Frankie J. Alvarez

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Frankie J. Alvarez

Francisco "Frankie" Javier Alvarez is a Cuban-American stage and film actor best known for his role as Agustin on the HBO series Looking .

Earlier life

Alvarez's parents are originally from Cuba , his father from Havana , his mother from Artemisa . He was raised in Miami , Florida. Alvarez came into contact with art and culture at an early age: his grandmother was an opera singer in Cuba, his father was a member of a band in Puerto Rico, his mother was a ballerina, and his three sisters have performed at the Miami City Ballet. Spanish was his first language, and he learned English when he was 7 or 8 years old, supposedly from watching English baseball. He was in a Jesuit preschool. Alvarez was originally enrolled in Florida State University as a Creative Writing major , but applied for the Fine Arts program after a positive experience in the School of Theater. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and moved to New York City and was encouraged by a friend to enroll at the Juilliard School . He used a bilingual version of the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet for his callback and was admitted to the program. He received the Raul Julia Memorial Scholarship.

Personally

Alvarez met his wife, Leah Walsh, as a freshman at Juilliard School. They married in May 2013. Walsh also works as an actress, the couple live in Astoria , Queens , New York .

Work (selection)

Movie

  • 2014: Aphasia (short film)

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theatre

  • 2008: A Midsummer Night's Dream as Puck - Chautauqua Theater Company
  • 2008: Death of a Salesman as Bernard - Chautauqua Theater Company
  • 2010: The Tragedie of Cardenio as Cardenio - Midtown International Theater Festival
  • 2011: Julius Caesar as Lucius / Metellus Cimber - Oregon Shakespeare Festival
  • 2011: Measure for Measure as Claudio - Oregon Shakespeare Festival
  • 2012: Hamlet: Prince of Cuba (Hamlet: Príncipe de Cuba) as Hamlet - Asolo Repertory Theater
  • 2013: The Whipping Man as Caleb - Actors Theater of Louisville

Audio books

  • 2011: We the Animals by Justin Torres… as a narrator
  • 2011: The Barbarian Nurseries by Héctor Tobar … as a narrator
  • 2011: Triple Crossing by Sebastian Rotella… as a narrator
  • 2012: Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare (Oregon Shakespeare Festival production)… as Claudio

Web links

Commons : Frankie J. Alvarez  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Ray Monell (January 27, 2015).
  2. ↑ a b c d e Introducing: HBO's Looking Star Frankie J. Alvarez. In: People.com . Retrieved February 18, 2015 .
  3. ↑ a b Emma A. Brown: Discovery: Frankie J. Alvarez. In: Interview . January 8, 2014, accessed February 17, 2015 .
  4. ^ A b c Raul A. Reyes: Frankie J. Alvarez From HBO's 'Looking': Loving the Acting Life , NBC News . January 9, 2015. Accessed February 17, 2015. 
  5. ↑ Vanessa Erazo: Frankie J Alvarez of HBO's 'Looking' on Playing a Latino Character That Doesn't Have an Accent , Remezcla.com. January 22, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2015. 
  6. ↑ Alum Frankie J. Alvarez is Looking in HBO's New Series. ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / theatre.fsu.edu
personal data
SURNAME Alvarez, Frankie J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Alvarez, Francisco Javier
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century