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    Gaytino!

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    Presented by Center for the Arts at Northeastern University at The Fenway Center, Northeastern University

    October 9, 2009

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    From Merman to Mariachi, Sondheim to Cesar Chavez... A remarkable life journey thru story and song.

    "A lovable wit.. Infectious luancy" L.A. Times

    "A man who will move you...very funny.." LA. Daily News


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        The Fenway Center, Northeastern University

        77 Saint Stephen St
        Boston, MA 02115

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        Tickets: $20 General $10 NU Faculty/Staff/Alumni $10 Seniors/Students

        Info Phone: 617-373-4700

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        October 9, 2009

        Times:
        8:00 PM

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        • Event Name: Gaytino!
          Article: "CAPTIVATING...AN EXCEPTIONAL LOOK AT AN EXCEPTIONAL LIFE."
          The Maestro Website online - Jul 20, 2009
          By Ruston Harker

          SANTA MONICA, CA - Before the show started, performer Daniel Guerrero walked on stage and let the audience know that what they'd be seeing was a workshop version of his show and should be considered a work-in-progress. What followed was a fine evenin… Expand

          SANTA MONICA, CA - Before the show started, performer Daniel Guerrero walked on stage and let the audience know that what they'd be seeing was a workshop version of his show and should be considered a work-in-progress. What followed was a fine evening of top-notch entertainment.

          Guerrero's one man show Gaytino! is a clear look at the life of an American born gay Latino growing up in East LA. In his early twenties, he transplants himself to the East coast. While living in New York Guerrero moves beyond his initial aspirations to perform and excels as a theatrical agent who's clients range from a young Fran Dresser to an even younger Sarah Jessica Parker. He ultimately moves back to Los Angeles and continues to be successful behind the scenes as a casting director and producer. The audience is taken on a journey from Mariachi to Merman, Sondheim to Chavez.

          Much of this is backdrop for one of Guerrero's most important relationships, that of his best friend Charles. Starting out together in grade school the two experienced an amazing range of adventure from New York's electric Studio 54 to the horror of AIDS.

          Guerrero's manner on stage is captivating. His easy going delivery lends itself to the intimate setting of Highways Performance Space and makes his overall presentation very warm and personal. Guerrero tells his story to each and every member of the audience. Musical staging and choreography by Kay Cole is as pleasing to watch as Guerrero's smooth, simple wardrobe courtesy of Bob Mackie. A consummate professional like Dan Guerrero propels this 'workshop' performance of Gaytino! into an exceptional look at an exceptional life. -

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        • Event Name: Gaytino!
          Article: !Gaytino! A Man Who Will Move You
          L. A. Daily News - Jul 20, 2009
          By Katherine Karlin

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        • Event Name: Gaytino!
          Article: !Gaytino!
          Orange County Register - Jul 20, 2009
          By Paul Hodgins

          "STORY TELLING AND COMIC TIMING SUPERB…..EXPLODES WITH A PLAYFUL PERFORMANCE…..A BOUNDLESS FORCE OF NATURE”
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          "STORY TELLING AND COMIC TIMING SUPERB…..EXPLODES WITH A PLAYFUL PERFORMANCE…..A BOUNDLESS FORCE OF NATURE”
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        • Event Name: Gaytino!
          Article: Gay, Chicano and Proud
          UCLA Today Online - Jul 20, 2009
          By BY MELISSA LAMBARENA

          Dan Guerrero stands alone on the Schoenberg Auditorium stage, engaging the audience in a roller-coaster ride of emotions as he reveals details about a father-son relationship and a much-treasured childhood friendship.

          In his one-man show… Expand

          Dan Guerrero stands alone on the Schoenberg Auditorium stage, engaging the audience in a roller-coaster ride of emotions as he reveals details about a father-son relationship and a much-treasured childhood friendship.

          In his one-man show, "¡Gaytino!," Guerrero traces his extraordinary life's journey — from East Los Angeles in the '50s to New York in the '60s and '70s — through memories and song. The 75-minute autobiographical play gives insight into decades of Chicano history and the gay experience from a unique and personal perspective.
          Called "a lovable wit . . . infectious lunacy!" by the Los Angeles Times, the hit show is yet another success for a man who has had quite a storied career in entertainment. Add academia to his list of accomplishments, as Guerrero has just completed his tenure as the 2007-2008 Distinguished Community Scholar in the César E. Chávez Chicana/o Studies Department.

          In June, Guerrero will take "¡Gaytino!" to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., although he does not promote it as his story. "I wrote it to celebrate my dad and my best friend growing up," he said. "Now they are both gone, and I don't want people to forget them."

          His father was Lalo Guerrero, known to many as "the father of Chicano music." And although Guerrero considers his father a Chicano hero, there was a time when he wished to avoid growing up in Lalo's shadow, moving at the age of 19 from East L.A. — where his father was well-known — to New York. There, young Dan was able to establish his career, first as a performer and later as a successful Broadway talent agent whose clients included actresses Sarah Jessica Parker and Fran Drescher.

          Twenty years later, he returned to Los Angeles to "shape more positive Latino images in media" as a casting director, writer, producer and director. "I like variety — I get bored with things," Guerrero explained. Ironically, his father's career had been rather quiet, but when Dan moved back in the '80s and started producing and directing for the Latino market, people reacquainted themselves with Lalo’s music.

          "[My dad] often said I'm the one who resurrected his career," Guerrero said. "People were studying him in Chicano studies, and then of course when he got the National Medal of Arts from the White House, that catapulted him to another level, so he became this icon."

          As a gay Chicano, Guerrero never experienced opposition from his family. "They were totally accepting — it was never an issue," he said. He met his partner, Richard, in New York City, and the two have been together for 28 years. "My family loves my partner," Guerrero said. "My mother used to call him son number three."

          Hailed by Hispanic magazine as "one of the 25 most powerful Latinos in Hollywood," Guerrero was invited to teach at UCLA during the Winter Quarter by Professor Alicia Gaspar de Alba, chair of the Chávez Department of Chicana/o Studies. "I knew I could learn from young people, and I felt I had something to teach them," Guerrero said.

          At the end of the quarter, he assigned his students to perform a 10-minute autobiographical piece they had written in front of family, friends and other audience members. "It's about finding your voice," Guerrero said. "That's why the course is called 'Performance and the Power of One.' One voice can make a difference."


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