HOLA Directory of Talent: Raquel Almazán

Raquel Almazán

Cover note:
Raquel Almazan is from Madrid, Spain and is also of Costa Rican descent, she's lived most of her life in the States and is now an emerging interdisciplinary artist. She holds a B.F.A. in Theatre from University of Florida and is a graduate of the New World School of the Arts Conservatory where she developed work as a writer, director, actor and dramaturge. She has developed original work with grants for her writing/ performance roles including her one person-multi-media production of She Wolves: Women in Sex, Death and Rebirth. She has been touring She Wolves at many arts conferences around the country, including P.S. 122, working with women in prison and creating short films based on its themes. She Wolves the solo piece is sest to be produced at the NYC Internaitonal Fringe Fest. Raquel is the training director at the acting school John Robert Powers in NYC. She starred as the lead in Escaping Juarez at El Museo del Barrio. She was selected as part of the Latino Writers Lab with the National Association of Latin Independent Producers for her screenplay Death of the Doll, her short film that screened at the first annual Boyle Heights Latina Independent Film Extravaganza in L.A. and future film festivals. Death Doll is now being developed into a feature screenplay. She was recently featured in the production of Deviant Borders at New World Art Center in MA. Her new play Glossy Page Pimps recieved a reading at Miami Light Project and The Hopefulness NYC was part of 4 Caminos Festival. She is a company member of Educational Play Productions where she performs in NYC Public Schools. Commercially she is freelanceing with Ingber and Associates. Legit exclusive with Judy Boals Agency. www.raquelalmazan.com