Richard montoya biography
Keyla Monterroso Mejia!
Playwright/Filmmaker/Actor /Activist
Co-Founder of Culture ClasMontoya has deep roots in The San Joaquin Valley.
Richard montoya biography
- Richard montoya biography
- Richard montoya culture clash
- Keyla Monterroso Mejia
- Matthew Robinson
- Sean Nelson (actor)
His parents Jose & Mary Ellen, both US born farmworkers met and wed in Fowler CA. Those fields produced generations of artists and writers that have taken their place among American Letters. A co-founder of the legendary performance trio Culture Clash, Montoya is deeply committed to the intersection of social justice and art.
His body of collective and solo works relentlessly explore politics, underrepresented narratives and his Chicana/o roots, experiences, dreams, and struggles.
Since 1984, Culture Clash (Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas, and Herbert Siguenza) has been creating adventurous works for the national stage.
Born in an art gallery in the heart of the Mission District of San Francisco that no longer exists, the performance trio knows about adversity and the need to evolve and find new ways to reach new audiences, especially in these pa