Rafa Reyes
Rafa is an awarded Cultural Representative of Veracruz, his home state in Mexico, also awarded by Córdoba City Hall - his hometown - for his work in promotion of Mexican culture in the United States (2011). Rafa is an Industrial Engineer from Tec de Monterrey and a graduate from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, in New York. In theater, he was recently seen in the national tour of “Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure”, and other regional theater credits include West Side Story, Man of La Mancha, Carousel, among others, in Mexico and the U.S. Dance credits in New York include Ballet Nepantla, Calpulli Mexican Dance, Jazz Roots, and BABEL. In film, he has been seen in “Stage of Mind”, “Best and worst days of George Morales’ unnatural long life”, and “Fiesta” - a musical short film tribute to Ricardo Montalbán and Cyd Charisse, directed by Robbie Vicencio. Rafa is the creator and frontman of A Mexican Affair, a spicy blend of boleros and jazz that celebrates the beautiful cultural influence between Mexico and the U.S., with musical direction by Felipe Fournier and Big Band orchestrations by Tonatiuh Vázquez Vilchis. Rafa is based in New York City and is always honored and thrilled to represent his beloved Mexico through his artistic work.
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Current Projects
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Rafa Reyes, A Mexican Affair Big Band concert at Foro Boca. I Talk To The Trees, by Frederick Loewe and Alan J. Lerner.
FIESTA: A Short Musical film starring Alexa De Barr and Rafa Reyes. Inspired by the film Fiesta (1947), this short film by Robbie Vicencio celebrates the influence of Mexican culture in the United States by honoring the unique work of two of the most iconic and influential movie stars of the 20th century - Ricardo Montalbán (Mexican) and Cyd Charisse (American).
Gallery
Photos by Evert D. Nieves, Julieta Cervantes, Gilda Villareal, Lloyd Mulvey, Eddy Fernández, Ben Gabbe, Stefanie Delgado, Sergio Reyes, Gustavo Rodríguez, Marty Infante, and others. Contact me for details.