USA COLOMBIA PROJECT THE RETURN OF THE ORQUIDEA

USA / COLOMBIA PROJECT "THE RETURN OF THE ORQUIDEA"

Lilliam Vega Lauten Graduated from the Higher Institute of Arts of Havana in Performing Arts, she began her artistic career at Grupo Teatro Buendía, under the direction of Flora Lauten. In cinema she won the "Best Female Performance Award" with El elefante y el bicicleta, during the XVI International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, in Havana. For 14 years, since 1996, she worked for Teatro Avante in Miami, as an actress and artistic director. His productions have participated in numerous national and international theater festivals in Latin America and Europe. From 1998 until 2011 he gave theater classes at the Prometeo Theater, training children from young professionals within the Professional Training Program for Actors of the Prometeo Theater, belonging to Miami Dade College, for which he directed titles such as El Pueblo de Esteban; Meet Lorca; At the bottom of the river there is a child; Othello; Fuenteovejuna; The Faces of Blanche and Historias del Llano, among others. In 2011 he founded in Miami, along with Rocío Carmona, the company El Ingenio Teatro for which he has directed Se busca un DJ, the children's montage El Cangrejito Volador, Bodas de Sangre, the unipersonal Legend, A streetcar called Deseo, El Gato con Botas , Decameron Bar, Crossed Letters, Back to Havana (in which I also play one of his characters), Hamlet, Corazón al viento, Deseo, Habana Café and the pasacalle La Dama y el mar. Since 2017, she has been the President of the International Casandra Theater Festival dedicated to women in the city of Miami. Lilliam Vega has taken his shows to national and international stages in Europe and Latin America.

PLAYWRIGHT Adyel Quintero Díaz, Cuban-Colombian. Doctor in Sciences on Art of the Superior Institute of Art (ISA) of Havana. Bachelor of Performing Arts with specializations in Acting and Dramaturgy (ISA). Numerous postgraduate courses on theater and audiovisual media, made in Cuba and abroad. Twenty years of experience as a teacher, actor and researcher in theater, film and television, both at undergraduate and graduate level. Author of several essays on audiovisual dramaturgy, artistic research and Colombian cinema, as well as direction of actors, published in Colombia and Cuba. Protagónico actor of the Colombian film "Cuarenta", of the director Carlos Fernandez de Soto; and actor of distribution in the series of Spanish Television directed by Silvia Queer, "Operation Jaque". He has participated in numerous conferences and events on artistic teaching and research, held in Cuba, Colombia, Spain and Argentina. Jury of several national dramaturgy competitions, film and short film research, in Colombia. Academic Director of the International Green Film Festival of Barichara, Colombia, FESTIVER, which has been held since 2011. Author of the books: "Investigation in arts. A general characterization based on the analysis of creations by Eugenio Barba and Odin Teatret ", University Corporation UNITEC, Bogotá D. C. , 2012; and "Two looks at the cinema: between the dramaturgy and the staging", UNITEC, 2016.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Loipa Alonso received a degree in Performing Arts in Cuba in 1989, and has worked for over 20 years as an assistant director in television and theater. In her native Cuba, Ms Alonso specialized in creating a variety of television programs for children, and worked extensively in the field of educational programming for television. In 2002, Ms Alonso became an event organizer and publicist for Cimex, facilitating the creation of cultural exchange programs between Cuba and other Latin American countries. In 2009, she became the Artistic Director of Yoldance, and her work with this company has been presented in different countries abroad. Ms Alonso arrived in Miami in 2013 and is a member of El Ingenio Teatro, working as an assistant director, producer and writer of children's plays for educational workshops.

LITERARY ADVISOR Raquel Carrió Professor, playwright and essayist. Founder of the Faculty of Performing Arts of the University of Arts of Havana and of the Research Team of the International Theater School of Latin America and the Caribbean. Professor of Dramaturgy and Methodology of theater research and Doctorate in Performing Arts, she has received numerous awards and distinctions for her essays and critical studies. She has given conferences and workshops in universities and institutions of the five continents, in addition to having participated as a researcher in the sessions of the International School of Theatrical Anthropology under the direction of Eugenio Barba. She has been a Theater Advisor at the Buendía Theater since its foundation in 1985. Her versions of classical texts written for Teatro Buendía such as The Circular Ruins, Another Tempest, Life in Pink, Bacchae, Charenton, The Woyzeck Ballad and The Visit of the Old Lady they have obtained the recognition of the public and the specialized critic, like the Prize of Dramaturgy "The writing of the difference" (Naples) and the Prize to the Best Text Theater (National Festival of Theater). In Miami he has made successful adaptations for Teatro Avante, Teatro Prometeo and El Ingenio Teatro.

ACTRESS Jacqueline Arenal (Havana Cuba, April 10, 1968) She studied classical ballet in the school of the National Ballet of Cuba and when she graduated as a dancer she continued her acting career at the Higher Institute of Art (ISA). Since she was a little girl she became interested in the action inspired by everyone in her house: Her parents are the writer and playwright Humberto Arenal and the actress Martha Farre. With his sister, actress of Guiñol theater in Cuba, he took his first steps on the scene as a child. Actress with extensive artistic career has worked in more than 20 telenovelas in Colombia, Spain and Cuba, as well as in films in Europe and Latin America. For several years she has lived in Colombia, where she traveled for a work contract with the Colombian channel RCN, in which she has participated in soap operas that have enjoyed public acceptance, also winning the admiration and respect of the country's viewers. South American.

ACTRESS Ivanessa Cabrera, Performer and Singing Teacher Actress and singer of the group of theatre Buendia of. Cuba since its foundation in 1985 until the year 2014. She has a degree in acting at the Higher Institute of Art of Havana, she has participated with leading roles in works such as Candida Eréndira, another Tempest, Charenton, the Ballad of Woyzeck, the visit of the old Lady, blood weddings, Hamlet or Pedro Páramo among others Many. His work has earned him the recognition of the National Union of Writers and artists of Cuba, as well as specialized critics. He has participated in international tours and concerts in countries of Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa and North America. It is worth highlighting his participation in festivals in London, Paris, Chicago and Montreal, where he received excellent ratings from the critics for his performances. Besides as an actress and singer, Ivanesa has taught courses and workshops of performance, singing and vocal training in many of the countries mentioned above. He lives in the city of Miami since 2015 and I am part of the work back to Havana, as well as the staff

MUSICAL COMPOSER AND ARRANGER Hector Agüero Lauten, Born in Havana, Cuba, he studied guitar and piano and graduated as a choral director at the National School of Art in Havana. With more than 25 years of professional experience, he has earned a place in the international art world in film, television and theater. In 2010 he formed the alternative Latin music band Picadillo in Spain, composed of musicians of Cuban and American origin. His style is a mix of Cuban music such as, guaracha and are fused with jazz, blues, rock and elements of New Orleans. With a vintage and fresh flavor, Picadillo has presented his work in various stages in Italy, Spain, USA, Canada, Cuba. His first album, Las Cosas de la Vida consists of ten original songs with which they managed to raise the attention of the industry being signed by Warner Chapell Music. Currently, his second album Manicomio, recorded with traditional instruments such as the three, the marimbula and the oriental organ already enjoys the preference of followers and specialists of the medium.

Ricardo Rodríguez was born in the City of Havana, Cuba, in 1967. He completed his studies of Medium Technician in Industrial Electrical System and began his working life in 1986 as a lighting technician in the emblematic Teatro Estudio group. Just 2 years working in the group he made his first design of Lights for the play En el parque and obtained the 1 st Award for Design of Lights at the International Theater Festival. From that moment began his rising career as a designer with different groups of the Cuban cultural sphere: Teatro Buendía, Grupo Danzario Retazos, Ballet Teatro de la Habana, Contemporary Dance. In 1992 he moved to the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina and works with artists such as Susana Rinalti, Fito Paez, Baglietto, Victor Laplace, among others. Since 2000, he has resided in the City of Miami. From 2000 to 2004 he was the technical director of the Miami International Theater Festival and Lighting Designer of the Avante Theater group, during that time he was also the Technical Director of the Miami International Book Fair, and was linked to different theater companies in Miami. the city. In 2010 he created the company Infinity Lighting Production; his vast knowledge applied to intelligent light management has made him the obvious choice for the professional lighting market in Miami. From a concert on a football field, through designs of plays for theater and corporate events. Founding member of Ingenio Teatro has made the lighting designs that are part of the Company's repertoire. The new

CHOREOGRAPHY Ruben Romeu, Born in Cuba, Ruben graduated from the School of Art instructors in Havana, starting his career as a professional dancer. Romeu has been part of the national ensemble of spectacles and the famous Havana cabaret Tropicana. In 1984 he moved to Mexico City where he created his own group called Cuba Baila. In the United States, Rubén has worked with great figuras of the ballet Panorama and has worked as a choreographer for different theatrical companies in productions such as Cinderella, or the musical Annie, where he also participated as an actor. With the Ingenuity Theatre has been the choreographer of different productions such as Blood Weddings, a Streetcar called Desire, Puss in Boots, Bar Decameron, return to Havana and Hamlet. In addition to continuing his role as a master of movement in the art workshops for children and youth of the company.