Erik Rodriguez(II)
- Actor
- Writer
Erik Rodriguez was born in New York in 1979. At the his first year his
mother took him to Puerto Rico where he grew. Out of high school at 16,
began college wanting o become a Psychologist, realizing this was not
for him, two years later, left his house on the west side of the island
to the capital of Puerto Rico, San Juan, and started studies at the
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon, on Humanities, getting his B.A. on
Drama, acting and directing. This actor, comedian, and poet got a
Scholarship for Prima del Teatro in Pisa, Italia, where he would take
workshops and classes on writing, acting and directing. Later he fell
in love with Improvisational Theater. Taught by Rigoberto "Gigio"
Giraldo, and as his assistant, Erik became a lifetime student/teacher
of the Improv Discipline. Traveling around the world doing Improv shows
in English and Spanish, also giving workshops, training with the best
Improv schools from Peru, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Boston and also one of
the responsibles for 4 of the first International Improv Festivals of
Puerto Rico. Erik also has a music project called Sensa Testa where he
does everything from computer, synths and mixing to distributing and
selling his work.
