Free one-man show '¡Gaytino!' explores gay Latino experience March 6
By Letisia Marquez
March 03, 2008
WHAT:
Dan Guerrero will present "¡Gaytino!", his one-man show examining his experiences as a gay Latino, for free at UCLA's Schoenberg Hall. The show provides a nostalgic and sometimes comedic view of Guerrero's life and includes song-and-dance sequences. "¡Gaytino!" was first performed by Guerrero in 2006 as a Los Angeles Center Theater Group presentation.
WHO:
The son of popular Chicano singer Lalo Guerrero, Dan Guerrero started his theatrical career in New York, performing in off-Broadway shows, regional theater and cabaret revues. He later became a successful talent agent, representing Tony Award winners and other celebrities, including Sarah Jessica Parker. After returning home to Los Angeles, Guerrero worked as a casting director, a writer, and a producer and director of English- and Spanish-language television programs, concerts, awards shows and gala events. Now a distinguished community scholar in the UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies, he is currently teaching a UCLA class about the show.
WHEN:
7 p.m. on Thursday, March 6
WHERE:
Schoenberg Hall, 445 Charles E. Young Dr. East, on the UCLA campus
MEDIA CONTACT:
Letisia Marquez, UCLA Office of Media Relations, (310) 206-3986
PARKING:
Parking will be available in Lot 2. Please call for reservations.