{"id":24238,"date":"2025-08-06T08:06:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/?p=24238"},"modified":"2025-08-06T08:37:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:37:16","slug":"meet-the-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/spanish\/2025\/08\/06\/meet-the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"MEET THE TEAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24238\" class=\"elementor elementor-24238\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8742a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa8742a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a75e47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a75e47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>This remarkable team of professionals is now ready to bring this story to new audiences in Miami and Dallas, continuing our commitment to meaningful and transformative theater.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5541430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5541430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iraida3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24244\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iraida3.png 783w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iraida3-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iraida3-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iraida3-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iraida3-600x324.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d751d33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d751d33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>As a theater director, The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon has been a turning point for me. It was a challenge to direct its premiere in English in Chicago and later in Spanish in New York. It has been a true pleasure to be a privileged witness to the organic connection, commitment, honesty, and dedication of the actors. A privilege to lead, in its premieres and revivals, different groups of professionals as talented as they are passionate about theater. Creating distinct stagings for different spaces has been both a meaningful challenge and an unexpected gift, with audiences visibly moved in the theater and offering hugs and heartfelt sincerity after each performance. Thank you, Water People Theater. Thank you, Rebeca Alem\u00e1n, for your trust.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa6a7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fa6a7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85676d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e85676d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/marisabel.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24245\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/marisabel.png 503w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/marisabel-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/marisabel-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/marisabel-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/marisabel-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1319b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1319b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Marisabel Mu\u00f1oz<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Set, Props &amp; Costume Design<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Working at Water People Theater gives me a deep sense of purpose, allowing me to share powerful stories through art and connect with people on a deeper level. This play raises awareness and sparks important conversations in support of freedom.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b89aced e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b89aced\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ad128 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18ad128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ernesto.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24242\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ernesto.png 521w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ernesto-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ernesto-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ernesto-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ernesto-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d78ddae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d78ddae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Ernesto Pinto<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Lighting Designer and Projection Mapping Specialist<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Working with Water People Theater gives me the opportunity to reconnect with people from my country, people who are kind, experienced, and knowledgeable. It is an opportunity to once again highlight the human and professional excellence of Venezuelans.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adadb35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"adadb35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a08c7b2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a08c7b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gunilla.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24243\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gunilla.png 617w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gunilla-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gunilla-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gunilla-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gunilla-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gunilla-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a0097 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7a0097\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Gunilla Alvarez<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Production &amp; Stage Manager<\/strong><\/p><p><em>This professional reunion with the Water People Theater team is both a joy and a privilege. Iraida and Rebeca are two artists I deeply admire, and joining the team fills me with motivation and joy.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614bb75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"614bb75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdf467c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cdf467c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/claudia.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24241\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/claudia.png 803w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/claudia-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/claudia-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/claudia-768x767.png 768w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/claudia-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/claudia-600x599.png 600w, https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/claudia-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a02f741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a02f741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Claudia Quesada<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Assistant Director | Production Assistant<\/strong><\/p><p><em>I&#8217;ve been working with WPT as an actor since 2018, and I\u2019m proud to now be on the other side of the process supporting this production and expanding my skills in new ways.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91ddeaa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91ddeaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18285bd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18285bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/carlos.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-24240\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4cf6ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4cf6ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Carlos Trujillo<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Projections &amp; Graphic Design<\/strong><\/p><p><em>What began as a business relationship soon became one of the roles I take on with the greatest pride. Being part of the Water People Theater creative team and contributing positively to the lives of others, even from where I am, inspires me to continue working for culture and theater.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the people behind the delicate tears of the waning moon | Miami &#038; Dallas Edition<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[458],"tags":[497,99],"class_list":["post-24238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-the-delicate-tears-of-the-waning-moon","tag-water-people-theater"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24238"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24263,"href":"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24238\/revisions\/24263"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterpeople.org\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}