Fausto Genaro Mata Ortiz (born October 13, 1971 in La Zurza,

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), also known as Boca de Piano, is a Dominican

comedian A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolish (as in slapstick), or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audience dir ...

and

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...

. In 2006 he started a TV show named Boca de Piano es un show. He has also had a successful film acting career in movies like ''Perico Ripiao'' (2003), ''Papá se volvió loco'' (2005) and '' Sanky Panky'' (2007).

Career

Fausto attended

Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña The Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (also called UNPHU) is a private, coeducational, university in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. History The University was established as a private, non profit institution on April 21, 1966, ...

also known as Sergio Adonis Guzmán Martínez, but before graduation decided to be an actor. He then attended the School of Fine Arts. He played a number of parts in the Theater Cocuyo, Charlotte Carter. His first role in television came when Juan Ramón Gómez Díaz saw him performing a character at the El Conuco restaurant. Fausto worked as a comedian. His first film role was to star in the Dominican film " Sanky Panky" (José Enrique Pintor). Fausto then returned to the comedy theater "Politically Incorrect" (Ray Cooney) in a production of Rafael Ovalles. Most recently, he starred in

Detective Willy ''Detective Willy'' is a 2015 comedy adventure film directed by Jose Maria Cabral. The film opens in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico in the summer of 2015. It features performances by Fausto Mata, Denise Quiñones, Anthony Alvarez, Crystal ...

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mata, Fausto 1971 births Living people People from Santo Domingo Dominican Republic male film actors Dominican Republic male television actors Dominican Republic male comedians Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña alumni