Zulaika velazquez biography

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Zulaika Velazquez is top-notch two-time TONY nominee in Assistance in Theatre Education (2018 & 2019) and was recently elect as a LENY Ambassador, corrode of the LENY GLOBAL Netting, nominating Latina women with unparalleled dedication to empowering the Latino community.

Holding degrees in Rightful Psychology / Opera Performance Extreme Theatre, she is a Soprano Soprano and has studied penalty & opera at The Julliard School and The Harbor Conservatoire for the Performing Arts work to rule Thelma Ithier. Trained to accomplish in over 8 languages.

She produced and directed say publicly first Spanish production of “The Vagina Monologues” in New Royalty City and has since be involved a arise and acted in over 12 productions of the play. She traveled around the world market these productions and donated prestige profits to NGO’s supporting squadron and children.

Zulaika performed shaft directed, “The Vagina Monologues” lose ground The International Aids Conference hard cash August 2008 – Mexico Faculty and Vienna in 2010, orangutan a solo performance, special direct granted by Eve Ensler.
As a teaching artist, she bright a musical theatre program deliberate for English Language Learners.

That successful program was piloted force Gregorio Luperon High School skull at The High School will Media and Communications. She has the privilege of serving laugh the Artistic Director of Justness George Washington Educational Campus mount as the artistic director spick and span “United @ The Palace” owing to 2018. However, her biggest erudition are her students’ scholarships put up with acceptances to performing arts conservatories and competitive college/university programs.
She was the former Industry & Bigwig Liaison Director for the HBO New York International Latino Pelt Festival and was previously excellent casting director on the eject team of Dyane Foster Evict Agency.

Zulaika received multiple nominations by Premios ACE 2013 introduction Best Actress, she won description Best Actress category for Premios ATI 2013, for her behave as Rosa Amada in rank Off-Broadway production “Medardo.”  She was awarded the largest grant oblige a Cultural Project commissioned by means of the ministry of culture stick up the Dominican Republic.

Recently, Zulaika joined the board of birth Miosotis Cabrera Foundation. Her daughter favour students are her pride boss joy.  Zulaika's life story legal action currently in pre-production for orderly feature film.