Biografía
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Hey There!
Gracias por chequear mi biografía y por tu interés en mi vida. Cuando me preguntan como me describiría a mi mismo, regreso al hecho que soy una persona curiosa que le encanta aprender acerca del mundo y su alrededor y que le fascina lo desconocido. Por ser así, he crecido a ser un artista polifacético apasionado y con impulso furioso.
¡Hola! Mi nombre es Samuel Colina. Déjame contarte una pequeña historia:
Cuando era niño, recuerdo que mis padres trabajaban todo el tiempo. Mis hermanas y yo los extrañábamos mucho y esperábamos horas para que regresaran a casa. Para pasar el tiempo, les inventábamos escenas cortas, ya sea una escena que creamos, un espectáculo de magia o una rutina de baile. En el momento en que llegaban, los sentábamos en dos sillas de comedor, les entregábamos un programa escrito en hoja de papel y les mostrábamos lo que se nos había ocurrido ese día. Nos levantábamos y tocábamos canciones mientras todos nos reíamos y cenábamos; Y ese fue mi inicio a la actuación. Comencé a hacer teatro y teatro musical en la escuela secundaria, donde mis 7 años de entrenamiento en gimnasia y mi experiencia en el hip-hop fueron de gran ventaja. Saque mi Licenciatura en Bellas Artes en "New World School of the Arts", donde he actuado en producciones como "Street Scene" (dir. Stuart Meltzer), "The Whole Caboodle" (dir. Michael Mckeever) ,y "Big Fish" (dir. James Randolph). Mis actuaciones especiales incluyen cantar junto a Kristen Chenoweth y Barry Manilow en concierto.
While I was training and tumbling, I got into some of my other passions, which included marine biology (I ended up with a minor degree in it), Language learning, and the world of theatre and performance
Growing up with 2 creative siblings, our living room doubled as a spontaneous theatre. We'd put on plays, magic shows, dance concerts... (you name it) for our parents. I was a hyperactive kid who loved climbing trees, and in an attempt to put my energy to use, my parents enrolled me into gymnastics. I stayed with it for nine years, soaring above and beyond into the pre-Olympic level. It was during my time training as a gymnast that I learned the importance of discipline and gained my fierce athleticism.
The stage truly felt like my playground. I dived into piano and music theory, spending hours studying on my own. I could see how much it fulfilled me, and that led me to the desire to continue training. I went to New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida, where I pursued acting with a music theatre emphasis and graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Post-grad life was a whirlwind of performing professionally for the first time and a pursuit of continued artistic excellence. Since graduation, I have been part of countless productions, donned the Dance Captain hat many a time, Indie films, commercials, equity shows, industrial dance performances, an opera, a ballet, and three national tours (my latest being 'A Chorus Line' in Tokyo, directed by original cast member Baayork Lee.
Giving back is important too; teaching and leading the bright and bushy-tailed young pros in their academic endeavours. Classes include private voice, music theory, and piano. A majority of my mentoring takes place at South Broward High School, where I've spearheaded a master class series, tackling everything from song prep to Shakespeare. Alongside, I made my guest-teaching international debut, 2022 in Osaka, Japan.
Currently, I am residing in New York, teaching voice and piano and teaching pop-up ballet and jazz .
