Manuel Viveros

African Colombian artistic representation. Graduate of the Theatre Arts Department of the Cauca Valle University, participant in more than five international festivals, Viveros is one of the most highly recognized African American actors of his region. He was a member of the former Corporación Teatro del Valle, with which he performed in various productions of the classical repertory, such as Condenado por Desconfiado by Tirso de Molina, Othello by William Shakespeare, and Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov. In 2004, he is made coordinator for the Pacific Coast Workshop of Young Artists, and stages two productions, Beef, no Chicken by Derek Walcott (co-directed by Everett Dixon), and The Cretins by Roald Dahl. He is currently part of the directing team of the Fundación Teatro del Valle Independiente, of which he is also a founding member. In 2008, he premiered An Enemy of the People by Henirk Ibsen, which won a creation grant for the promotion of culture and tourism from the Cauca Valley Government in 2008. He also teaches theatre classes at the Pacific Coast Branch of Cauca Valley University.