CARLOS FALÚ (Ensemble) Born and raised in Puerto Rico. He recently made his Broadway debut in Illinoise. Other credits include: Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, Bad Bunny World’s Hottest Tour, Coachella, Buena Vista Social Club (Off-Broadway). Extremely grateful for the love and support from my friends and family and excited to share a little bit of our culture. “Yo soy Boricua…”
Buena Vista Social Club, Illinoise
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JULIO MONGE (Compay) is an actor and director, whose role in the critically acclaimed Playwrights Horizons/MCC Theater’s production of John J. Caswell Jr’s Wet Brain, earned him a Lucille Lortel nomination. Broadway performing credits include On Your Feet, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Fosse, Paul Simon’s The Capeman and Lincoln Center’s Twelfth Night, among others. Monge directed the US premier of Baipás, a play by Puerto Rican filmmaker and writer Jacobo Morales. Recent tv and film credits include For Life (ABC) and Come Find Me (Indie Film). Monge served as artistic collaborator and consultant in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (2021). He was honored with the Performing Arts Lifetime Achievement Award, conferred by the Puerto Rican Day Parade Committee (2017).
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Justin was most recently seen as one of the series leads in the NBC comedy series Grand Crew. Previous roles include a lead in When They See Usfor Ava DuVernay/Netflix and guest spots on Succession and Blue Bloods. In theatre, he starred on Broadway in King Lear as well as The Winter’s Tale for The Public. Justin is a 2017 graduate of The Juilliard School.
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ANGÉLICA BELIARD (Ensemble) is honored to be returning to Broadway with Buena Vista Social Club after a beautiful run downtown at the Atlantic Theater Company. Previous Credits include Broadway: Summer, On Your Feet!; Regional: In The Heights, West Side Story (The Muny); Oliver as Bet, The Life! (Encores!); Pipeline (Gallery Players); Kiss My Aztec (Hartford Stages, La Jolla Playhouse, Berkeley Rep); Upcoming Film: Kiss of the Spiderwoman; Short Film: Every Right. Thank you CTG!; Endless gratitude to my dear friends who have become pillars in my life and career.
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ILDA MASON (Ensemble) was born and raised in Panamá where she began her acting career with productions such as Peter Pan (Peter Pan), The Beauty and the Beast, A Chorus Line (Bebe) and Hello Dolly (Minnie) among others. She was a professional dancer on Panamá’s “Dancing with the Stars” (Season 2 Champion). She made her feature film debut in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (Luz) and her Broadway debut with the same show, directed by Ivo Van Hove. TV/Film credits include appearances in “The Equalizer” (CBS) and the upcoming feature musical film Kiss of the Spider Woman. Some of her favorite theater credits are Evita (A.R.T., Shakespeare Theater Company), Come Fall in Love (The Old Globe Theater), On Your Feet! (National tour), West Side Story (Paper Mill Playhouse, Signature Theatre), Cinderella (National tour), and Legally Blonde (China tour). She’s filled with gratitude for the opportunity of telling stories on stage and onscreen, especially Latine ones like BVSC.
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Natalie Venetia Belcon (Omara) is thrilled to portray the legendary Omara Portuondo in the one of a kind Buena Vista Social Club, and is beyond honored to have won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical and to have been nominated for a Drama Desk Award. Broadway: Matilda (Mrs. Phelps), Avenue Q (original cast as Gary Coleman), Rent (Joanne). Off-Broadway: Ahrens and Flaherty’s The Glorious Ones at Lincoln Center. National Tour: Wicked (Madame Morrible). Regional: Ahrens and Flaherty’s new musical, Knoxville (adapted by Frank Galati) at AsoloRepertory Theatre, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Belcon has had recurring and guest starring roles on a number of TV shows and featured roles in a few films. PBS Great Performances: Play On!
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RENESITO AVICH (Eliades) is a Cuban singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer based in Florida. Renesito was nominated for the Latin Grammys in 2022 and 2023. He is also known as one of the greatest Cuban Tres Guitar players worldwide. He has collaborated and performed with stellar musicians including Oscar de León, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Willy Chirino, Niña Pastori, Albita Rodriguez, Leoni Torres, Rafael “El Pollo” Brito and Paquito D’Rivera.
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