Genie Montalvo
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Genie Montalvo is a Puerto Rican actress, director, producer and author. She was born in San Juan
, November 25, 1951.
She starred in Melinda Lopez's How Do You Spell Hope with the Underground Railway Theater at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and in the award winning The Order of Things
in Boston for Playwrites Theater Company. Her stage credits include Hamlet
(the only Puerto Rican woman to undertake the characterization of the prince of Denmark) and Hecuba
of the Trojan women. She has also received critical acclaim for her Bernarda Alba by Federico Garcia Lorca
performed in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Boston.
Among her film credits are Carlos Fuentes
' The Hydra Head (La Cabeza de la Hidra), PBS' production of Destinos
, and a lead part in a film on Diabetes produced by the University of Massachusetts
, Boston. She has also appeared in multiple Telemundo
and WAPA-TV
daytime dramas including Tres Destinos, Pacto de Amor, Alejandra
and Karina Montaner among others. She received the "Best Actress of the Year Award" given by the Theater Critics Association of Puerto Rico for her lead role in El Lado Obscuro del Espejo in 1993. She can be seen soon, in the made for TV movie Indigo produced by Von Marie Mendez.
Genie directed Lorca's
Blood Wedding (Bodas de Sangre) in the Park Festival in Boston and el Primer Tagazo at the University of Massachusetts
, Boston.
As a producer, Genie presented the only public appearance of Ray Charles
in concert in Puerto Rico and directed Ricky Martin
as Jesus in The Passion and Death of Christ. Among her other credits, Genie was Extra Casting Coordinator for The Blue Diner
.
Genie also participated in the First Orlando Latino Film Festival in October 2007 as a speaker on “Acting in Films".
She has just finished the first of a series of memoirs. The Memoir, Cruzar el Charco, is also being adapted into a screenplay.
Montalvo is married to Christian Berrios, has four sons and four grandsons. She is also a legal and medical interpreter, aiding Hispanic people in Massachusetts
where she currently resides.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, November 25, 1951.
She starred in Melinda Lopez's How Do You Spell Hope with the Underground Railway Theater at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and in the award winning The Order of Things
The Order of Things
The Order of Things is a book by Michel Foucault first published in 1966. The full title is Les Mots et les choses: Une archéologie des sciences humaines...
in Boston for Playwrites Theater Company. Her stage credits include Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
(the only Puerto Rican woman to undertake the characterization of the prince of Denmark) and Hecuba
Hecuba
Hecuba was a queen in Greek mythology, the wife of King Priam of Troy during the Trojan War, with whom she had 19 children. These children included several major characters of Homer's Iliad such as the warriors Hector and Paris, and the prophetess Cassandra...
of the Trojan women. She has also received critical acclaim for her Bernarda Alba by Federico Garcia Lorca
Federico García Lorca
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27. He is believed to be one of thousands who were summarily shot by anti-communist death squads...
performed in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Boston.
Among her film credits are Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes Macías is a Mexican writer and one of the best-known living novelists and essayists in the Spanish-speaking world. He has influenced contemporary Latin American literature, and his works have been widely translated into English and other languages.-Biography:Fuentes was born in...
' The Hydra Head (La Cabeza de la Hidra), PBS' production of Destinos
Destinos
Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish, also known simply as Destinos, is an educational television program created by Bill VanPatten, who was, at the time, Professor of Spanish and Second Language Acquisition at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. The show, designed to introduce viewers...
, and a lead part in a film on Diabetes produced by the University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
This article relates to the statewide university system. For the flagship campus often referred to as "UMass", see University of Massachusetts Amherst...
, Boston. She has also appeared in multiple Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
and WAPA-TV
WAPA-TV
WAPA-TV is an independent television station located in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over digital channel 27, virtual channel 4. The station is owned by InterMedia Partners and is branded as WAPA Television....
daytime dramas including Tres Destinos, Pacto de Amor, Alejandra
Alejandra
For the female given name see Alejandra .Alejandra is a 1956 Argentinian film directed by Carlos Schlieper and written by Alexandre Bisson. The movie stars Delia Garcés and Georges Rivière....
and Karina Montaner among others. She received the "Best Actress of the Year Award" given by the Theater Critics Association of Puerto Rico for her lead role in El Lado Obscuro del Espejo in 1993. She can be seen soon, in the made for TV movie Indigo produced by Von Marie Mendez.
Genie directed Lorca's
Federico García Lorca
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27. He is believed to be one of thousands who were summarily shot by anti-communist death squads...
Blood Wedding (Bodas de Sangre) in the Park Festival in Boston and el Primer Tagazo at the University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
This article relates to the statewide university system. For the flagship campus often referred to as "UMass", see University of Massachusetts Amherst...
, Boston.
As a producer, Genie presented the only public appearance of Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...
in concert in Puerto Rico and directed Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
as Jesus in The Passion and Death of Christ. Among her other credits, Genie was Extra Casting Coordinator for The Blue Diner
The Blue Diner
The Blue Diner is a 2001 comedy / romance film. It was directed and written by Jan Egleson. The producer Natatcha Estébanez also co-wrote and story and screenplay. Director Jan Egleson used excess film stock from the production of James Cameron's Titanic...
.
Genie also participated in the First Orlando Latino Film Festival in October 2007 as a speaker on “Acting in Films".
She has just finished the first of a series of memoirs. The Memoir, Cruzar el Charco, is also being adapted into a screenplay.
Montalvo is married to Christian Berrios, has four sons and four grandsons. She is also a legal and medical interpreter, aiding Hispanic people in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
where she currently resides.