INSIDE ADLR with MATEO PRADA,

Meet Mateo Prada, who makes his ADLR debut in The Fifth Sun in the role of revolutionary priest, Hector Navarez. A native of Colombia, Mateo is a powerful force on stage as he comes head to head with Oscar Romero. You'll have to wait till September 7th to see the fireworks fly!

Production Name: The Fifth Sun

Actor’s Name: Mateo Prada                                                            

Character Name: Fr. Hector Navarez

• Born & Raised: Colombia
• Education: I graduated from high school in Colombia and graduated from college in Dallas
• Degree: Associate of applied arts in camera performance.
• Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
• Any Siblings: I got 1 little sister
• Audition Song: I suck at singing!  
• Audition Monologue:  Agamemnon by John Leguizamo
• First Play/Musical You Ever Saw: Clue  
• Something you’re REALLY bad at: as I said above…singing!!
• Did you have any particular mentors or inspirations when first starting out? Yes, the director of KD Theater, T.A Taylor
• Must See TV Show: Modern Family is pretty bada$$… Sofia Vergara esta Buenisima!
• Why you work in theatre: Because I love it 
• First Role: a Miami Italian Gangster. Vinnie Vabassi in Neil Simon's Proposals.
• Favorite Play:  Phantom Of the Opera was the best thing I’ve ever seen.
• Favorite sport/team/player: A soccer Player from Colombia called Falcao Garcia
• First Stage Kiss: oh gosh… it was when I was in 2^nd semester at KD, I had to kiss this chick and I would say she was the hottest thing in the whole school, I enjoyed it a lot… very professional of course!   
• Pre Show Rituals:  A little prayer.
• Special Skills: I don’t know… dance Latin music, maybe?
• MAC or PC: I rather MAC but I have a PC
• "I'll never understand why…": Adam bit the freaking apple!!
• Favorite Post Show Meal:  boneless wings.
• Biggest On Stage Mishap: once in forum week I was so nervous that I forgot to pull my cellphone from my pocket and it when off in the middle of the scene!!!
• Worst job you ever had: Landscaping
• Last Good Movie You Saw: The Artist
• Something you are incredibly proud of: I learned English in one year!
• Words of advice for aspiring performers: just believe in yourselves.
• Career you would want if not a performer: I would choose being a professional soccer player but I’m too old now for that so I would love to be an industrial designer.
• Three things you can't live without: music, music and music!!!