of Performing Arts, Inc. – Guaynabo, PR
Description: Structured and taught a personalized curriculum in acting for theater and film with students ages 7 to 18.
June 2014
Instructor – Acting Seminar
Jóvenes Sobre las Tablas Summer Workshop – Casa Productora, Inc. – San Juan, PR
Description: Structured and executed a personalized course curriculum of basic acting approaches for both theater and film with students ages 7 to 18.
January 2010 – May 2012
Assessment Assistant Coordinator
UPR-RP Drama Department – San Juan, PR
Supervisor: María Eugenia Mercado
Description: Assisted with development and execution of varied assessment strategies; recoup, process, analyze and report assessment data.
August – December 2009
Carpenter Assistant
UPR-RP Set Construction Department – San Juan, PR
Supervisor: Ariel Cuevas
Description: Assisted with set and prop construction for various UPR Drama Department productions.
September 2007 – March 2009
Opening Crew Server
Toro Salao’ Restaurant, OOF! Inc. – Old San Juan, PR
Supervisor: Orlando Velázquez / Emilio Figueroa
Description: Guaranteed customer satisfaction thru prompt, friendly, and honest table service.
July – December 2007
Server
Hard Rock Café – Old San Juan, PR
Supervisor: Arnold Cope
Description: Guaranteed customer satisfaction thru prompt, friendly, and honest table service.
December 2006 – June 2007
Beach & Pool Experience Manager
Copamarina Beach Resort – Guánica, PR
Supervisor: Rosa Rodríguez
Description: Foster customer satisfaction thru beach & pool areas maintenance and assist, when needed, with the Dive Shop's services in a prompt, friendly, and honest manner.
June – December 2006
Line Cook
El Mesón Sandwiches, Inc. Yauco Plaza II – Yauco, PR
Supervisor: Elías Laracuente
Description: Prepped, cooked, and served 30+ items sandwich menu; clean and maintain the cooking area.
August-November 2005
Telemarketer
Royal Miracle Corp. – New York, NY
Description: Engaged prospective customers for the Fine Jewelry Industry and book sales representatives retailer appointments.
July 2004-July 2005
Floor Supervisor & Server
Johnny Rockets Dinner, Plaza del Sol Restaurant – Bayamón, PR
Description: Supervised customer satisfaction and fostered teamwork; managed employee scheduling & develop low-cost marketing strategies.
FILM
September 2015
Actor; Supporting Role
Horror: No te duermas, cabrón
ScreamFest 2015 Official Selection & 2015 Jury's Prize PR Queer Film Fest
Lenght: 20 mins.
Director: Vance McLean
Producer: Yoanna Sánchez / Emilio Suárez
Character: The Devil – Supporting
July – September 2014
Director / Associate Producer / Host
Documentary: The Sound of Music: Un Sonido Nuevo / A New Sound
Lenght: 30 mins.
Producer: JJ Perez Velazquez for ECGroup, LLC & Teatro Repertorio UPR
March 2014 – October 2014
Director / Associate Producer / Screenwriter
Drama: Cyberbullying: redes fatales
Lenght: 42 mins.
Producer: JJ Perez Velazquez for Casa Productora, Inc.
June 2010
Actor; Supporting Role
Experimental: La Azotea
Lenght: 10 mins.
Director/Producer: José Emilio González-Matos
Character: Ocupante – Supporting
Production Company: Independent
ARTS PROFESSIONAL
FILM
TV
Internet Protocol TV
IPTV
Theater
Advertisement
TELEVISION
January 2016
Actor; Supporting Character
Project: Escándalos VIP
Director: David Norris
Line Producer: Yamara Rodríguez
Executive Producer: Rafael Abudo
Character: Entrevistador
Episode: Detrás del Presidente (#17)
September 2014 – April 2015
Actor / PA / Script Editor
Project: Quién Sabe Más - Trivia Game Show
Director: Sandra De León
Artistic Director: Carlos Esteban Fonseca
Executive Producer: Sofía De La Cruz
Character: Félix – Supporting Male
Espisodes: 130
February 2011
Actor; Extra
Project: Extremos
Director: Gilo Rivera
Producer: Ángela Meyer
Character: Waiter
Character: Felix Flilloso
Description: Film & TV expert who interns at Public Television as Audience Director for trivia game show Quién Sabe Más.
Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)
May 2013 - Feb. 2014
Visual Content Producer / Partner
Effectively Creative Group, LLC
Web-Shows / Collaborations: Behind Curtains, El Seductor Estrella, La Vampy de Lajas, Fashion Patrol, Mi Vida Gourmet, Hau Stylish
Producer: JJ Perez Velazquez for Effectively Creative Group, LLC
May 2013 - Feb. 2014
Associate Producer / Video Editor
Video Blog: Tirzha Vive la Vida que Ama
Director: Tirzha Alcaide
Producer: Tirzha Alcaide
Seasons: 2, 3 & 4
Producer: JJ Perez Velazquez for Effectively Creative Group, LLC
Feb. 2013 - May 2014
Intern
Effectively Creative Group, LLC
Web-shows / Collaborations: Behind Curtains, El Seductor Estrella
Producer: Mirtha Rubio
THEATER
December 2015 - Junio 2016
Actor; Supporting Role
Musical: La Niña y el Rio / The Girl and the River
Author: José Vega Sentana
Director: Gil René
Producer: Wanda Colón
Chracter: Guako
Production Company: VESA Productions, Inc.
December 2013 – April 2014
Actor; Supporting Role
Musical: La Juguetería / The Toy Store
Author: Signe Andrea Della Torre
Director: Gil René
Producer: Wanda Colón
Character: Librín
Production Company: Producciones Carraízo, Inc.
October 2014
Director / Associate Producer / Playwright
Drama: Cyberbullying: redes fatales
Producer: Raymond Gerena
Production Company: Casa Productora, Inc.
October 2013
Actor; Supporting Role
Musical Adaptation/Drama: La Casa de Bernarda Alba / Bernarda Alba's House
Author / Director: Alexandro Celia
Producer: Florentino Rodríguez
Character: Adela
Production Copmany: Producciones Aragua, Inc.
October 2013
Associate Producer / Stage Manager
Melodrama: El Gíbaro
Author: Roberto Ramos-Perea, based on Manuel Alonso’s novel, El Gíbaro
Director: Roberto Ramos-Perea
Producer: Raymond Gerena
Production Company: Casa Productora, Inc.
May 2013 – August 2013
Associate Producer / Scene Director
Operetta: The Mikado
Authors: Arthur Sullivan & W.S. Gilbert
Director: Adriana Kraiselburd
Production Companies: Universidad Interamericana & SER de Puerto Rico
January - March 2013
Producer & Director’s Assistant / Visual Content Editor
Musical: Dentro del Bosque / Into the Woods
Authors: Stephen Soundheim & James Lapine
Director: Edgar García
Producer: Lianel Mirabal
Production Company: Teatro Repertorio UPR
October 2012
Production Assistant
Comedy: La Tía de Carlitos / Charlie’s Aunt
Author: Brandon Thomas
Director: Dean Zayas
Producer: Lianel Mirabal
Production Company: Teatro Repertorio UPR
April 2012 – October 2012
Production Assistant / Actor; Ensemble
Experimental: Platero y Yo
Author: Juan Ramón Jiménez
Directors: Julia Thompson & María Eugenia Mercado
Character: Various – Supporting
Producer: Jorge Rodulfo
Production Company: UPR’s Traveling Theater
February 2012
Director’s Assistant / Voice Prompter Tech
Comedy: Desde Toledo a Madrid / From Toledo to Madrid
Author: Tirso de Molina
Director: Dean Zayas
Producer: Lianel Mirabal
Production Company: Teatro Repertorio UPR
Decemeber 2011
Producer/Director
Drama: Feminicio: Extractos / Feminicide: Extracts
Author: Juan González-Bonilla
Production Company: Violence Prevention Program, University of Puerto Rico
December 2011
Associate Producer
Absurd: El Balcón / The Balcony
Author: Jean Genet
Director: Jacqueline Duprey
Producer: Jorge Rodulfo
Production Company: University Theater Company
November 2011
Actor, Lead
Vaudeville: Chicas de Closet / Closeted Girls
Author: Carlos Osorio
Director: Orlando Rodríguez
Character: María
Production Company: Independent
October 2011
Director’s Assistant / Actor; Ensemble
Musical: Evita
Author: Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
Director: Edgar García
Producer: Lianel Mirabal
Character: Oligarq, Guard & Paco
Production Company: Teatro Repertorio UPR
September 2011
Actor; Supporting Role
Melodrama: La Rosa de Papel / The Paper Rose
Author: Ramón del Valle Inclán
Director: Dean Zayas
Producer: Jorge Rodulfo
Character: Narrator Witch
Production Company: University Theater Company
May 2011
Actor; Character Roles
Comedy: A Vuestro Gusto / As You Like It
Author: William Shakespeare
Director: Dean Zayas
Producer: Jorge Rodulfo
Character: Nobleman & Jacques de Bois
Production Company: UPR’s Traveling Theater
April 2011
Director / Associate Producer
Drama: Doubt
Author: John Patrick Shanley
Producer: Jorge Rodulfo
Production Company: University Theater Company
April 2011
Actor; Supporting Role
Naturalism: El Desmonte / Cutting the Woods
Author: Gonzalo Arocho del Toro
Director: Dean Zayas
Producer: Jorge Rodulfo
Character: Gilberto – Supporting Male
Production Company: University Theater Company & Puerto Rican Culture Institute
March 2011 – May 2011
Director's Assistant / Stage Manager
Drama: La Carreta / The Oxcart
Author: René Marqués
Director: Dean Zayas
Producer: Lolyn Paz
Production Company: New Moon Productions / Lolyn Paz Productions
November 2010 – May 2011
Actor; Il Inamorati
Commedia dell'Arte: La Muerta Viva / The Alive Dead
Author: Anonym Cannovaccio
Director: Rosabel Otón
Producer: Jorge Rodulfo
Character: Horario – The Lover
Production Company: UPR’s Traveling Theater
October 2010
Director's Assistant / Stage Manager
Adaptation: The Pearl
Author: Johanna Rosaly, inspired on John Steinbeck’s novel, The Pearl
Director: Dean Zayas
Producer: Lolyn Paz
Production Company: New Moon Productions / Lolyn Paz Productions
September 2010
Director's Assistant / Stage Manager
Musical: El Caballero de la Mancha / The Gentleman of La Mancha
Author: Lou Briel, inspired on Cervante’s Don Quixote de La Mancha
Director: Dean Zayas
Producer: Lolyn Paz
Production Company: New Moon Productions / Lolyn Paz Productions
April 2010
Actor; Supporting Role
Melodrama: La Dama del Mar / Lady from the Sea
Author: Henrik Ibsen
Director: Dean Zayas
Producer: Jorge Rodulfo
Character: Professor Arnholm
Production Company: University Theater Company
October 2009 – October 2010
Actor; Supporting Role / Prop Master
Comedy: La Posadera / The Mistress of the Inn
Author: Carlo Goldoni
Director: Dean Zayas
Producer: Jorge Rodulfo
Character: Fabrizio
Production Company: UPR’s Traveling Theater
October 2009
Actor; Chorus
Drama: Salome
Author: Oscar Wilde
Director: Pedro Rodiz
Producer: Orlando Rodríguez
Production Company: Artefacto Inc.
May 2009
Actor; Supporting Role
Drama: Recuerdos de Mamá / Memories of Mother
Author, Director & Producer: José Luis Castillo
Cahracter: Marcos
Production Company: Desperón Inc.
April 2009 – July 2010
Actor; Lead Character
Musical: La Hormiga y la Cigarra / The Ant and the Grasshopper
Author, Director & Producer: Orlando Rodríguez, based on Samaniego’s fable
Character: La Hormiga
Production Company: Artefacto, Inc. – Traveling Theater Division
March 2009
Director's Assistant / Stage Manager
Musical: Tales of Juan Bobo
Author, Director & Producer: Orlando Rodríguez
Production Company: Artefacto Inc.
November 2008
Actor; Supporting Role
Comedy: ¡Feliz cumpleaños, mi amor! / Happy birthday, my love!
Author: José Luis Castillo
Director & Producer: David Esperón
Character: Luis
Production Company: Desperón Inc.
October 2008 – April 2011
Actor; Supporting Role
Drama: Las Mujeres de Juárez / Juarez Women
Author: Rubén Amavizca
Director & Producer: Pedro Pedraza
Character: Rapist / Procurador
Production Company: Tierra y Madera, Inc.
October 2008
Actor; Supporting Role
Comedy: En Aquella Playa / That beach
Author, Director & Producer: David Esperón
Chracter: Carmelo
Production Company: Desperón Inc.
October 2008
Actor; Male Lead
Farse: La farsa de la Tinaja / The Jar Farse
Author: Anonym – France – XV Century
Director: Noelia Montaero
Chracter: Husband
Production Company: UPR-RP Drama Department
August 2006- March 2007
Producer & Playwright
Musical: Martita y su Aventura en el Mundo del Reciclaje / Martita and her Recycling Adventure
Director: Milagros Flecha
Production Company: Innovación Teatral Traveling Theater
2003-2004
Actor; Male Lead
Comedy-Drama: Cajitas de Dientes / Happy Dentures
Author: Xavier Santiago Galarza
Director: Maritza Ocasio
Character: Don Chago – Male Lead
Production Company: Columbia University
October 2002- March 2003
Actor; Male Lead
Drama: El Rebozo de la Caldera / The Cauldron’s Shawl
Author: Jorge Vega Torres
Director: Maritza Ocasio
Character: Ángel
Production Company: Columbia University
August 2001-May 2004
Director's Assistant (2003-2004)
Actor (2001-2004)
Innovación Teatral, Inc.
Director: Milagros Flecha
Character: Horacio, The Lover
Description: Male lover character for Commeddia Dell'Arte cannovaccio La Muerta Viva.
Marketing
November 2016 - Present
Marketing Manager
Project: Ad Campaign - Product - Aquavation
Production Company: Aquavation, Inc.
June 2016
Graphic Designer
Project: Ad Campaign - Event - Zumba Master Class
Production Company: Asociación de Espina Bífida e Hidrocefalia
June 2016
Graphic Designer
Project: Ad Campaign - Theater Production - Bitácora de un Explorador (Musical)
Author: Gil René Rodríguez
Producer: Wanda Colón
Production Company: Theater Partners, Inc.
October 2014 - Junio 2016
Promoter
Project: Soft & Creamy In-Site Promotions
Producer: Zoribel Fonalledas / Marta Pérez
Character: Softy
Production Company: Soft & Creamy, Inc.
August 2014
Content Editor
Project: Trailer - Ballet Production - Alice in Wonderland
Choreographer: Septime Webre
Producer: Dennise Eliza
Production Company: CoDa 21
June 2014
Marketing Manager
Project: Trailer - Theater production - ¡Amor! ¡Valor! ¡Comprensión! / Love! Valour! Compassion! (Drama)
Author: Terrence McNally
Producer: Raymond Gerena
Production Company: Casa Productora, Inc.
May 2014
Content Editor
Project: Trailer- Theater production - De Pata Negra / Of Pata Negra (Stand Up Comedy)
Author: Lizmarie Quintana
Producer: Emineh de Lourdes, Raymond Gerena
Production Company: Casa Productora, Inc.
April 2014
Digital Marketing Manager
Project: Trailer - Theater production - A $2.50 el Cuba Libre / Cuba Libres for $2.50 (Comedy)
Author: Ibrahim Guerra
Producer: Julio Ramos
Production Company: Corillo Eventos, Inc.
March 2014
Digital Marketing Manager
Project: Trailer - Theater production - Esperando tu regreso / Waiting for your Return (Drama)
Author: Marian Pabón
Producers: Raymond Gerena, Julio Ramos & Marian Pabón
Production Company: Casa Productora, Inc.
July 2013
Digital Marketing Manager
Proyect: Ad Campaign - Theater Production - La Mina de Oro / The Gold Mine (Opera)
Authors: Carlos Vazquez & José Luis Ramos Escobar
Producer: Edgar García
Production Company: Teatro UPR
April 2013
Marketing Manager / Associate Producer / Lyricist
Proyect: Music Video - La Lista / The List
Lyrics: Adriana Kraiselburd & José Juan Pérez-Velázquez
Music: Arthur Sullivan & W.S. Gilbert
Producer: Mirtha Rubio
Production Company: ECGroup, LLC
December 2012
Marketing Assistant / Video Editor / Graphic Designer
Proyect: Ad Campaign - Theater Production - Dentro del Bosque / Into the Woods (Musical)
Authors: Stephen Soundheim & James Lapine
Director: Edgar García
Producer: Lianel Morales
Production Company: Teatro Repertorio UPR
May 2012 - Ma
Promoter
Project: Tres Monjitas In-Site Promotions
Producer/ Jesús Oquendo
Character: China Traviesa (Mishieveous Orange)
Production Company: Vaquería Tres Monjitas
December 2011
Marketing Assistant
Project: Trailer - Theater Production - De Toledo a Madrid / From Toledo to Madrid (Comedy)
Author: Tirso de Molina
Director: Edgar García
Producer: Andrés Morales / Lianel Mirabal
Production Company: Teatro Repertorio UPR
November 2011
Marketing Manager
Project: Trailer - Theater Production - El Balcón / The Balcony (Absurd)
Author: Jean Genet
Director: Jacqueline Duprey
Producer: José Robledo
Production Company: Seminario Multidisciplinario José Emilio González
May 2010
Talent
Project: 30ss spot - Pizza Hut Pasta Campaign
Director:
Producer:
Character: Loser Chef
VOLUNTEER WORK
December 2015
Advisor / Host
Event: Encendido Navideño Yaucano / Yauco's Christimas Lightning
Producer: Jonathan Hernández
Production Company: Municipio de Yauco (Borough of Yauco)
October 2013
Theater - Production Assistant Volunteer
Melodrama: Los Soles Truncos
Author: René Marques
Director: Dean Zayas
Producer: Raymond Gerena
Production Company: Casa Productora, Inc.
August 2010-July 2011
Vice President
Organization: Colegio de Actores de PR / Actors Guild Puerto Rico
President: Omar Torres Molina
Description: Collaborate in delimiting strategies to defend and promote optimum working conditions for actors in Puerto Rico's entertainment industry