Founding Artistic Advisor
In Memoriam

Miriam Colón (1936-2017) is a revered Puerto Rican/Latina icon. She debuted as an actress playing opposite to Ramón ‘Diplo’ Rivero in the now classic film Peloteros, produced by the Puerto Rico Division of Community Education/DIVEDCO in 1953. She moved to New York City that same year, and was accepted into the Actors Studio by Elia Kazan…

Caridad De La Luz is a multi-faceted performer known as“La Bruja”, who won the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship 2019-2020. She starred in the hit musicals Dancing In My Cockroach Killers and I Like It Like That at PRTT. She is considered one of America’s leading spoken word poets and was named one of the ‘Top…

Dalziel López is a Puerto Rico based Classical Guitarist and Composer. He is a graduate of the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. He is a member of the music collective Nombre en Proceso, helmed by Yaraní del Valle. Remojo 2020 is is first collaboration with Pregones PRTT.

Ricardo Soto 1974, Puerto Rico. Drummer, engraver, art educator & has directed percussion workshops in communities.

William Torres is a bass player with equal passion for both classical and popular music. One night he could be playing with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall, the next he could be part of singer/songwriter Alí Tapia’s band at the Festival de Claridad. His chamber music group, Laura En Albanta can be…

Joe Louis is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter who works with what he calls “bohemia experimental.” His music dialogues with boleros, folk, alternative rock and música jíbara, via the inclusion of vocal improvisation and performance. His lyrics inhabit an erotic-surreal universe that can sometimes be nostalgic and melancholic. The proposal of Joe Louis y la Banda…

Joél Pérez is an award-winning performer and writer living in NYC. As an actor, his theater work includes Fun Home (Broadway and The Public Theater), Sweet Charity (New Group; Lucille Lortel Award Winner for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical), Kiss My Aztec! (Berkeley Rep and La Jolla Playhouse), Oedipus El Rey (Public Theater), Raw…

ALEJANDRA RAMOS is a playwright, actress, director and producer. She holds a B.A in Dance and Theater, from University of Puerto Rico, and an M.A. in Scenic Arts from the University of Murcia, Spain. Co-founder and Artistic Director of Teatro la azotea, Inc. Published works includes the book En la azotea, 10 piezas cortas de…

César Rodríguez is a mercurial performer with theatrical and musical tendencies. Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New York City, Mr. Rodríguez’s predisposition for the theater was consummated with his high school performance of Jud Fry in Oklahoma! As recently as many years ago and as Jesus of Nazareth, he walked a very…

Nicole Betancourt is a versatile actress that has developed characters for film, theater and web series. Her theater credits include: LA Diversity in Comedy Festival (The Second City), Witkacy’s Mad Man and the Nun (PREGONES), Storage Locker (IATI), UBU ROI (guest artist) (IRT & INTAR), Life Could Be A Sueño (HERE Arts Center & Teatro…