About the Artists

Latino Theater Company (Operators of the LATC) LTC celebrates over twenty-nine years of commitment to the creation of exciting, thought-provoking theatre in Los Angeles. Artistic Director José Luis Valenzuela co-founded the Latino Theater Lab at the LATC in 1985, and together they have made significant contributions to the advancement of U.S. Latino theatre. In 2006, LTC was awarded a twenty-year lease to operate the LATC, from the City of Los Angeles. LATC's mission is to provide a world-class arts center for those pursuing artistic excellence; a laboratory where both tradition and innovation are honored and honed; a place where the convergence of people, cultures and ideas contribute to the future. In 2014, they hosted the historic Encuentro 2014 Festival, the largest Latina/o theatre festival in over twenty-five years. The company also produces a free pageant play, La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels as a gift to the city each holiday season. The members of the company include José Luis Valenzuela, Evelina Fernandez, Sal Lopez, Geoffrey Rivas, Lucy Rodriguez and the late Lupe Ontiveros.