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Carlos Lacamara

CARLOS LACAMARA

  (1958 - )
Nationality:    Cuban
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A professional actor for twenty-five years, Carlos has appeared in over one hundred television shows, including recent appearances in CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, LIE TO ME, and DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES. He played Paco on NBCs NURSES for three years and the father in Nickelodeons THE BROTHERS GARCIA for four seasons. In April of 2000, Carlos Lacámara returned to Cuba after an absence of forty years. Having been only two years old when his family left, Carlos was moved by the hardships of life on the island. His observations and conversations with his family and other Cubans inspired him to write the play, BECOMING CUBAN, which The Los Angeles Times called A rare, insightful new play, and the LA Weekly proclaimed the Best Political Drama of 2002. Set in an advertising agency during Fidel Castros revolution, Carlos Lacámaras next play, HAVANA BOURGEOIS, was presented at the 59E59th Theater in New York City, The Hayworth in Los Angeles and The Miracle Theater in Miami. His play, NOWHERE ON THE BORDER, won The MetLife and Hola awards for best new play. It premiered at the Hayworth Theatre in 2006 where The Los Angeles Times described it as a work of raw poignant power and insight. The play also enjoyed productions at Repertorio Espanol in Manhattan and Stageworks Hudson in Hudson, New York. NOWHERE ON THE BORDER appears in the anthology PLAYS AND PLAYWRIGHTS 2009. Carlos recently completed the third in his trilogy of Cuban plays, EXILES, which focuses on the turbulent Mariel Boatlift of 1980. The Hayworth Theatre in Los Angeles produced a showcase presentation of the play, directed by David Fofi.

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below is a list of Carlos Lacamara's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Becoming Cuban         Exiles         Havana Bourgeois         Nowhere On the Border

Becoming Cuban

Synopsis:
A young American woman volunteers to cut sugar cane in Cuba and gets caught in the struggle between a patriarchal state and those who yearn for independence.

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1st Produced:
Hudson Guild Theatre in Los Angeles    2002

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Genre:
Play/Drama 120 min

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Exiles

Synopsis:
A group of Cuban refugees, lost at sea, battle the elements and the demons of their past.

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1st Produced:
Hayworth Theater in Los Angeles    2010

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Play/Drama 120 min

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Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Havana Bourgeois

Synopsis:
set in a Havana advertising agency in 1958. It's about a young talented commercial artist on the verge of getting the life he always wanted--until the Castro Revolution comes

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Genre:
Play/Drama 110 min

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Nowhere On the Border

Nowhere On the Border
a Mexican Father searches the arizona desert for his missing daughter and is detained by an American Minuteman. Through a day's long interaction, the play explores the fear and anger surrounding the issue of immigration. the characters learn that their lives have more in common than they thought, revealing that human suffering and compassion transcend all boundaries.
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1st Produced:
Hayworth Theater in Los Angeles    10 Jun 2006

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Genre:
Play/Drama 105 min

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  -

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