Orestes Matacena (born August 29, 1941) is a
Cuban–American actor, director, producer and writer. His most notable appearance is Niko from ''
The Mask''.
In 1973, Matacena appeared as Olimpio in the Duo Theatre production ''Francesco: The Life and Times of the Cencis'' at
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (sometimes abbreviated as La MaMa E.T.C.) is an Off-Off-Broadway theater founded in 1961 by African-American theatre director, producer, and fashion designer Ellen Stewart. Located in the East Village neighborho ...
in the
East Village of Manhattan. The production was written and directed by
Manuel Martin, Jr., with music by Enrique Ubieta.
Magaly Alabau
Magali Alabau (born 1945) is a Cuban-American poet, theater director, and actor. Born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, she has lived in New York since 1966. She co-founded the Spanish-English ensemble Teatro Dúo/Duo Theatre with Manuel Martín Jr. and the ...
, who co-founded Duo Theatre with Martin, also appeared in the production.
He was awarded best actor at the
24FPS International Short Film Festival
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Abilene ( ) is a city in Taylor County, Texas, Taylor and Jones County, Texas, Jones counties, Texas, United States. Its p ...
in 2013. Also in 2013, he received the Ozz Electric Award for best actor at the Vaughan Film Festival in
Toronto
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for the film ''Caged Dreams''.
References
External links
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Matacena's page on La MaMa Archives Digital Collections
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1941 births
Living people
Cuban male film actors
Cuban film directors
20th-century Cuban male actors
21st-century Cuban male actors