Herberto Dumé
Assistant director, director, actor, costume designer, light designer, set designer, original score, sound/soundtrack designer, producer, author / playwright, adapter
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Notes: +
Information available in Spanish; click "Español" in the upper right hand side of the page. 
Written texts: +
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                    Faramalla
 Author / Playwright
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                    El caso de la niña Cecilia
 Adapter
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                    La celestina o la tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea
 Adapter
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                    El chino es Electra
 Adapter
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                    Las criadas
 Adapter
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                    La dama de las camelias
 Adapter
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                    Episodios de la vida íntima
 Adapter
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                    Santa Camila de la Habana Vieja
 Adapter
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                    Los verdugos
 Adapter
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                    La voz humana
 Adapter
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                    El bello indiferente
 Adapter
Productions: +
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                    Exilio
 Director
 Miami Dadeland Marriott Hotel (Grand Ballroom)
 October 8, 1999
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                    Mátame
 Director
 Florida International University Wertheim Performing Art Center
 February 12, 1998 - February 14, 1998
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                    En busca del paraíso
 Director
 Creation Art Center
 May 3, 1997
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                    Exilio
 Director
 Creation Art Center
 December 7, 1996
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                    Balada de un verano en La Habana
 Director
 Creation Art Center
 April 27, 1996 - May 26, 1996
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                    Sin salida
 Director
 Creation Art Center
 September 1992 - October 1992
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                    Las criadas
 Director
 Creation Art Center
 May 1992 - June 1992
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                    María Antonia
 Director
 Teatro de Bellas Artes
 October 13, 1989
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                    El chino
 Director
 Minorca Playhouse
 May 30, 1989 - May 31, 1989
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                    Exilio
 Director
 Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture
 March 19, 1988 - April 3, 1988
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                    La celestina o la tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea
 Director
 Unknown1
 1980
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                    Esperando a Godot
 Director
 El Portón
 June 1, 1979
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                    El pez que fuma
 Director
 El Portón
 November 17, 1978
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                    El cruce sobre el Niágara
 Director
 Queens Theatre in the Park
 August 3, 1978
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                    Santa Camila de La Habana Vieja
 Director
 41-17 Greenpoint
 June 14, 1978 - June 25, 1978
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                    Cándida
 Director
 41-17 Greenpoint
 April 28, 1978 - May 20, 1978
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                    Juana Machete: la muerte en bicicleta
 Director
 41-17 Greenpoint
 March 10, 1978 - April 2, 1978
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                    La voz humana
 Director
 409 West 44th Street
 November 12, 1976 - December 5, 1976
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                    El bello indiferente
 Director
 409 West 44th Street
 November 12, 1976 - December 5, 1976
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                    La noche de los asesinos
 Director
 409 West 44th Street
 April 2, 1976
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                    Burlesque
 Director
 409 West 44th Street
 January 30, 1976 - February 29, 1976
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                    La relación
 Director
 409 West 44th Street
 January 30, 1976 - February 29, 1976
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                    La señorita Julia
 Director
 409 West 44th Street
 November 19, 1975 - December 7, 1975
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                    Santa Camila de la Habana Vieja
 Director
 409 West 44th Street
 October 10, 1975 - November 9, 1975
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                    El malentendido
 Director
 409 West 44th Street
 June 13, 1975 - June 29, 1975
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                    Medea
 Director
 409 West 44th Street
 March 15, 1975 - April 27, 1975
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                    El robo del cochino
 Director
 New York, New York
 February 28, 1975 - April 13, 1975
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                    La dama de las camelias
 Director
 409 West 44th Street
 November 9, 1974 - December 23, 1974
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                    El tío Vania
 Director
 409 West 44th Street
 February 9, 1974
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                    El arquitecto y el emperador de Asiria
 Director
 409 West 44th Street
 December 27, 1973
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                    Espectros
 Director
 409 West 44th Street
 November 9, 1973 - December 2, 1973
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                    Episodios de la vida íntima
 Director
 437 West 46 St. - Basement
 April 20, 1973 - June 3, 1973
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                    La casa vieja
 Director
 437 West 46 St. - Basement
 January 12, 1973 - February 18, 1973
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                    Réquiem por Yarini
 Director
 The New York Public Library at Lincoln Center (auditorium)
 September 25, 1972 - September 26, 1972
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                    Faramalla
 Director
 437 West 46 St. - Basement
 October 22, 1971
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                    Fando y Lis
 Director
 437 West 46 St. - Basement
 May 7, 1971 - June 20, 1971
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                    Los verdugos
 Director
 437 West 46 St. - Basement
 May 7, 1971 - June 20, 1971
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                    Réquiem por Yarini
 Director
 437 West 46 St. - Basement
 1970
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                    Retablo de la avaricia, la lujuria y la muerte
 Director
 TAR Estudio: 39 East 10th St. (basement)
 October 11, 1969 - November 1969
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                    Fando y Lis
 Director
 Sala-Teatro Alarcón
 January 1969 - February 1969
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                    Cándida
 Director
 Sala Teatro El Sótano
 September 1964
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                    Recuerdos de Tulipa
 Director
 Sala Teatro El Sótano
 June 11, 1964
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                    Bodas de sangre
 Director
 Sala Teatro El Sótano
 1964
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                    Vestido de novia
 Director
 Sala Teatro El Sótano
 1964
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                    El robo del cochino
 Director
 Sala Teatro Hubert de Blanck
 July 1963
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                    Ana
 Director
 Unknown Venue - La Habana
 1963
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                    Mulato
 Director
 Sala Teatro El Sótano
 1963
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                    Una aventura
 Director
 Teatro Payret
 May 10, 1962
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                    Las impuras
 Director
 Casa de Cultura Pablo Quevedo
 April 12, 1962
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                    Las vacas gordas
 Director
 Gran Teatro de La Habana
 1962
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                    El mago de Oz
 Director
 Teatro Astral
 December 30, 1961
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                    El robo del cochino
 Director
 Sala Teatro Hubert de Blanck
 July 21, 1961
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                    El que dijo sí y El que dijo no
 Director
 Sala Teatro Hubert de Blanck
 May 13, 1961
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                    El mago de Oz
 Director
 Teatro Payret
 April 21, 1961
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                    La cucarachita Martina
 Director
 Teatro Nacional de Cuba
 1961
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                    Pompín, el fantasmita
 Director
 Teatro Nacional de Cuba
 1961
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                    El peine y el espejo
 Director
 Teatro del Ministerio de Obras Públicas - Sala Granma
 October 14, 1960 - October 22, 1960
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                    La taza de café
 Director
 Teatro del Ministerio de Obras Públicas - Sala Granma
 October 14, 1960 - October 22, 1960
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                    Los fusiles de la madre Carrar
 Director
 Palacio de Bellas Artes
 August 26, 1960 - August 28, 1960
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                    El lindo ruiseñor
 Director
 Teatro Nacional de Cuba
 March 10, 1960
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                    La taza de café
 Director
 Teatro de Bellas Artes
 December 25, 1959 - December 27, 1959
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                    Las manos de Eurídice
 Director
 Palacio Municipal de Marianao
 November 26, 1959
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                    La taza de café
 Director
 Hemiciclo del Ayuntamiento
 April 1, 1959 - April 3, 1959
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                    Su esposo
 Director
 Hemiciclo del Ayuntamiento
 April 1, 1959 - April 3, 1959
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                    El aldeano sabio y el rey bueno
 Director
 Sala T.E.D.A.
 May 22, 1956 - June 12, 1956
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                    ¿Una urraca o un cuco?
 Director
 Sala T.E.D.A.
 May 22, 1956 - June 12, 1956
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                    El vago señor Chun-Min
 Director
 Sala T.E.D.A.
 April 24, 1956
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                    La cucarachita Martina
 Director
 Sala T.E.D.A.
 April 24, 1956
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                    La casa de Bernarda Alba
 Assistant Director
 Teatro La Caridad
 December 30, 1952
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                    La casa vieja
 Higinio
 437 West 46 St. - Basement
 January 12, 1973 - February 18, 1973
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                    La muerte acecha
 Actor / actress
 Studio Alarcón
 April 18, 1969 - May 10, 1969
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                    Fando y Lis
 Fando
 Sala-Teatro Alarcón
 January 1969 - February 1969
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                    María Antonia
 Costume designer, Set designer, Original score
 Teatro de Bellas Artes
 October 13, 1989
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                    Esperando a Godot
 Costume designer, Light designer, Set designer
 El Portón
 June 1, 1979
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                    El arquitecto y el emperador de Asiria
 Set designer
 Teatro Alberto de Paz y Mateo
 April 1974
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                    El arquitecto y el emperador de Asiria
 Set designer
 Gramercy Arts Theater
 February 13, 1974
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                    El tío Vania
 Costume designer, Light designer
 409 West 44th Street
 February 9, 1974
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                    El arquitecto y el emperador de Asiria
 Set designer
 409 West 44th Street
 January 4, 1974 - January 13, 1974
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                    El arquitecto y el emperador de Asiria
 Set designer
 409 West 44th Street
 December 27, 1973
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                    Espectros
 Costume designer, Light designer, Set designer
 409 West 44th Street
 November 9, 1973 - December 2, 1973
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                    Episodios de la vida íntima
 Costume designer, Light designer, Set designer, Sound/Soundtrack Designer
 437 West 46 St. - Basement
 April 20, 1973 - June 3, 1973
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                    La casa vieja
 Light designer, Set designer, Sound/Soundtrack Designer
 437 West 46 St. - Basement
 January 12, 1973 - February 18, 1973
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                    Réquiem por Yarini
 Costume designer
 Urban Arts Corps: 26 West 20th St.
 October 14, 1972 - October 29, 1972
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                    Réquiem por Yarini
 Costume designer
 The New York Public Library at Lincoln Center (auditorium)
 September 25, 1972 - September 26, 1972
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                    Fando y Lis
 Costume designer
 437 West 46 St. - Basement
 May 7, 1971 - June 20, 1971
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                    Los verdugos
 Costume designer
 437 West 46 St. - Basement
 May 7, 1971 - June 20, 1971
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                    Réquiem por Yarini
 Costume designer
 437 West 46 St. - Basement
 1970
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                    Retablo de la avaricia, la lujuria y la muerte
 Costume designer, Set designer
 TAR Estudio: 39 East 10th St. (basement)
 October 11, 1969 - November 1969
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                    Ana
 Set designer
 Unknown Venue - La Habana
 1963
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                    Los fusiles
 Set designer
 Sala Covarrubias
 October 4, 1960 - October 5, 1960
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                    Los fusiles de la madre Carrar
 Set designer
 Palacio de Bellas Artes
 August 26, 1960 - August 28, 1960
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                    La taza de café
 Set designer
 Teatro de Bellas Artes
 December 25, 1959 - December 27, 1959
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                    Las manos de Eurídice
 Set designer
 Palacio Municipal de Marianao
 November 26, 1959
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                    La taza de café
 Set designer
 Hemiciclo del Ayuntamiento
 April 1, 1959 - April 3, 1959
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                    Exilio
 Producer
 Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture
 March 19, 1988 - April 3, 1988
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                    La noche de los asesinos
 Producer
 409 West 44th Street
 April 2, 1976
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                    Burlesque
 Producer
 409 West 44th Street
 January 30, 1976 - February 29, 1976
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                    La relación
 Producer
 409 West 44th Street
 January 30, 1976 - February 29, 1976
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                    Santa Camila de la Habana Vieja
 Producer
 New York, New York
 November 24, 1975 - December 9, 1975
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                    La señorita Julia
 Producer
 409 West 44th Street
 November 19, 1975 - December 7, 1975
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                    Santa Camila de la Habana Vieja
 Producer
 409 West 44th Street
 October 10, 1975 - November 9, 1975
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                    El malentendido
 Producer
 409 West 44th Street
 June 13, 1975 - June 29, 1975
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                    Medea
 Producer
 409 West 44th Street
 March 15, 1975 - April 27, 1975
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                    El robo del cochino
 Producer
 New York, New York
 February 28, 1975 - April 13, 1975
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                    Faramalla
 Producer
 437 West 46 St. - Basement
 October 22, 1971
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                    Fando y Lis
 Producer
 437 West 46 St. - Basement
 May 7, 1971 - June 20, 1971
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                    Los verdugos
 Producer
 437 West 46 St. - Basement
 May 7, 1971 - June 20, 1971
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                    Réquiem por Yarini
 Producer
 437 West 46 St. - Basement
 1970
Awards: +
| Year | Category | Award | Result | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Best Actor | Premio El Tiempo | Winner | 
Bibliography: +
Secondary: +
- El Teatro Nacional de Cuba (TNC), destello de luz infinta
- Soltando sorbos de vida: Entrevistas Cuba en el exilio (1998-2013)
- Teresa Yenque Iluminada de las artes
- Cincuentaicinco años de teatro en la Gran Cuba
- Cuban Theater Digital Archive: A Learning and Preservation Resource for Theater History in the Cuban Diaspora
- Renata la silenciosa
- Dumé: Gloria y marginación
- Herberto Dumé, 73, Key Figure in Spanish-Language Theater
- Conversando con Herberto Dumé
- Presencia del Teatro Cubano en el Exilio
- Cinco montajes y dos nuevos grupos teatrales en Miami
- "El chino": el poema oriental de Dumé
- Fourth Festival of Hispanic Theater Begins Friday
- Exilio
- Debut de Dumé en Miami
- La larga espera de Dumé
- Qué hacer y adónde ir
- Sábado 19
- Dirige Dumé al grupo 'Prometeo' en el Festival de Teatro Hispano de Miami
- Uso, abuso y desperdicio del teatro
- Un recital, un teatrista, y mucho entusiasmo
- Hispanic Theater Discovers Strength in Ethnic Diversity
- Cuba hace diez años. Hoy... emigración artística
Author: Mitch Carr, Jackie Sarduy (2004, 2008, 2017)