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Mar 21, 2022 · Luis Santeiro expands on his one-man show Found in Translation and returns to his Cuban roots to explore the loss of home. Using song and stories from his memoir Dancing With Dictators, Luis celebrates the added richness in being a blend of two cultures. Registration is closed. See other events.
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- March 22, 2022
- ¿Qué Pasa, USA?
- Sesame Street
- A Playwright
- Awards
In 1976 he became head writer of the bilingual sitcom ¿Qué Pasa, USA? a half-hour bilingual sitcom set in Miami’s Cuban exile community that traced the lives of three generations of Cubans trying to make it in their new homeland. Running for five years, the show received six regional Emmys and nine special awards from the Association of Critics and...
In 1979 he joined the writing team of the children’s television program Sesame Street. Santeiro also contributed scripts and song lyrics to other children’s programs, such as 3-2-1 Contact, Big Bag, Oye, Willie, and Little Bill. For his writing for children’s television programs, Santeiro has been nominated for 20 Daytime Emmy Awards and has won 14...
Santeiro is also recognized for his work as a playwright. Among his most notable plays are Our Lady of the Tortilla (1987), The Lady from Havana (1990), and The Rooster and the Egg (1994).
For his musical Barrio Babies, Santeiro received the Edward Kleban and Richard Rodgers Award, and in 1995 was honored with the National Hispanic Academy of Media Arts and Sciences Award for his play A Royal Affair. Santeiro has also been recognized for his contributions to Latino arts and culture with honors such as the Hispanic Achievement Award (...
Jan 15, 2021 · 421 views 3 years ago. Luis Santeiro has spent the last 40 years working with words. The multiple Emmy winner has been a principal writer for Sesame Street and ¿Qué Pasa, USA?, a playwright,...
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Feb 22, 2022 · Expanding on his one-man show Found in Translation, Luis Santeiro returns to his roots with songs and stories adopted from his memoir Dancing with Dictators. By: Chloe Rabinowitz Feb. 22,...
Apr 30, 2023 · Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture will present Dancing with Dictators, a solo work written and performed with music by the Emmy Award-winning writer Luis Santeiro on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at...
Jan 31, 2019 · The Hialeah Park Studios Blog gives us all the details on how to get tickets for Luis Santeiro’s two night, one man show on February 8th & 9th at Hialeah Park! To get tickets for Friday, click HERE.
May 4, 2023 · Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture is proud to present Dancing with Dictators, a solo work written and performed with music by the Emmy Award-winning writer Luis Santeiro. In this cabaret-style show directed by Ron Torres, Luis Santeiro explores his family’s journey from pre-Castro Cuba to traumatic exile in Miami during the turbulent 1960s.
