It's
true that I'm too old to play with dolls. But the day I discovered
puppetry I couldn't stop dreaming about it. In Cuba, after nine
years of study in Economics and Accounting, I made a drastic change
in my career. What it meant starting all over and from scratch. I
changed the calculator for a backpack full of puppets and paper mache
musical instruments. I worked as a clown at birthday parties, theater
and a circus troupe . Then I joined the National Puppet Theater in
Havana. It took six years to lift the first foundations of my career
as an artist, with the difficulty of not being able to be assessed
because I didn't come from an art school . But like me, there are
many artists in my country, which over time they've became
recognized. Although my prize was always the smile of the kids.
The first puppets I build
Pepitin the poet
With my fellow clown in America's theater, Hav. Cuba
In
2010, I left for the U.S. to join my family . My colleagues told me:
" say goodbye to the puppet stage and the audience." Even
though I packed my puppets and my guitar. The
first months in a new place there are many changes. The language
becomes a terrifying barrier and culture is an obstacle when doing
what I do. It took me three years to break the ice. Two months to
assemble a story and a few minutes into the show to remember the joy
of making the children laugh.
My guitar and I in Tampa, Fl
Payasin
My
first presentation could not be in a better place: the daycare and
preschool: Spanish For Fun Accademy ( SFFA ). Located in Chapel Hill,
NC where I live. Chapel Hill is a university town and cultural
movement is very diverse and broad, which is very favorable for my
artistic carrier.
I
want to thank the group of Spanish For Fun Accademy, for all their support and for
giving me space. The parents who gave some of their time to come and
enjoy the show. To my friends, who helped during the production. And
my friend Diana for giving me the push I needed .
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