Armando Garcia
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Armando brings more than 40 years acting and directing experience to Hispanic communities across the country and abroad. During all those years he has brought a level of professionalism to community theater groups.
Armando combines a sense of the laid-back as well as the tense: what you would expect from a man who has made social activism a way of life with the drama arts often used as a forum.
His life dedicated for social change began in 1968 in Mexico. A year later he joined the “Francisco Villa” choral poetry group at the Popular High School in Mexico City. Later he joined the International Theater Group “Los Mascarones,” coming to the United States in 1970 to the First Chicano Theater Festival of Teatro Nacional de Aztlan.
His experience in Mexico and his later involvement with the Chicano movement helped him to realized that America is not just a country but a continent, that Chicanos and Latinos have much in common, and that people without culture are not truly free. Garcia has utilized theater arts as a vehicle to allow people identify their inner selves by showing on the stage their own realities. Armando also believes that people without theater is people without truth.
He has studied extensively Journalism, Performing Arts, Law and Theology. Fully bilingual in English and Spanish. Garcia calls himself a journalist by trade, a performing artist by nature, an advocate for social change by conviction and finally a spiritual man.
Armando combines a sense of the laid-back as well as the tense: what you would expect from a man who has made social activism a way of life with the drama arts often used as a forum.
His life dedicated for social change began in 1968 in Mexico. A year later he joined the “Francisco Villa” choral poetry group at the Popular High School in Mexico City. Later he joined the International Theater Group “Los Mascarones,” coming to the United States in 1970 to the First Chicano Theater Festival of Teatro Nacional de Aztlan.
His experience in Mexico and his later involvement with the Chicano movement helped him to realized that America is not just a country but a continent, that Chicanos and Latinos have much in common, and that people without culture are not truly free. Garcia has utilized theater arts as a vehicle to allow people identify their inner selves by showing on the stage their own realities. Armando also believes that people without theater is people without truth.
He has studied extensively Journalism, Performing Arts, Law and Theology. Fully bilingual in English and Spanish. Garcia calls himself a journalist by trade, a performing artist by nature, an advocate for social change by conviction and finally a spiritual man.
1988-PRESENT
Author of love poetry, stories-tales and plays published on: http://teatroypoesiadeamerica.blogspot.com,
https://encuentrosyrelatos.blogspot.com,
https://encuentros-relatos.blogspot.com
Book Author of POESÍAS DEL ALMA and EROTISMO EN POESÍA (Pen name: Larry G Álvarez)
Under his own publishing firm: Ediciones Flor y Canto, published in PDF Format; 'Un Pueblo al Desnudo' series, starting with ANAIRIS by Max Villareal.
He is also the editor of LORCA THEATRE MAGAZINE, a multibilingual magazine dedicated to promote the Popular and Independent Theatre in the Americas.
Member of the Union Hispano Mundial de Escritores.
http://unionhispanomundialdeescritores.ning.com/profile/ARMANDOGARCIA
Participant in the South America Radio Program: Letras Libres with his own poetry.
https://encuentrosyrelatos.blogspot.com,
https://encuentros-relatos.blogspot.com
Book Author of POESÍAS DEL ALMA and EROTISMO EN POESÍA (Pen name: Larry G Álvarez)
Under his own publishing firm: Ediciones Flor y Canto, published in PDF Format; 'Un Pueblo al Desnudo' series, starting with ANAIRIS by Max Villareal.
He is also the editor of LORCA THEATRE MAGAZINE, a multibilingual magazine dedicated to promote the Popular and Independent Theatre in the Americas.
Member of the Union Hispano Mundial de Escritores.
http://unionhispanomundialdeescritores.ning.com/profile/ARMANDOGARCIA
Participant in the South America Radio Program: Letras Libres with his own poetry.
Drama Director: Directing Christian plays appropriate for performing in evangelistic crusades in the USA and abroad.
MEXICO’S INSTITUTE-San Antonio TexasDirected “Rosa de Dos Amores” by Mexican playwright Emilio Carballido
JOVEN-YOUTH ORGANIZATION-San AntonioCulture Arts Facilitator, responsible to teach drama to youngsters in an after school program.
JOVEN-YOUTH ORGANIZATION-San AntonioCulture Arts Facilitator, responsible to teach drama to youngsters in an after school program.
BOOK PUBLISHER
Founded Ediciones Flor y Canto by publishing "ARRIBA EL TELON", a book series of drama plays and poetry
Directed in Oxnard, Ca "Noche de Gloria en Belen" A story about the journey to Bethlehem.
Tour Coordinator for the Mascarones Mexican Theater Company. Conducted auditions and drama workshops in Southern California for a potential branch group for this company.
Tour Coordinator for the Mascarones Mexican Theater Company. Conducted auditions and drama workshops in Southern California for a potential branch group for this company.
PUBLISHER/FOUNDER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF LA FARANDULA
Spanish language monthly newspaper featuring Latino entertainers.
CALIFORNIA VENTURA COUNTY SCHOOLS ARTIST IN THE CLASSROOMS.
Teaching drama to elementary school children.
Published "Teatro, Poesia y Novela de Nuestra America" a book in Spanish with his own poetry and drama also including works by contributing writers.
CALIFORNIA VENTURA COUNTY ARTS COMMISSIONER.
Appointed by The Ventura County Board of Supervisors as one of the five Arts Commissioners for that County in California.
Recipient of The Latino Leadership Awards in Culture Arts by El Concilio del Condado de Ventura and received recognition for such award by The California State Senate and The Legislature.
Recipient of an Artist-in-Residence grant by The California Arts Council to form community Drama groups and prepared actors and actors to audition for the Spanish language version of Henry Ibsen's A Doll House produced by the Santa Paula Theater Center.
Spanish language monthly newspaper featuring Latino entertainers.
CALIFORNIA VENTURA COUNTY SCHOOLS ARTIST IN THE CLASSROOMS.
Teaching drama to elementary school children.
Published "Teatro, Poesia y Novela de Nuestra America" a book in Spanish with his own poetry and drama also including works by contributing writers.
CALIFORNIA VENTURA COUNTY ARTS COMMISSIONER.
Appointed by The Ventura County Board of Supervisors as one of the five Arts Commissioners for that County in California.
Recipient of The Latino Leadership Awards in Culture Arts by El Concilio del Condado de Ventura and received recognition for such award by The California State Senate and The Legislature.
Recipient of an Artist-in-Residence grant by The California Arts Council to form community Drama groups and prepared actors and actors to audition for the Spanish language version of Henry Ibsen's A Doll House produced by the Santa Paula Theater Center.
During these years directed several drama productions, most dealing with important community issues such as: Immigration, AIDS, racism, gang violence, including alcohol and drug abuse.
Garcia wrote the script “A que venimos” a play sponsored by the California Immigrant Workers Association.
Recipient of the 1991 Literary Arts Award by the Oxnard Cultural and Fine Arts Commission for his work on “Canek” the legend of a Mayan warrior.
Statewide coordinator of the Second Annual Califas Chicano/Latino Theater Festival held in San Jose California.
Recipient of the 1991 Literary Arts Award by the Oxnard Cultural and Fine Arts Commission for his work on “Canek” the legend of a Mayan warrior.
Statewide coordinator of the Second Annual Califas Chicano/Latino Theater Festival held in San Jose California.
1979-1987
Garcia directed Lorca's Blood Wedding; The House of Bernarda Alba; The Billy Club Puppets, Abreu Gomez' Canek, Contreras' Las Calaveras de Posada, “Hasta la Muerte”, “The Legal Alien”, “Cara a Cara”, “Ni una mas”, 'Pega Duro”, several plays of Chicano drama.
Worked as the Cultural Arts Specialist at Plaza de la Raza in East Los Angeles, responsible to direct cultural arts programs and was the artistic director for the television program “Mexico Magia y Encuentro”, brocasted from Mexico City promoting Plaza de la Raza work for the arts in the Chicano community.
Worked for Vision Advertising to write and direct TV and Radio script commercials during the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
While active with the United Farm Workers Union, Garcia wrote and directed “Who's to blame;” “The Birth;” “Lon Live the Queen;” and “Las Apariciones.” He assisted in the production of the Union;s video “The Wrath of Grapes” and served as casting director of the Union's Spanish language television spots for a membership drive campaign entitled “Como Siempre.”
Worked for Vision Advertising to write and direct TV and Radio script commercials during the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
While active with the United Farm Workers Union, Garcia wrote and directed “Who's to blame;” “The Birth;” “Lon Live the Queen;” and “Las Apariciones.” He assisted in the production of the Union;s video “The Wrath of Grapes” and served as casting director of the Union's Spanish language television spots for a membership drive campaign entitled “Como Siempre.”
1969-1978
Actor of the Preparatoria Popular (Mexican High School) Choral Poetry Group 'Francisco Villa'.
Member of the internationally known Mexican Theater group Los Mascarones. Toured Mexico, Latin America, the USA and Europe participatins as an actor in World Theater Festivals. Garcia participated as an actor in the Chicano film “Somos Uno” and on Los Angeles's Channel 28 program “Accion Chicano”.
Languages: Bilingual: Spanish & English
References:
Lonnie Miramontes (805) 985-9891
Javier Gomez (805) 486-7468
Abrahan Vidales 01152 1 558-584-3777
Lonnie Miramontes (805) 985-9891
Javier Gomez (805) 486-7468
Abrahan Vidales 01152 1 558-584-3777
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