Orestes Matacena (born August 29, 1941) is a Cuban–American actor, director, producer and writer. His most notable appearance is Niko from The Mask.[1]
In 1973, Matacena appeared as Olimpio in the Duo Theatre production Francesco: The Life and Times of the Cencis at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in the East Village of Manhattan. The production was written and directed by Manuel Martin, Jr., with music by Enrique Ubieta. Magaly Alabau, who co-founded Duo Theatre with Martin, also appeared in the production.[2]
He was awarded best actor at the 24FPS International Short Film Festival in 2013.[3] Also in 2013, he received the Ozz Electric Award for best actor at the Vaughan Film Festival in Toronto for the film Caged Dreams.[4]
^"Inspired by Ybor uncle, actor calls for protest in Cuba". TBO. March 24, 2014. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
^La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Francesco: The Life and Times of the Cencis (1973)". Accessed August 8, 2018.
^"Orestes Matacena". IMDb. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
^"Vaughan Film Festival 2013, featuring Façade Academy". FacadeAcademy.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
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