ROBERTO RAMOS-PEREA CVITAE english

ROBERTO O. RAMOS-PEREA

Mailing Address: 2006 Fray Granada Street

San Juan, Puerto Rico 009026 (787) 667-6090

ramosperea@gmail.com

Professions: -Playwright.

-Professor of Playwriting, Text Analysis, Acting, Film and Theatre Directing, Theatre History, Afro-descendant Puerto Rican Literature, and Puerto Rican Cinema.

-Historian and sociologist of Afro-descendant literature, Puerto Rican theatre, and Puerto Rican cinema.

-Stage Director.

Place and Date of Birth: Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. August 13, 1959.

Literary Agent:

Literary Agent in the United States and English-speaking countries: Dr. Charles Phillip Thomas 30 S. Meadows Dr. Appleton, WI 54915 (414) 426-1187/424-4004/426-1501.

Primary Education:

-Elementary and secondary school in private and public institutions in San Germán and Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1964-1970.

-La Inmaculada Concepción High School and Eugenio María de Hostos High School Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1971-1974

University Studies:

-College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, University of Puerto Rico. Mayagüez Campus. 1975-1978. Minor concentration in Astrophysics and BA in Hispanic Studies.

-National Institute of Fine Arts (INBA) School of Theatre Arts, Mexico City. 19781980. Specialized studies in theatrical acting and playwriting. Playwriting and Screenwriting workshops at UNAM, Mexico.

-College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, University of Puerto Rico. Mayagüez Campus. 1980. Concentration in Hispanic Studies

-University of Puerto Rico. Río Piedras Campus 1980-1982. Concentration in Drama and Hispanic Studies.

Previous Work Experience:

-Founder of the ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA INSTITUTE. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR of its NATIONAL THEATRE COMPANY.

-Professor at the CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDIES OF PUERTO RICO AND THE CARIBBEAN. Courses: History of Puerto Rican Dramatic Literature. Romanticism. Black Puerto Rican Literature. Alejandro Tapia y Rivera. Thesis Director on Puerto Rican Theatre. Puerto Rican Cinema Seminar. (2012-2015).

-Department Director of the ATENEO PUERTORRIQUEÑO (1986-2019)

-General Director and founder of the National Theatre and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño. (1986-2019)

-Editor-in-Chief. Editorial Lea. Bookstore–Publishing House–Ateneo. Ateneo Puertorriqueño. (1986-2019)

-Rector and founder of the Dramatic Arts Conservatory of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño. CADAP. (1986-2019)

-Director of the Radio Drama Workshop at WIPR 940 AM. WIPR TV / RADIO. From June 2015 to March 2017.

-Screenwriter and Artistic Director of the Lucy Boscana Dramatic Project. WIPR TV. Channel 6. (2004, 2015-2017)

-Professor of Playwriting and Puerto Rican Theatre UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, Mayagüez Campus.

Faculty of Humanities. Summer 1994 and Summer 2012.

-Political commentator and analyst. WKAQ Radio and Boricua 740 WIAC. 20102011.

-Professor of Film Directing. COLLEGE OF CINEMATIC ARTS AND SCIENCES.

CCAT. Bayamón, P.R. Years 2009-2011.

-Professor of Theatre and Acting.

INTERAMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, Bayamón Campus. Faculty of Humanities. Years 2002-2005.

-Screenwriter and Director of the TV Program: AT THE TIP OF THE TONGUE (EN LA PUNTA DE LA LENGUA). Producciones Entrenos. WIPR TV. Channel 6. (20022003)

-Theatre Critic for VEA Magazine (1986-1997)

-Theatre Columnist for El Vocero Newspaper (1988-1997)

-Editor and Writer of PUERTO RICO ILUSTRADO, THE LITERARY PAGE, and the PANORAMA Section. EL MUNDO Newspaper. 1986-1987.

-Director and Editor of the International News Department EL REPORTERO Newspaper. Interim Director of the Editorial Department. February 1984–February 1986.

-Creative Copywriter at PREMIER MALDONADO & Associates Advertising Agency. January 1983 to January 1984.

-Professional Telenovela Actor, Channel 4 WAPA-TV. Actor in 80 episodes of the telenovela “Vivir para ti.” (1981). Actor in 3 episodes of the telenovela “Poquita Cosa.” (1981). Actor in 12 episodes of the telenovela “Lo que la vida nos niega,” ICPR. (1980)

-Professional Theatre Actor in more than 100 professional theatrical productions in Puerto Rico. From 1980 to 2019. (list available.)

-Professional Stage Director of Theatre in more than 100 professional theatrical productions in Puerto Rico. From 1980 to 2019. (list available.)

-Professor of Dramatic Arts:

*Inmaculada Concepción High School. Mayagüez. 1979-1980

*La Milagrosa School in Mayagüez. 1979-1980

*Lourdes School in Hato Rey. 1987-1988.

-Astronomer Assistant I. University Campus of Mayagüez. Department of Physics. CAAM. UPR. 1976.

Active positions in Cultural Institutions:

-PRESIDENT of the FRANCISCO ARRIVÍ FOUNDATION. Since 2017.

-ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER of the FILIBERTO OJEDA RÍOS FOUNDATION. Since 2015.

-VICE PRESIDENT of the ENRIQUE LAGUERRE FOUNDATION. Since 2018.

-REPRESENTATIVE of the MANUEL MÉNDEZ BALLESTER ESTATE. Since 2021.

-PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER: Intermedio Magazine of Puerto Rico. First Puerto Rican Theatre Magazine. Since 1985.

-ADVISORY BOARD: Ediciones Gallo Galante. Publications of New Puerto Rican Literature. Since 1984.

Full Member:

-Puerto Rican Playwrights Circle of the 21st Century. (2015-2016)

-International Association of Theatre Critics (1997-2018)

-Puerto Rico Theatre Critics Circle (1993-1995)

-Ibero-American Dramaturgical Studies Group G.E.D.I. (1992-2001)

-Puerto Rican Authors Society (1990-1997)

-Television Writers Development and Training Workshop. (1990-1991)

-M.C. Simón Bolívar Lodge #9 Degree 3. Gran Oriente Nacional PR. (1988-2000)

-Committee of Intellectuals for the Sovereignty of Peoples (1986-1987)

-Puerto Rico Theatre Producers Association (1985-1990)

-Puerto Rican Historical Association (1985-1994)

-Puerto Rico Journalists Association (1984-1985)

-Dramatists Guild of New York (1983-1987)

-PEN Club of Puerto Rico (1983-2016)

-Ateneo Puertorriqueño (1983-2016)

-Astronomical Society of Puerto Rico (1982-1983)

-Phi-Sigma-Phi. CAAM-UPR (1976-1980)

Positions held in cultural institutions:

-SECRETARY of the GENERAL THEATRE SOCIETY of PUERTO RICO. 2005-2013.

-OFFICIAL HISTORIAN of Puerto Rican Cinema at the NATIONAL FILM ARCHIVE OF PUERTO RICO. Member of the Board of Directors. 2010-2012.

–CORRESPONDENT: Spanish Association of Theatre Authors. Since 2008.

–CORRESPONDENT: Association of Stage Directors of Spain. Since 2008.

-CORRESPONDENT: Gestos Magazine. Journal of Theatre Theory and Practice. University of California, Irvine. Since 1986.

-DRAMATIC ADVISOR of the NATIONAL THEATRE PRODUCER. Since 1990.

-FOUNDER and EDITOR: Bulletin of the National Theatre and Film Archive. 20042009.

-STAGE DIRECTOR of the theatre companies: Attika, El Cemí, Teatro El Ángel, Producciones en Boca, Aragua, Areyto de Puerto Rico, Producciones Xavier Cifre, Teatro Sol y Luna, Teatro Caribeño. Since the 1990s.

-SECRETARY of the ATENEO PUERTORRIQUEÑO. From 2011 to 2012.

-VICE PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER: National Circle of Dramatic Authors (CINAD). 1993-2000.

-EDITOR: EL DRAMATURGO Bulletin. Experimental Theatre of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño. (1990-1992)

-SPOKESPERSON AND DIRECTOR of the Matienzo Theatre Rescue Committee. 1985.

-DIRECTOR of the FIRST SHOWCASE OF YOUNG PUERTO RICAN PLAYWRITING. Sept. 1991. Ateneo Puertorriqueño.

-DELEGATE-DIRECTOR of the Latin American Center for Theatrical Creation and Research, Puerto Rico Branch (CELCIT). Headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela. 1986-1990.

-COORDINATOR of the First Showcase of Contemporary Puerto Rican Theatre. Centro de Bellas Artes. 1987.

-MEMBER of the Governing Board of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño. 1986-1987.

-COORDINATOR of the New Playwrights Season. ICPR. 1986.

-SECRETARY of the Theatre Advisory Board of the Puerto Rico Institute of Culture (OFTICP). 1985-1986.

-RECORDING SECRETARY, TREASURER AND FOUNDER: National Union of Puerto Rican Writers (UNEP). 1987-1989.

-MEMBER of the Governing Board of the PEN CLUB of Puerto Rico. 1986-1987.

-EXECUTIVE DELEGATE: Latin American Federation of Writers’ Societies (FLASOES). Headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela. 1986-1988.

-PRESIDENT and FOUNDER of the National Society of Dramatic Authors (SONAD). 1985-1988.

-EDITOR of Guayacán Literary Magazine. Department of Hispanic Studies CAAMUPR. 1977-1978.

-SECRETARY of the Collegiate Dramatic Club CAAM-UPR. 1977-1978.

-JURY MEMBER: In various theatre competitions organized by the Ateneo Puertorriqueño, the PEN Club, the Department of Housing, the Puerto Rico Institute of Culture, the Ibero-American Cooperation Institute of Madrid, Spain, among others.

Books and published works:

1. CHILD’S BLOOD (SANGRE DE NIÑO) (short stories) Mayagüez, PR. 1977. 40p.

2. REVOLUTION IN HELL (REVOLUCIÓN EN EL INFIERNO) (theatre) Historical drama based on the Ponce Massacre of 1937. Editorial Edil. Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, 1983. 80p.

3. THAT POINT OF VIEW (ESE PUNTO DE VISTA) (theatre) First edition: Cuadernos Puertorriqueños de Teatro Breve. Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, 1984. 25p.

-Second Edition: CELCIT Theatre Notebooks, Caracas, Venezuela, 1989. 25p.

-First English edition: That Point of View. Translation by Teresinka Pereira. Buffon College, Ohio. 1993. 25p.

4. THE 200 NO’S (LOS 200 NO) (theatre) Ediciones Gallo Galante. Notebook #1. Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. 1984. 25p.

-Included as appendix in the book Historia de la Nueva Dramaturgia Puertorriqueña 1968-1988. Ediciones Gallo Galante, 1985, 209p.

-Anthology of Latin American one-act theatre, edited by the University of Antioquia, Colombia. Dr. Mercedes Jaramillo, editor, 1998, 379p.

5. CAMÁNDULA. History of the Great Attempt (Historia del gran atentado) (theatre) Ediciones Gallo Galante. Notebook #4, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. 1985. 25p.

-In: Bulletin of the National Theatre and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño. Number 4, January–June 2006. Editorial LEA, Ateneo Puertorriqueño. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2004.

6. PANDORA’S GRIMACE (LA MUECA DE PANDORA) (theatre) Ediciones Gallo Galante, Notebook #7. Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. 1985. 16p.

7. MODULE 104. Revolution in Purgatory (MÓDULO 104. Revolución en el purgatorio). Historical drama based on the Puerto Rican prison crisis during 1981-1982. (theatre) Editorial Cultural and the René Marqués Foundation. Río Piedras, P.R. 1986. 99p.

Second Edition: Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, Librería Norberto González, 1999, 127p.

8. THE STRANGER’S MESSAGE (EL MENSAJE DEL EXTRAÑO) (short story) Ediciones Gallo Galante. Notebook #8. Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. 1986. 20p.

9. BLOWS OF BARS (GOLPES DE REJAS) (theatre) Included in the book De la mágica creación comprometida. PEN CLUB of Puerto Rico Editions. August 1988. Editor: Luis Nieves Falcón.

10. CENSORED (CENSURADO) (theatre) Ediciones Gallo Galante, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1989, 45p.

11. MOON THEATRE (TEATRO DE LUNA) (theatre) Ediciones Gallo Galante. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1989, 120p. Includes the plays Llanto de Luna and Obsesión.

12. PERSPECTIVE OF THE NEW PUERTO RICAN PLAYWRITING (PERSPECTIVA DE LA NUEVA DRAMATURGIA PUERTORRIQUEÑA) (essays) Cuadernos del Ateneo Puertorriqueño 1, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1989. 120p.

13. BAD BLOOD (The New Emigration) (Malasangre: La nueva emigración) (theatre) Editorial Cultural, Río Piedras, P.R. 1990, 252p. Prologue by Dr. José Emilio González.

-Second edition, corrected, critical and annotated: Ediciones Gallo Galante, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1995, 192p.

-Third edition, corrected, critical and annotated: Ediciones Gallo Galante, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1997, 198p.

-Included in the book Teatro de la Frontera, Durango University Press; Durango, Mexico, 2004.

-Fourth edition. Corrected, critical and annotated: Publicaciones Gaviota, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. 2009. 150p.

14. MYSTIBLU (MISTIBLU) (fantastic farce in two acts) (theatre) GESTOS Magazine. University of California. Year 5, Number 10, 1990.

-Anthology of Contemporary Puerto Rican Theatre of the Theatre Documentation Center of the National Institute of Performing Arts and

Music, Ministry of Culture of Spain. Madrid, Spain, 1993. -First English edition: Mystiblue. Translation by Charles Phillip Thomas. Published in Modern International Drama, Journal of the Max Reinhardt Archives, directed by George Wellwarth. United States. Nov. 1992.

15. WILD MELODY (MELODÍA SALVAJE) (drama in two acts) Melodía Salvaje by Roberto Ramos-Perea and A cuchillo de palo by Jaime Carrero, Theatre Collection #1, Puerto Rico Institute of Culture, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1992. 167p.

16. THIEVES’ CAVE (CUEVA DE LADRONES) (drama in two acts), Puerto Rico Institute of Culture, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1992, 120p.

17. FROM THE SCHOOL OF THE AIR: JULIA DE BURGOS (DESDE LA ESCUELA DEL AIRE: JULIA DE BURGOS), Editions of the International Julia de Burgos Congress 1992. Cuadernos del Ateneo Puertorriqueño, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1992, 39p. 2nd, 3rd and 4th Editions: EDP UNIVERSITY, San Juan, PR. 2019, 2020, 2022.

18. ORATORIO TO JULIA DE BURGOS IN FOUR JOURNEYS (ORATORIO A JULIA DE BURGOS en cuatro jornadas). In: Proceedings of the International Julia de Burgos Congress 1992. Dr. Edgar Martínez Masdeu, editor. Cuadernos del Ateneo Puertorriqueño. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1992, 450p.

19. LIE TO ME MORE (MIÉNTEME MÁS). Tirso de Molina Prize 1992. Ediciones de Cultura Hispánica. Institute for Ibero-American Cooperation, Madrid, Spain, 1995. 70p.

20. SECRET THEATRE (TEATRO SECRETO). Ediciones Gallo Galante, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1993. 236p. Includes the plays Mistiblú, Motel, A Puro Bolero, Las amantes pasan el año nuevo solas, Melodía Salvaje, Miénteme Más, Morir de noche and Tuya Siempre, Julita. Preliminary study by Dr. Grace Dávila López.

21. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (CRIMEN Y CASTIGO). Free adaptation of the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Revista del Ateneo Puertorriqueño, #6. September–December 1993. Tribute Issue to Guajana and Roberto RamosPerea.

22. SILENCING LOVES (CALLANDO AMORES). University of Puerto Rico Press, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, 1997. 45p.

23. MILES: THE OTHER HISTORY OF ’98 / QUIMERA (MILES: LA OTRA HISTORIA

DEL 98 / QUIMERA). Editorial LEA, Ateneo Puertorriqueño, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1998, 236p.

-Second Edition. Editorial LEA, Ateneo Puertorriqueño, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1999, 236p.

-In: Jaramillo, María Mercedes and Cordones Cook, Juanamaría. Más allá del héroe. Critical anthology of Hispanic American historical theatre. Antioquia, Colombia. University of Antioquia Press. 2008.

24. AVATAR. Passion play about the unknown years of Jeshua of Nazareth (AVATAR). Ediciones Gallo Galante, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1999, 127p.

-AVATAR. Passion play about the unknown years of Jeshua of Nazareth. ADE Magazine: Association of Stage Directors of Spain, Madrid, Spain #78. December 1999.

25. AVATAR. Passion play about the unknown years of Jeshua of Nazareth. Translated by Charles Philip Thomas. Ediciones Gallo Galante, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1999, 106p

26. MANUEL MARÍA SAMA, Complete Works. Preliminary Study, Compilation and Notes. Editorial LEA, Ateneo Puertorriqueño. Series: 19th-Century Writers. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2000, 406p.

27. WE DO IT BETTER! (¡NOSOTRAS LO HACEMOS MEJOR!) Monologue for one actress about a woman who recounts her life. Ediciones Gallo Galante, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2000, 80p.

English edition: Thomas, Charles Philip, Frida, Sor Juana and Her Sisters, Women in Latin American Plays in Translation. Aventine Press, LLC, California, 2003, 249p.

28. LATIN AMERICAN THEATRE IN TRANSLATION. An Anthology of Works from Mexico, the Caribbean and the Southern Cone. Edited by Charles Philip Thomas. XLibris Corporation, New York, USA. 2000. Includes the plays Badblood: The New Emigration (Malasangre: la nueva emigración), Family Ties (Callando Amores), Forever Yours, Julita (Tuya Siempre Julita).

29. KISSES OF FIRE (BESOS DE FUEGO). Included in the anthology La Nueva Dramaturgia Puertorriqueña, edited by Dr. Laurietz Seda. Cuadernos de Teatro 5. Editorial LEA, Ateneo Puertorriqueño, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2003, 156p.

-2nd Edition. 2006.

30. THE EMPIRE TRILOGY. Translated by Charles Philip Thomas. Ediciones Gallo Galante, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2003, 140p. Includes the plays Cry of the Moon (Llanto de Luna), Miles: The Other Story of 1898 (Miles: la otra historia del 98), and Chimera (Quimera). Preliminary study by Dr. George Woodyard of the University of Kansas.

31. CONTEMPORARY PUERTO RICAN THEATRE 1982-2003 (TEATRO PUERTORRIQUEÑO CONTEMPORÁNEO 1982-2003). Essays toward an interpretation and other writings. Publicaciones Gaviota, Río Piedras, PR, 2003, 406p.

32. LUIS TORRES NADAL. THEATRE AND POETRY (TEATRO Y POESÍA). Preliminary Study by Zulma Ayes and Roberto Ramos-Perea. Municipality of Ponce Editions. Ponce, Puerto Rico, 2003, 476p.

33. MAKING LOVE TO A SAD WOMAN (HACER EL AMOR A UNA MUJER TRISTE) (theatre). Bulletin of the National Theatre and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño. Number 1, January–June 2004. Editorial LEA, Ateneo Puertorriqueño. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2004.

34. EVERYTHING AGAINST GOD (TODO CONTRA DIOS). Reflections on Christian Fundamentalism in Puerto Rico and its aggression toward theatre. San Juan, Puerto Rico, Editions Le Provincial, 2005. 60p.

35. CELEDONIO LUIS NEBOT, FOUND WORKS (OBRAS ENCONTRADAS), INCLUDING THE PLAY MUCEN O EL TRIUNFO DEL PATRIOTISMO First Puerto Rican book and first Puerto Rican play. Discovery, Preliminary Study, Compilation and Notes. Editorial LEA, Ateneo Puertorriqueño. Series: 19thCentury Writers. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2005, 370p.

36. REVOLUTION IN HELL (REVOLUCIÓN EN EL INFIERNO). The Ponce Massacre of 1937. Screenplay. Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, Ediciones Mágicas. 2005.

37. LA CUARTERONA BY ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA. 1867 Edition. Preliminary Study by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Publicaciones Gaviota, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, 2005. Subsequent editions: 2008, 2010, 2014, 2019.

38. THE GALLOPING HERO (EL HÉROE GALOPANTE) BY NEMESIO R. CANALES. Preface by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Publicaciones Gaviota, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, 2005.

39. SOCIAL MORALITY (MORAL SOCIAL) BY EUGENIO MARÍA DE HOSTOS. Preface by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Publicaciones Gaviota, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, 2005.

40. SELECTED THEATRE ONE: SECRET THEATRE (TEATRO ESCOGIDO UNO: TEATRO SECRETO). Publicaciones Gaviota, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, 2006. 236p. Includes the plays Mistiblú, Melodía Salvaje, Morir de noche, Besos de Fuego, and Tuya Siempre, Julita.

41. THE UNDERTOW (LA RESACA). Theatrical adaptation of the novel by Enrique Laguerre. Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, Editorial Cultural, 2007. 120p. Subsequent editions: 2010 and 2012.

Second Edition. Collection of Puerto Rican Classics Theatrical Adaptations #8. Instituto Alejandro Tapia y Rivera/Publicaciones Gaviota, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2024, 90p.

42. THE FLAME (LA LLAMARADA). Theatrical adaptation of the novel by Enrique Laguerre. Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, Editorial Cultural, 2008. 130p. Subsequent editions: 2010, 2012 and 2014.

Second Edition. Collection of Puerto Rican Classics Theatrical Adaptations #9. Instituto Alejandro Tapia y Rivera/Publicaciones Gaviota, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2024, 90p.

43. CINELIBRE. Unknown History and Manifesto for an Independent and Free Puerto Rican Cinema. San Juan, Puerto Rico, Editions Le Provincial, 2008. 100p.

44. PÓSTUMO EL TRANSMIGRADO and PÓSTUMO EL ENVIRGINIADO BY ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA. Preliminary Study by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Publicaciones Gaviota, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, 2008. 2nd ed. 2012.

45. THE YAGÜEZ THEATRE (EL TEATRO YAGÜEZ). Brief History of a Passion. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, 2008. 50p.

46. SELECTED THEATRE TWO: NOCTURNAL THEATRE (TEATRO ESCOGIDO DOS: TEATRO NOCTURNO). Publicaciones Gaviota, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, 2009. 330p. Includes the plays Fausto Rave, Don Juan Tenorio: Latin American Drama, Después de la Muerte, and Inferno.

47. BLACK PUERTO RICAN LITERATURE OF THE 19TH CENTURY, WRITTEN BY BLACK AUTHORS (LITERATURA PUERTORRIQUEÑA NEGRA DEL SIGLO XIX, ESCRITA POR NEGROS). Found Works of Eleuterio Derkes, Manuel Alonso Pizarro, and José Ramos y Brans. Anthology of Black Puerto Rican Literature Written by Black Authors (1880-1920). National Theatre and Film Archive and Editorial LEA. Ateneo Puertorriqueño. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2009. 370p.

2nd Corrected and Expanded Edition: San Juan, Puerto Rico: Publicaciones Gaviota. 2013.

48. LIFE OF A ROMANTIC POET (VIDA DE UN POETA ROMÁNTICO), A play. San Juan, Puerto Rico, Editions Le Provincial, 2010. 200p. Second edition: 2017.

49. KISSES OF FIRE (BESOS DE FUEGO). In García, Oscar Armando. Didactic Anthology of Contemporary Latin American Theatre (ANTOLOGÍA DIDÁCTICA DEL TEATRO LATINOAMERICANO CONTEMPORÁNEO). Mexico City: National Autonomous University of Mexico. College of Dramatic Literature and Theatre. 2012.

50. TAPIANA I. Proceedings of the II Tapia Congress. Editor and author. San Juan, Puerto Rico. National Theatre and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño. 2012.

51. 4 DAMNED ESSAYS AND A PLAY (4 ENSAYOS JODIDOS Y UNA OBRA DE TEATRO). Puerto Rican intellectual passivity. Negotiating identity. Everything Against God. Cinelibre. Iraq in Me. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Ediciones Puerto, 2012.

52. URGENT PUERTO RICO (PUERTO RICO URGENTE). Furious parody in three acts. San Juan, Puerto Rico, Editions Le Provincial, 2012. 95p.

53. GOD’S WITCH (BRUJA DE DIOS). Neo-romantic drama in three acts. San Juan, Puerto Rico, Editions Le Provincial, 2012. 105p.

54. INQUISITION JOYS (GOZOS DE INQUISICIÓN). Neo-romantic drama in two acts based on certain unquestionable historical events. San Juan, Puerto Rico, Editions Le Provincial, 2013. 130p.

55. LIVING ASHES (CENIZAS VIVAS). One-act drama. Revista América. Vol. 3. Number 1. EDP College, San Juan, Puerto Rico. July 2013.

56. FINAL EDITION (ÚLTIMA PLANA). One-act drama. Revista Letras Salvajes. San Juan, P.R. Number 11. August 2013.

57. ILLUMINATED BLACK (ILUMINADO NEGRO). Biodrama on the life and work of the Black Puerto Rican anarchist playwright Manuel Alonso Pizarro and other texts. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editions Le Provincial, 2014. 240p. Second edition: 2017.

58. THE LADY OF THE CAMELLIAS / MARIANELA (LA DAMA DE LAS CAMELIAS / MARIANELA). Theatrical adaptations. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editions Le Provincial, 2014. 130p.

59. CENSORED AND OTHER SHORT PLAYS (CENSURADO Y OTRAS PIEZAS BREVES). San Juan, Puerto Rico: EDP University, 2015. 165p.

60. FRANCISCO ARRIVÍ: Rise and Fall of an Industrial Dream (Auge y caída de un sueño industrial). Notes on his theatrical essays. San Juan, Puerto Rico: PEN INTERNACIONAL–PUERTO RICO, 2015. 39p.

61. ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA. SHORT AND UNKNOWN TEXTS (TEXTOS BREVES Y DESCONOCIDOS). Ramos-Perea, Roberto. Editor and Preliminary Study. San Juan, Puerto Rico: EDP UNIVERSITY, 2015. 165p.

62. RAMÓN C. F. CABALLERO REQUENA. LA JUEGA DE GALLOS Y EL NEGRO BOZAL. 1852. Ramos-Perea, Roberto. Editor and Preliminary Study. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editions of the Puerto Rican Literature Institute, 2015. 67p.

63. JULIA DE BURGOS. RADIO THEATRE TEXTS (TEXTOS DE RADIO TEATRO). Ramos-Perea, Roberto. Editor and Preliminary Study. San Juan, Puerto Rico: EDP UNIVERSITY, 2014. 80p.

64. LIFE ON MARS AND OTHER CRUEL REALITIES (LA VIDA EN MARTE Y OTRAS CRUELES REALIDADES). Neo-romantic drama in three acts. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editions Le Provincial, 2015. 90p.

65. TAPIA: THE FIRST PUERTO RICAN (TAPIA: EL PRIMER PUERTORRIQUEÑO). Biographical treatise on the life and work of the Puerto Rican playwright and writer Alejandro Tapia y Rivera. Publicaciones Gaviota, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, 2015. 1,010p.

66. FOR BEING A FAGGOT (POR MARICÓN). The sodomy trial against Francisco Sabat and José Colombo. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1842. Neo-romantic drama in 33 scenes. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Publicaciones Gaviota. 2016. 169p.

67. LIVING BY IMAGE (VIVIR DE IMAGEN). Neo-romantic drama in 14 scenes. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editions Le Provincial, 2017. 82p.

68. FOREVER YOURS, JULITA (TUYA SIEMPRE, JULITA). Drama in two acts. The love affair between Luis Lloréns Torres and Julia de Burgos. Unpublished letters and poems. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editions Le Provincial, 2017. 158p.

2nd corrected and expanded edition. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto Alejandro Tapia y Rivera. 2023, 158p.

69. THE YANKEE TEACHER (LA MAESTRA YANQUI). Neo-romantic drama in three acts. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editions Le Provincial, 2018. 94p.

70. THE GOVERNOR’S LOVER (LA AMANTE DEL GOBERNADOR). Neo-romantic drama in three acts. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editions Le Provincial, 2019. 89p.

71. LAURA MÍA (LAURA MÍA). Neo-romantic drama in three acts. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editions Le Provincial, 2019. 100p.

72. AQUA FUNESTA. Neo-romantic drama in three acts. Included in PANDEMIA: Anthology of Puerto Rican Theatre in Times of Pandemic. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Ediciones Tapianas. Instituto Alejandro Tapia y Rivera. 2021.

• San Juan, Puerto Rico: National Dramatic Collection #4. Ediciones Tapianas, 2019. 130p.

73. MAGDALENA: GUERRILLA FIGHTER (MAGDALENA: GUERRILLERA). Neoromantic drama in three acts. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editions Le Provincial, 2022. 100p.

74. BIRD WITHOUT COURSE (AVE SIN RUMBO). Two-act drama based on the play of the same name by Roberto Rodríguez Suárez inspired by the life of Puerto Rican composer Sylvia Rexach. San Juan, Puerto Rico: National Dramatic Collection #1. Ediciones Tapianas, 2019. 108p.

75. DEAD IN LIFE (MUERTO EN VIDA). Based on the work of Francisco Arriví. San Juan, Puerto Rico: National Dramatic Collection #3. Ediciones Tapianas, 2021. 119p.

76. MEMORIA DE NUÑEZ. State of affairs of the Island of Puerto Rico in the year 1852. Unpublished and discovered volume from the Historical Library of

Alejandro Tapia y Rivera. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Ediciones Tapianas and the Center for Historical Research of the University of Puerto Rico, 2022. 131p.

77. OUR DAILY CINEMA (EL CINE NUESTRO DE CADA DÍA). San Juan, Puerto Rico. Eduardo Rosado and Roberto Ramos-Perea, editors. CINEMOVIDA, 2023.

78. ISLA CERRERA. Adaptation of the novel by Manuel Méndez Ballester. Bulletin of the National Theatre and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño. Number 7, January–June 2007. Editorial LEA, Ateneo Puertorriqueño. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2004. -Second Edition. Collection of Puerto Rican Classics Theatrical Adaptations #1. Instituto Alejandro Tapia y Rivera/Publicaciones Gaviota, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2024, 90p.

79. BORICUA FANTASY (FANTASÍA BORICUA). Adaptation of the short story collection by María Teresa Babín. Collection of Puerto Rican Classics Theatrical Adaptations #6. Instituto Alejandro Tapia y Rivera/Publicaciones Gaviota, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2024, 90p.

80. THE LEGEND OF THE TWENTY YEARS (LA LEYENDA DE LOS 20 AÑOS). Adaptation of the novel by Alejandro Tapia y Rivera. Collection of Puerto Rican Classics Theatrical Adaptations #7. Instituto Alejandro Tapia y Rivera/Publicaciones Gaviota, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2024, 90p.

81. THE POND (LA CHARCA). Adaptation of the novel by Manuel Zeno Gandía. Collection of Puerto Rican Classics Theatrical Adaptations #4. Instituto Alejandro Tapia y Rivera/Publicaciones Gaviota, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2024, 90p.

82. THE JÍBARO (EL JÍBARO). Adaptation of the book by Manuel Alonso Pacheco. Collection of Puerto Rican Classics Theatrical Adaptations #2. Instituto Alejandro Tapia y Rivera/Publicaciones Gaviota, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2024, 90p.

83. PUERTO RICAN LEGENDS (LEYENDAS PUERTORRIQUEÑAS). Adaptation of the book by Cayetano Coll y Toste. Collection of Puerto Rican Classics Theatrical Adaptations #3. Instituto Alejandro Tapia y Rivera/Publicaciones Gaviota, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2024, 90p.

84. EL JOSCO (EL JOSCO). Adaptation of the book by Abelardo Díaz Alfaro. Collection of Puerto Rican Classics Theatrical Adaptations #5. Instituto Alejandro Tapia y Rivera/Publicaciones Gaviota, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2024, 90p.

85. FOUND WORKS OF ROMÁN BALDORIOTY DE CASTRO (OBRAS ENCONTRADAS DE ROMÁN BALDORIOTY DE CASTRO) 4 volumes. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Fundación Rafael Hernández Colón/Instituto Alejandro Tapia y Rivera. 2024. Vol. 1: Reports. Critical edition by José Alfredo Hernández Mayoral. Vol. 2: Politics. Critical edition by Néstor Duprey. Vol. 3: Letters and literary works. Critical edition by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Vol. 4: BALDORIOTY, biographical treatise by Roberto Ramos-Perea. 890p.

86. TO DIE AT NIGHT (MORIR DE NOCHE). Neo-romantic drama in two acts. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editions Le Provincial, 2024. 94p.

87. THREE MONOLOGUES (TRES MONÓLOGOS): We Do It Better!, We Men Do It Better! or What Are Men Anyway?, and Doña Panchi “Love Affair” San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editions Le Provincial, 2026. 94p.

88. Ihuman. Neo-romantic drama. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Publicaciones Gaviota. 2026. 157p.

Theatrical Work Translated And Published:

1. Avatar. Avatar. The Unknown Years of the Life of Yeshua of Nazareth. Translated by Charles Philip Thomas. San Juan: Ediciones Gallo Galante, 1999. (English)

2. Avatar. Translated into Japanese by Hideko Nakagawa. University of Tokyo. People’s Theater Publications. Teatro X (KAI). Tokyo, Japan. 2003.

3. Ese punto de vista. That Point of View. Translated by Teresinka Alvez Pereira. Ohio: Bufon College, 1993. (English).

4. THE EMPIRE TRILOGY. Llanto de luna, Miles, Quimera. Translated by Charles Philip Thomas. San Juan: Ediciones Gallo Galante, 2003. (English)

5. Malasangre, Callando amores, Tuya siempre, Julita Latin American Theatre in Translation: An Anthology of Works from Mexico, The Caribbean and the Southern Cone Edited by Charles Philip Thomas. New York: Xlibris, 2000. (English)

6. Mistiblú. Mystiblue. Translation by Charles Phillip Thomas. Modern International Drama. Max Reinhardt Archives. (Nov. 1992). (English)

7. ¡Nosotras lo hacemos mejor! We Women Do It Better! Translated by Charles Philip Thomas. Frida, Sor Juana, and Sisters: Women in Latin American Plays in Translation. Chula Vista, CA: Aventine Press, 2003. (English)

8. Cenizas Vivas 生きている トネリコ Translated into Japanese by Yushiro Furuya. Publications of the JDA. Japanese Directors Association. Tokyo, Japan. 2008.

Works translated and premiered but not published:

1. Besos de fuego. Translated into Czech and Portuguese.

2. Morir de Noche. Translated into French by Santiago Martín Bermúdez.

3. Gibrán. Translated into English and Lebanese.

4. La vida en Marte y otras crueles realidades. Translated into English.

5. Las viequenses. Translated into Japanese.

6. Mienteme más. Translated into english.

THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS: (dates in ascending order):

1. The Solar Presumption and Quasimodo’s Lament (*La Presunción Solar y Lamento de Cuasimodo*). Monologues premiered in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1976.

2. The Devouring Dragon and the Little Shepherd of the Forest (*El Dragón Comelón y el Pastorcito del Bosque*). Premiered in elementary schools in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, in 1976. Directed by Dr. Daisy Sánchez.

3. The Menopausal Brown Man (*El Marrón Menopaúsico*). Premiered at the University Theatre of the University Campus of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, 1977. Directed by Dr. Daisy Sánchez.

4. They Were of Burned Flesh (*Eran de Carne Quemada*). Premiered at the University Theatre of the University Campus of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, sponsored by the Collegiate Dramatic Club. Directed by the author in 1977.

5. Three Barbaric Pieces (*Tres Piezas Bárbaras*). Premiered at Café Teatro Joraka, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, in 1978, by the theatre group “La Brega.” Included *La Mujer Mareante*, *Pili*, and *Calavera*. Directed by the author.

6. Child’s Blood (*Sangre de Niño*). Stage adaptation of selected stories from the author’s book of the same title. Presented before the CAAM Premedical Association. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1978.

7. Rocintriste and the Lost Forest (*Rocintriste y el Bosque Perdido*). Premiered at the Mayagüez Cultural Center in 1978 by the Anaiboa Theatre Group. Directed by Dr. Daisy Sánchez.

◦ Filmed for television at WIPR-TV Channel 3, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, that same year and broadcast several times.

◦ Restaged by the same group in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. February 1986.

◦ Premiered by the Theatre Group of the Catholic University of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, in 1989 at the Mayagüez Cultural Center.

8. The Snow Games (*Los Juegos de la Nieve*). Pantomime premiered by the Theatre School of the National Institute of Fine Arts, Mexico City. Toured throughout di erent regions of the Mexican Republic alongside other pantomime experiments. 1978. Directed by the author.

9. Alberto, Espejo and Julieta (*Alberto, Espejo y Julieta*). Premiered by the Anaiboa Group. 1979. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Directed by Dr. Daisy Sánchez.

10. The Vicious Dream (*El Sueño Vicioso*). Production using Grotowski and Artaud techniques at the University Theatre of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. 1979. Directed by the author.

◦ Restaged by the same group at the Mayagüez Cultural Center, Puerto Rico. 1980.

◦ Restaged for the third time at the University of Puerto Rico Theatre Festival in Río Piedras by ATTIKA Theatre Company, Inc. in 1983.

11. The Weeping of the Reaper (*El Llanto de la Parca*). Premiered at the University Theatre of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, 1980. Directed by Alma Robles.

12. Fetora. Suite of three dramatic pieces: *El Llanto de la Parca*, *La Mueca de Pandora*, and *Ese Punto de Vista*. Premiered by the Puerto Rican Experimental Theatre Company (later ATTIKA, Inc.) at the Ateneo Puertorriqueño in 1981. Co -sponsored by the Ateneo Theatre Section. Directed by the author.

13. Revolution in Hell (*Revolución en el Infierno*). Historical drama based on the Ponce Massacre of 1937. Premiered in September 1982 by the University Theatre of the University of Puerto Rico.

◦ Dramatic reading at the Theatre of the Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, 1983, coordinated by Orlando Rodríguez and Leonardo Azpárren.

◦ Restaged at Teatro La Perla in Ponce, Puerto Rico, commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Ponce Massacre in March 1987 by the Atabex Company. Directed by Dr. Victoria Espinosa.

◦ Restaged again by the Atabex Company at the Puerto Rican Historical Theatre Showcase in March 1988 at the UPR University Theatre.

◦ Restaged by Ilán Ilán Theatre Company at Teatro Arcelay in Caguas in March 1995 under the direction of Ernesto Concepción, featuring José Luis “Chavito” Marrero and Ernesto Concepción Jr., among others.

14. Module 104 (*Módulo 104 – Revolución en el Purgatorio*). Drama based on the Puerto Rican prison crisis of 1980–1982. Premiered at Teatro Silvia Rexach by ATTIKA, Inc., August 1983. Directed by Pedro Juan Texidor. Featuring Roberto Vigoreaux, Luis Vera, Antonio Pantojas, among others.

◦ Restaged in August 1991 at Teatro Georgetty starring Pedro Juan Figueroa. Produced by Pigmalión Theatre Company.

◦ Restaged in September 1996 by Producciones Aragua at the Centro de Bellas Artes of San Juan, Puerto Rico, directed by the author, starring Gerardo Ortiz, Rafael José, and Carlos Fontané.

◦ Premiered in Athens, Ohio and Lexington, Kentucky by the Ohio University Theatre in Athens, directed by José Delgado, April 1997.

15. The 200 No’s (*Los 200 No*). Premiered at Teatro La Tertulia in New York by Dúo Theatre Company, September 1983. Directed by Gloria Zelaya.

◦ Restaged by the UPR University Theatre at Teatro Laboratorio in 1984 under the direction of Frank García.

◦ Restaged by the University Theatre of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), Dominican Republic, in 1986. Directed by Professor Ha e Serrulle.

◦ Restaged at the Studio Theatre of the University of Louisville, Kentucky, November 16, 1989. Directed by Ángel Uriel Perales. English translation by Dr. Bonnie H. Reynolds.

◦ Premiered by the Theatre Workshop of Universidad Madre y Maestra, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in 1989.

16. Crime and Punishment (*Crimen y Castigo*). Free adaptation of the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Premiered at the Experimental Theatre Festival sponsored by the Centro de Bellas Artes in 1983. Directed by the author at Sala Experimental Carlos Marichal with ATTIKA, Inc. Featuring Olga Alemán, Angélica Mercado, and Frank García, among others.

◦ Premiered again in December 1996 at the Experimental Theatre of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño starring Ernesto Concepción for Bohío Puertorriqueño Theatre Company at the XX Festival of Avant-Garde Theatre.

17. That’s How We Are (Así Somos). Comedy premiered by Colectivo Diez en Uno at the Carlos Marichal Experimental Theatre, Centro de Bellas Artes, 1984. Directed by Ernesto Concepción.

◦ Restaged by Producciones Creación at Teatro del Patio of the Puerto Rico Institute of Culture in February 1993 under the direction of Jorge Santiago. The same company restaged the play at the same theatre with a different cast in September 1995.

18. Thieves’ Cave (Revolution in Paradise) (Cueva de Ladrones – Revolución en el Paraíso). Premiered by the Ateneo Experimental Theatre Company at Teatro Braulio Castillo in Bayamón, 1985. Part of the XVII Ateneo Theatre Festival. Performed by Frank García, Yazmín Pereira, Lupe Vega, and Carlos Miranda.

19. Camándula (History of the Great Attempt) (Camándula – Historia del Gran Atentado). Premiered by ATTIKA Company at Teatro del Patio of the ICP in June 1985. Performed by Pedro Orlando Torres, Yazmín Pereira, Nelly Joe Carmona, and the author.

20. Malasangre (The New Emigration) (Malasangre – La Nueva Emigración).

Premiered April 24, 1987 at the XXVIII Puerto Rican Theatre Festival of the Puerto Rico Institute of Culture at Centro de Bellas Artes. Performed by Braulio Castillo Jr., Provi Seín, Mayté Flores, Miguel Ángel Lugo, and Alberto Rodríguez

◦ Restaged by Grupo Teatrum at Sala Chardón, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, directed by Efraín de Jesús, November 1994. The same production was presented at Teatro del Ateneo in San Juan in February 1995.

◦ Restaged by Teatro El Cemí as part of the IX National Theatre Producer Tour. Premiered at Teatro Yagüez in Mayagüez in February 1996. The tour covered seven cities and concluded at Centro de Bellas Artes in August 1996, directed by the author, starring Ángela Mari, Jorge Castro, Marcos Betancourt, Jesús Garcés, and Carmen Zeta Pérez.

◦ Premiered by the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater of New York under the direction of Miriam Colón, starring Jasmín Caratini

◦ Premiered by Producciones C3 under the direction of Jorge Rodulfo, starring Naymed Calzada, Carlos Vega, and Herman O’Neill.

◦ Restaged by Grupo Teatrum at the Experimental Theatre of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, directed by Noemí Maldonado Cardenales, July 2015.

21. Blows of Bars. Drama for the Freedom of Alejandrina Torres, Puerto Rican Prisoner of War (Golpes de Rejas). Premiered September 23, 1987 at the Puerto Rican Community Theatre of Chicago, Illinois, sponsored by the PEN Club of Puerto Rico.

◦ Premiered at Centro de Bellas Artes, Carlos Marichal Experimental Theatre, produced by Grupo Coribantes and the PEN Club of Puerto Rico in March 1988. Later restaged in Arecibo and other cities. Performed by Roxana Badillo and Rafael Rojas, among others.

◦ Restaged by Grupo Cultural Puertorriqueño Moriviví in Chicago, Illinois, and later presented in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York, January–February 1989.

22. Reason of Love (Razón de Amor) (free adaptation of El niño que enloqueció de amor). Premiered at Teatro Candlelight on October 12, 1987 by Producciones Cristal.

◦ Premiered again at the University Theatre in October 1988 by Producciones Yo Soy.

◦ Premiered again at Centro de Bellas Artes de Guaynabo in October 2001 and February 2003 by Producciones Gran Escenario under the direction of the author.

◦ Premiered again at Centro de Bellas Artes de Guaynabo in October 2006 and remains in repertory, produced by Producciones Aragua under the direction of the author.

23. Censored (Censurado) (dramatic suite composed of El lado oscuro de las arañas and Ese punto de vista), premiered November 6, 1987 at the First Showcase of Contemporary Puerto Rican Theatre at Centro de Bellas Artes. Directed by the author. Performed by Marian Pabón, Ángel Amaro, Miguel Ángel Lugo, and Gleen Zayas.

◦ El lado oscuro de las arañas restaged at Teatro de Arecibo by Grupo Guanín, directed by David Muñoz, October 1988.

◦ El lado oscuro de las arañas restaged at Teatro Presidente Alvear, Santos Discépolo Theatre Complex, Buenos Aires, Argentina, during the festival Voces con la Misma Sangre, directed by Carlos Thiel in a production by Juan Carlos Cernadas La Madrid, starring Isabel Spagnuolo, Gabriel Robito, and Omar Tiberti. October 9, 1992.

◦ Ese punto de vista and El lado oscuro de las arañas were also restaged at Teatro del Ateneo Puertorriqueño on June 9, 1995 by Taller de Teatro Los Cuatro under the direction of the author, starring Rosabel del Valle, Jorge Dieppa, José Brocco, and Modesto Lacen

◦ El lado oscuro de las arañas restaged by the University of Puerto Rico, Arecibo Campus, by Grupo Guanín under the direction of David Muñoz, 2003.

24. Obsession (Obsesión). Two-act suspense drama. Premiered August 13, 1988 at Teatro de Cayey, Puerto Rico by Compañía Alta Escena, directed by Alberto Rodríguez. Part of the II National Theatre Producer Tour, performed in Humacao, Arecibo, Quebradillas, San Sebastián, Añasco, and Orocovis, concluding at Teatro Tapia on October 4, 1988. Starring Velda González, Giselle Blondet, Raúl Rosado, Alberto Rodríguez, and Natalia Lavergne.

25. My Town Is Like This (Mi Pueblo es Así). Comic musical entertainment about the history of Puerto Rico. Premiered September 1988 by Producciones Yo Soy, with direction and music by Humberto González. Toured several cities including Yauco, Ponce, Orocovis, and Guayama, reaching the University Theatre of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, in March 1989.

26. Pure Bolero (A Puro Bolero). Romantic comedy about radio. Premiered at Sala Carlos Marichal, Centro de Bellas Artes, February 2, 1989 by Producciones Andrea; producers and actors Giselle Blondet and Raúl Rosado. Directed by the author

◦ Restaged in a revised version at Teatro Georgetty in September 1991 by Producciones Raúl Rosado, starring Raúl Rosado, Ivonne Goderich, and Raulito Carbonell, directed by the author

◦ Premiered September 1995 at Teatro Nacional of Santo Domingo under the direction of Provi Seín in a production by Arts Presenta, starring Kenny Grullón, Ana Rosina Troncoso, and Enrique Chao as part of the National Theatre Season of Santo Domingo.

◦ Premiered October 2011 by Producciones C3 under the direction of Mariana Quiles, starring Naymed Calzada, Carlos Vega, and José Brocco.

27. Yalta. Post-nuclear spectacle. Premiered by Grupo Guanín at the 30th Puerto Rican Theatre Festival of the Puerto Rico Institute of Culture, March 17, 1989, at the Drama Hall of Centro de Bellas Artes, directed by David Muñoz.

28. The 10,000 Eyes (Los 10,000 ojos). Opera scenes. Music by Francis Schwartz. Premiered at the Chamber Opera Workshop, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1989.

29. Cry of the Moon (Llanto de Luna). Premiered by Compañía Cemí under the direction of the author in August 1989 as part of the III National Theatre Producer Tour. The tour covered nine cities and concluded at Centro de Bellas Artes in November of that year. Performed by Pedro Orlando Torres, Marcos Betancourt, Ivette Rodríguez, Natalia Lavergne, and Ithiel Quiñones.

◦ Toured during the II Ibero-American Theatre Conference in Caracas, Venezuela, and the II Theatre Festival of Agüimes in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, September 1989

◦ Premiered by Teatro Sol y Luna at Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce in July 1998 under the direction of Dean M. Zayas, starring Jorge Dieppa, Rosabel del Valle, Armando Santos, and Vivian Casañas. The same production premiered in June 1999 at Teatro del Ateneo.

30. Pepita Jiménez. Free adaptation of the novel by Spanish Romantic novelist Juan Valera. Premiered at the University Theatre on October 10, 1990 by Pro◦ Restaged by Producciones Teatro Caribeño, directed by the author, in February 2001 and March 2002.

31. Lovers Spend New Year’s Eve Alone (Las amantes pasan el año nuevo solas). Premiered by Compañía Comedia Puertorriqueña under the direction of the author in August 1990 as part of the IV National Theatre Producer Tour. The tour covered nine cities and concluded at Teatro Tapia in April 1991. Starring Sandra Rivera, Ivonne Goderich, Rafael Enrique Saldaña, and Luis Daniel Rivera.

◦ Restaged by Producciones Aragua, directed by the author, in October 2004, starring Alba Nydia Díaz, Alejandra Malagón, José Luis Marrero, and Carlos Esteban Fonseca.

32. Mistiblú. Premiered by Teatro Experimental del Ateneo under the direction of the author on March 8, 1991 as part of the XVIII Avant-Garde Theatre Festival of that institution. Starring Aristeo Rivera Zayas and Delvis Griselle Ortiz

◦ Premiered at Theatre Studio in San Francisco, California by PM Productions, directed by Pam MacDaniels, October 1993.

◦ Premiered April 1996 by Teatro de la Luna Company at Gunston Arts Theatre in Washington, D.C., United States, starring Mario Marcel, Mary Teresa Fortuna, and Héctor Jiménez under the direction of José Carrasquillo

◦ Premiered August 1997 by Montajes Inc. at Teatro Nacional of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, staged by Enrique Chao, starring Iván García, Yamilé Scheker, and José Roberto Díaz. Presented by the same company at

Teatro del Ateneo Puertorriqueño in San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 1998.

◦ Premiered by Teatro del Oráculo Company in Concepción, Chile, November 2001.

33. Zorba the Greek (Zorba, el griego). Free adaptation of the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis. Premiered by Compañía Alta Escena at the Festival Hall of Centro de Bellas Artes in November 1991, directed by Frank Marrero, starring Alberto Rodríguez, Alba Nydia Díaz, Jorge Luis Ramos, and Marcos Betancourt.

34. Motel. Two-act comedy. Premiered February 27, 1992 by Compañía Teatral Aleph at Teatro de Ballets de San Juan, Miramar, directed by Ileana Rivera Santa. Starring Provi Seín, Mario Roche, Axel Cintrón, Albert Rodríguez, Erick Pérez, Silvia Troncoso, Wanda Vélez, Jesús Estrada, and Herbert Cruz.

◦ Restaged to inaugurate the XV Caguas Theatre Festival, September 1992.

◦ Premiered by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño under the direction of Nelson Alvarado Jiménez at Teatro del Ateneo, August 2013.

35. Wild Melody (Melodía Salvaje). Premiered by the Puerto Rico Institute of Culture, which commissioned the work, at the First National Playwriting Showcase on March 20, 1992 at Sala René Marqués, Centro de Bellas Artes, Santurce. Produced by Rafy Rodríguez and Eduardo Bobren. Starring Benjamín Morales, Pedro Juan Figueroa, Amalia Cruz, and Herman O’Neill.

◦ Restaged November 1996 at Sala Carlos Marichal, Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce, directed by Ernesto Aquino for Ciclorama Company, starring Jimmy Navarro and Jorge Dieppa.

36. Oratorio to Julia de Burgos (Oratorio a Julia de Burgos). Premiered June 4, 1992 at the Julia de Burgos Mausoleum in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Starring José Luis “Chavito” Marrero, Mercedes Sicardo, Linnette Torres, Ivonne Goderich, Pedro Juan Figueroa, Jaime Montilla, Ángel Vázquez, and Aidza Santiago. Directed by Florentino Rodríguez in a production by the Ateneo Puertorriqueño and the Municipality of Carolina for the 1992 International Julia de Burgos Congress.

◦ Premiered in Santiago, Chile by the same company in 1993.

◦ Continues touring various Cultural Centers throughout Puerto Rico under the direction of Florentino Rodríguez for Producciones Aragua.

37. Forever Yours, Julita (Tuya siempre Julita). Premiered by Compañía Cemí under the direction of the author in March 1993 as part of the VI National Theatre Producer Tour. The tour covered seven cities and concluded at Centro de Bellas Artes in May of that year. Starring Ivonne Goderich, Marcos Betancourt, Ángela Mari, and Jesús Garcés.

◦ Restaged by Grupo Agoteatro at Sala Rómulo Gallegos in Caracas, Venezuela, October 1994, directed by Virginia Aponte.

◦ Premiered at City Lights Theatre in San José, California, October 1996.

◦ Restaged by Teatro El Ángel at Ateneo Puertorriqueño on August 27, 2004, directed by the author, starring Ángela Mari and Carlos Esteban Fonseca.

◦ Premiered by Tallahassee Hispanic Theater at the Opera House of Monticello, Tallahassee, Florida, directed by Alexandra Gutiérrez, November 2017.

38. Lie to Me More (Miénteme más) (Tirso de Molina Prize 1992). Premiered by Fundación René Marqués in October 1993 at Centro de Bellas Artes with sponsorship from the Instituto de Cooperación Iberoamericana of Madrid, Spain. Later produced by Compañía Cemí under the direction of the author during the VII National Theatre Producer Tour, which covered seven cities and concluded at the Ibero-American Theatre Festival of Cádiz, Spain, October 1994. Starring Marcos Betancourt, Provi Seín, Carmen Zeta, and Ángela Mari

◦ Premiered July 1999 at Teatro San Martín in Caracas, Venezuela, directed by Gustavo Ott.

◦ Premiered November 2003 at Sala Horacio Petterson in Caracas, Venezuela, directed by Reinaldo García.

◦ Premiered by Compañía Cemí under the direction of the author during the XV National Theatre Producer Tour and II General Theatre Society Tour, January–June 2008, starring Willie Denton and Ángela Mari. Production by Marcos Betancourt.

39. Silent Loves (Callando amores). Premiered by Teatro El Ángel on March 4, 1995 at Sala Carlos Marichal, Centro de Bellas Artes, directed by Félix Díaz Vélez. Starring Esther Mari, Ángela Mari, and the author. Toured the cities of Caguas, Ponce, and Mayagüez.

40. The Narcissist (El Narcisista). Premiered by Compañía Cemí under the direction of the author during the VIII National Theatre Producer Tour. The tour covered seven cities and concluded at Centro de Bellas Artes on August 6, 1995. Starring Marcos Betancourt, Carmen Zeta, Jesús Garcés, Esther Mari, and Ángela Mari.

◦ Restaged by Compañía Cemí under the direction of the author during the XVI National Theatre Producer Tour, January–June 2013, starring Willie Denton and Ángela Mari.

41. To Die at Night (Morir de Noche). Premiered by Teatro El Público Company at Sala Trianón in Havana, Cuba, on April 22, 1995, directed by Mario Díaz and starring Mónica Giuffanti, among others.

◦ Restaged by Grupo de Teatro El Venero at Sala Venero in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, July 14, 1995, directed by Raúl Dopico, starring Vanessa Silva

◦ Premiered at Centro de Bellas Artes in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 31, 1996, by Teatro El Ángel under the direction of the author, starring Ángela Mari, Jorge Castro, and Suzette Bacó. Awarded Best Play of Puerto Rico in 1996 by the Puerto Rico Theatre Critics Circle.

◦ Premiered at Teatro Victoria Espinosa in San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 6, 2024, by the National Theatre Company under the direction of the author, starring Ugoh, Israel Solla, Mariana Quiles, and Adaluz Santos.

42. ¡Hupa! Based on La juega de gallos y el negro bozal by Ramón C. F. Caballero (1852). Folk theatre and dance spectacle premiered by the Areyto Dance Group at Teatro La Perla in Ponce on July 7, 1995, directed by the author with choreography by Estela Ortiz Aguilú.

43. The Beating (La golpiza). Premiered at Teatro del Ateneo Puertorriqueño on June 9, 1995 by Taller de Teatro Los Cuatro, directed by the author. Starring Rosabel del Valle, Jorge Dieppa, José Brocco, and Modesto Lacen.

44. Witch Tragedy (Tragedia Bruja). Folk theatre-dance spectacle premiered by the Areyto Dance Group at Teatro del Ateneo in October 1996, directed by the author with choreography by Estela Ortiz Aguilú.

◦ Restaged during the XVI National Theatre Producer Tour, January–June 2013.

45. Beyond You (Más allá de ti). Premiered at Centro de Bellas Artes de Guaynabo on May 16, 1997 by the Muscular Dystrophy Association, directed by the author. Starring Jorge Castro, Gerardo Ortiz, Ángela Mari, Luisa de Los Ríos, and David López.

46. Candombe. Folk theatre-dance spectacle premiered by the Areyto Dance Group at Teatro del Ateneo on September 12, 1997, directed by the author with choreography by Estela Ortiz Aguilú.

47. Chimera or the Honor of the Beloved (Quimera o el honor de los amados). Premiered March 12, 1998 at Teatro Fénix in Vega Baja by Compañía Cemí under the direction of the author during the XI National Theatre Producer Tour. The tour concluded at Teatro Tapia in August 1998. Starring Marcos Betancourt, Graciela Rivera, Esther Mari, and Ángela Mari.

◦ Restaged during the XIX National Theatre Producer Tour by Compañía El Cemí, starring Marcos Betancourt, Ángela Mari, Tamara Escribano, Papillón Garcés, and Mariana Quiles.

48. Miles: The Other Story of 1898 (Miles: la otra historia del 98). Premiered May 14, 1998 at Teatro Tapia in San Juan by Teatro del Ateneo, directed by the author. Starring Jorge Castro, Ángela Mari, José Félix Gómez, and Jimmy Navarro.

49. Three Kings Celebration (Fiesta de Reyes). Folk theatre-dance spectacle premiered by the Areyto Dance Group at Centro de Bellas Artes on January 6, 1999, directed by the author with choreography by Estela Ortiz Aguilú.

50. Avatar. Passion play about the unknown years of Yeshua of Nazareth. Premiered February 19, 1999 at Teatro del Ateneo in San Juan by Teatro El Ángel under the direction of the author. Starring Jorge Castro, Ángela Mari, Gerardo Ortiz, Willie Denton, and Jimmy Navarro. Restaged in July of the same year at Centro de Bellas Artes.

◦ Premiered June 2003 at Teatro del Pueblo in Tokyo, Japan, directed by Mitsumi Morii, translated by Hideko Nakagawa.

51. Rebellious Spirits: Spirits of Freedom (Espíritus Rebeldes: espíritus de Libertad). War drama advocating the release of Puerto Rican political prisoners. Premiered September 3, 1999 at Teatro del Ateneo in San Juan by the Ateneo Experimental Theatre Company. Starring Roxana Badillo, Carlos Esteban Fonseca, and José Reymundí.

52. Making Love to a Sad Woman (Hacer el amor a una mujer triste). Dance drama premiered November 12, 1999 at Teatro del Ateneo in San Juan by María de Azúa Modern Dance Company.

53. La Cuarterona. Version and adaptation of the homonymous play by Alejandro Tapia y Rivera. Premiered March 7, 2000 at Teatro Tapia, directed by the author, produced by Compañía de Teatro Aragua. Starring Alba Nydia Díaz, Elia Enid Cadilla, and the author. Restaged May 2003.

Restaged March 14, 2009 by the National Theatre Company of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño starring Melissa Reyes, Ricardo Santiago, among others.

Remains in repertory and on tour.

Restaged by the National Theatre Company of IATR at Centro de Bellas Artes in March 2020, starring Melissa Reyes and Israel Solla. Continues in repertory.

54. The Women of Vieques (Las Viequenses). War drama about the military occupation of the lands of Vieques, Puerto Rico, based on The Trojan Women by Euripides. Premiered April 7, 2000 at Teatro del Ateneo in San Juan by the Ateneo Experimental Theatre Company, directed by the author

◦ Dramatic reading at Teatro del Pueblo, Tokyo, Japan, translated by Hideko Nakagawa. University of Tokyo, 2009.

55. The Two Angelas (Las dos Ángelas). Vaudeville comedy about the life of actress Ángela Meyer. Premiered May 5, 2000 at Centro de Bellas Artes in San Juan by Compañía Contraparte, directed by the author.

56. We Do It Better (Nosotras lo hacemos mejor). Monologue about a woman written by a man. Premiered August 2000 at Centro de Bellas Artes in San Juan by Compañía Teatro Internacional, directed by the author, starring Ángela Meyer.

◦ Premiered at Thalia Theatre in New York, July 2003, starring Merel Juliá and Soledad López, directed by Ángel Gil Orrios.

◦ Premiered by Compañía Espejo Ilusión, Tlaxcala, Mexico, directed by Luis Méndez, starring Elaisa Silva. 2012.

◦ Premiered at Sala Doris Wells in Caracas, Venezuela by Compañía Escena Viva, directed by Alfonso Nitolli, starring Mayra Santos. 2009

◦ Premiered by Compañía Maquila de Comedia, Tamaulipas, Mexico, directed by Asenat Velázquez. 2010.

◦ Premiered by Compañía Corral de la Comedia, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, directed by Manuel Guízar, starring Paulina Anaya. 2012.

◦ Premiered by Colectivo Teatral EBP, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, directed and performed by Blanca Cervantes. 2012.

◦ Premiered by Colectivo Alebrije, Toluca, Mexico, starring Georgina García. 2010.

◦ Premiered at Centro de Bellas Artes in San Juan by Compañía Cinqueccento, directed by the author, starring Sully Díaz. 2013

◦ Additional premieres in Colombia, Johannesburg, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Spain.

57. Doña Bárbara. Version and adaptation of the homonymous work by Rómulo Gallegos. Premiered October 2000 at Centro de Bellas Artes, directed by the author, produced by Compañía de Teatro Sol y Luna. Continues touring.

58. Gibrán: The Ordeal of the Prophet (Gibrán. La ordalía del Profeta). Premiered March 9, 2001 at Teatro del Ateneo in San Juan by Teatro Sol y Luna, directed by the author. Starring Ángela Mari, Gerardo Ortiz, Willie Denton, Evelyn Rosario, and Vivian Casañas.

59. Jesus: The Son of Man (Jesús: el hijo del hombre). Version of the homonymous novel by Kahlil Gibrán. Premiered June 1, 2001 at Teatro del Ateneo in San Juan by the Ateneo Experimental Theatre Company, directed by the author.

60. The Beauty Shop Girls (Las chicas del Beauty). Puerto Rican comedy.

Premiered August 24, 2001 at Teatro Tapia in San Juan by Producciones Gran Escenario, directed by the author. Starring Marilyn Pupo, Noelia Crespo,

Ángela Mari, Luisa de los Ríos, Magdalis Cruz, Raymond Gerena, and Sonya Cortés

◦ Restaged January 20, 2006 by Producciones Gran Escenario, directed by the author, starring Nancy Álvarez, Marilyn Pupo, Noelia Crespo, Albert Rodríguez, Tita Guerrero, and Magdalis Cruz.

◦ Premiered by the Ateneo Puertorriqueño Theatre Company as part of Sociedad General de Teatro, directed by Edgar Quiles, starring Raquel Montero, Melissa Reyes, Nelson Alvarado, Verónica Rubio, Olga Vega, and Jessika Rodríguez.

61. For Us (Por Nosotras). Version and adaptation of the homonymous work by Julia García Verdugo. Premiered November 7, 2001 at Teatro Tapia, directed by the author, produced by Compañía Contraparte. Starring Marilyn Pupo, Noelia Crespo, Sonia Noemí González, Luz María Rondón, and Magdalis Cruz.

62. The Hangover (La Resaca). Version and adaptation of the homonymous work by Enrique Laguerre. Premiered March 4, 2002 at Centro de Bellas Artes de Guaynabo, directed by the author, produced by Compañía Teatro Caribeño. Starring Jimmy Navarro and Ángela Mari, among others

◦ Restaged by the National Theatre Company of the Ateneo in January 2013, starring Jesús Aguad and Ana María Marrero.

63. Esmeralda (La Esmeralda). Version and adaptation of the homonymous work by Victor Hugo. Premiered May 5, 2002 at Teatro de la Universidad Interamericana de Bayamón, directed by the author. Starring Eliezer Roca, Melissa Reyes, Marvis Pitti, and Nelson Alvarado.

64. Kisses of Fire (Besos de Fuego). Premiered June 7, 2002 at Teatro del Ateneo in a Teatro El Ángel production as part of the 43rd Puerto Rican Theatre Festival of the Puerto Rico Institute of Culture, directed by the author. Starring Ivonne Coll, Ángela Mari, Marcos Garay, and Gretchen Colón

◦ Premiered at Casa de la Cultura, Teatro Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, translated into Portuguese by Marcos Marinho, March 2003.

◦ Premiered at Festival Mujer, Prague, Czech Republic, November 2005 under the title POLIBKY OHNĚ, translated by Sárka Pavelková.

65. The Fast Food Guys (Supersize That Combo) (Los chicos del Fat Food –Agrándame ese combo). Puerto Rican satire. Premiered October 1, 2002 at Teatro Tapia in San Juan by Producciones Contraparte, directed by the author. Starring Luisa de los Ríos, Deborah Carthy, Olga Sesto, Lilli García, Gerardo Ortiz, Luz María Rondón, Edwin Ocasio, and Ulises Rodríguez. Restaged March 2003 at Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce.

◦ Premiered by the Ateneo National Theatre Company June 7, 2018, directed by the author, starring Melissa Reyes, Nelson Alvarado, Luis Javier López, Vanessa Alicea, among others.

66. The Troubadour (El Trovador). Adaptation of the homonymous work by Antonio García Gutiérrez. Premiered March 16, 2003 at Centro de Bellas Artes de Guaynabo, directed by the author, produced by Compañía Teatro Caribeño. Starring Jorge Castro, Ángela Mari, Maricarmen Avilés, and Melissa Reyes, among others.

67. Fausto Rave. Premiered April 11, 2003 at Teatro del Ateneo in San Juan by the Ateneo Experimental Theatre Company, directed by the author. Starring Antonio de Jesús, Melissa Reyes, and Naymed Calzada.

68. Frankenstein. Version and adaptation of the homonymous work by Mary Shelley. Premiered May 4, 2003 at Teatro de la Universidad Interamericana de Bayamón, directed by the author. Starring Eliezer Roca, Melissa Reyes, Marvis Pitti, and Nelson Alvarado.

69. The Girls from Beyond (or Everything Like at the Apothecary) (Las Nenas del Más Allá – o de Todo como en Botica). Puerto Rican farce. Premiered May 16, 2003 at Teatro Tapia in San Juan by Producciones Aragua, directed by the author. Starring Marilyn Pupo, Ángela Mari, Marcos Garay, Luisa de los Ríos, Luz María Rondón, and Alexandra Malagón.

70. Passengers On Board (Pasajeros a bordo). Puerto Rican farce. Premiered November 2, 2003 at Teatro Tapia in San Juan in a Producciones Contraparte production, directed by the author. Starring Luisa de los Ríos, Gerardo Ortiz, Yamaris La Torre, Ulises Rodríguez, among others.

71. Interludes (Entremeses). Version and adaptation of El retablo de las maravillas by Miguel de Cervantes and El celoso farfullero by Molière. Premiered December 4, 2003 at the Theater of the Interamerican University of Bayamón, directed by the author. Starring Eliezer Roca, Melissa Reyes, Marvis Pitti, and Nelson Alvarado.

72. The Blaze (La Llamarada). Version and adaptation of the homonymous work by Enrique Laguerre. Premiered February 19, 2004 at Centro de Bellas Artes de Guaynabo in a Compañía Teatro Caribeño production, directed by the author. Starring Ernesto Concepción, Naymed Calzada, Carlos Vega, among others. ◦ Restaged February 10, 2012 at Teatro del Ateneo by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño, directed by the author. Starring Ricardo Santiago and Jesús Aguad.

73. Aida (Aída). Version and adaptation of the homonymous work by Giuseppe Verdi. Premiered May 4, 2004 at the Theater of the Interamerican University of Bayamón, directed by the author. Starring Eliezer Roca, Melissa Reyes, Marvis Pitti, and Nelson Alvarado.

74. Don Juan Tenorio: A Latin American Drama (Don Juan Tenorio: Drama Latinoamericano). Premiered May 2004 at Teatro del Ateneo in San Juan in a production by the Ateneo Experimental Theatre Company, directed by the author. Starring Willie Denton, Antonio de Jesús, Melissa Reyes, and Naymed Calzada. Original music by Enrique Cárdenas.

75. The Josco (El Josco). Version and adaptation of the short story by Abelardo Díaz Alfaro. Premiered September 15, 2004 at Centro de Bellas Artes de San Juan in a Producciones Contraparte production, directed by the author. Starring Ulises Rodríguez, Willie Denton, Carlos Vega, among others. Revived April 25, 2005.

76. Cerrera Island (Isla Cerrera). Version and adaptation of the homonymous work by Manuel Méndez Ballester. Premiered February 19, 2005 at Centro de Bellas Artes de Guaynabo in a Compañía Teatro Caribeño production, directed by the author. Starring Braulio Castillo, Blanca Lissette, Carlos Vega, among others.

77. Pride (Soberbia). Monologue premiered as part of Siete veces Siete, alongside works by other playwrights. March 2005 at Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce. Directed by Julio Ramos.

78. After Death (Scenes from the Beyond) (Después de la Muerte [Escenas del más allá]). Premiered June 10, 2005 at Teatro del Ateneo in San Juan by the Ateneo’s Gaspard de la Nuit Laboratory, directed by the author. Starring Melissa Reyes and Naymed Calzada.

79. Filiberto Lives! (¡Filiberto Vive!). About the life and struggle of Los Macheteros commander Filiberto Ojeda Ríos. Premiered February 24, 2006 in a production by the Ateneo Puertorriqueño and the Nilita Vientós Gastón Foundation. Starring Ángela Mari, Carlos Esteban Fonseca, and students of the Ateneo Conservatory of Dramatic Arts.

80. Inferno (Inferno). Based on the first part of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Premiered June 9, 2006 at Teatro del Ateneo in San Juan in a production by the Ateneo Experimental Theatre Company, directed by the author. Starring Willie Denton, Adrián García, Melissa Reyes, Naymed Calzada, and students of the Ateneo Conservatory of Dramatic Arts

◦ Restaged August 24, 2012 at Teatro del Ateneo by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño, directed by the author. Starring Melissa Reyes, Luis Javier López, Ricardo de Santiago, Gina Figueroa, Zulaika Ginés, and Nelson Alvarado.

81. Oedipus Rex (Edipo Rey). Premiered May 2006 at the Theater of the Interamerican University of Bayamón in a production of the Teatro La Esmeralda Workshop, directed by the author.

82. The Jíbaro (El Gíbaro). Free version of the 1849 book of customs by Manuel Alonso Pacheco. Premiered September 2006 at Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas in a Gran Escenario production, directed by the author. Starring Sarah Jarque, Albert Rodríguez, Yamaris La Torre, José Caro, Néstor Rodulfo, and Maricarmen Avilés.

◦ Restaged October 2013 at the Theater of the University of Puerto Rico by Corporación Teatral, directed by the author. Starring Jorge Castro, René Monclova, Marián Pabón, Jazmín Caratini, among others. Continues touring with different casts.

83. Living Ashes (Cenizas Vivas). Premiered October 5, 2006 at Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain, as part of the V Salón del Libro Teatral of the Spanish Association of Theatre Authors, directed by the author.

◦ Restaged April 2007 at Teatro General de San Martín, Caracas, Venezuela, directed by Gustavo Ott.

◦ Restaged April 2007 in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan as part of symposia organized by the Japan Directors Association (JDA), coordinated by Kunio Jatama and Mitsumi Mori. Translation by Yushiro Furuya.

84. The Inspector (El Inspector). Puerto Rican adaptation of the comedy by Nikolai Gogol. Premiered February 23, 2007 at Teatro del Ateneo in San Juan in a production by the Ateneo Experimental Theatre Company, directed by the author. Starring Luis Javier López and Melissa Reyes, among others.

85. As We Are (Como somos: escenas jóvenes). Premiered April 2007 at the Theater of the Interamerican University of Bayamón in a Teatro La Esmeralda

Workshop production, directed by the author. Written in collaboration with the workshop actors.

86. Life on Mars and Other Cruel Realities (La vida en Marte y otras crueles realidades). Premiered May 2007 at Teatro del Ateneo in San Juan in a Producciones En Boca production, directed by the author. Starring Willie Denton, Melissa Reyes, Nelson Alvarado, and Luis Javier López. Original music by Enrique Cárdenas.

87. Iraq Within Me (Iraq en mí). Premiered January 25, 2008 at Teatro del Ateneo by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño, directed by the author. Starring Luis Javier López, Ricardo Santiago, Noemí Negrón, and Gisselle Cortés.

88. Sorrows of Forbidden Love (Penas de amor prohibido). Adaptation of the comedy by Santiago Martín Bermúdez. Premiered May 16, 2008 at Teatro del Ateneo by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño, directed by the author.

89. The Pond (La Charca). Adaptation of the novel by Manuel Zeno Gandía. Premiered September 2008 at Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas in a Producciones Contraparte and Teatro Latino production, directed by the author. Starring Damaris Latorre, Jorge Castro, and Linette Torres ◦ Restaged May 2019 at Teatro del Ateneo in a production by the Ateneo Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, directed by the author. Starring Ángela Mari, Chema Urrutia, and Miossoti Cortés, among others.

90. Hero / Enardo Rosael (Hero / Enardo Rosael). Adaptations of the work by Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, premiered February 6, 2009 at Teatro del Ateneo as part of the TODO TAPIA Festival of the Jornadas en Honor y Memoria de Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, produced by the National Theater and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño, in a production by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo, directed by the author. Starring Melissa Reyes, Jesús Aguad, Giomar Cruz, Cecilia Argüelles, among others.

91. Camões (Camoens). Adaptation of the work by Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, premiered April 24, 2009 at Teatro del Ateneo as part of the TODO TAPIA Festival of the Jornadas en Honor y Memoria de Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, produced by the National Theater and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño, in a production by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo, directed by the author. Starring Noemí Negrón Santos and Nelson Alvarado, among others.

◦ Restaged December 2015 at Teatro del Ateneo in a production by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo, directed by the author. Starring Mayra Echevarría and Rolando Reyes, among others.

92. Marianela (Marianela). Adaptation of the novel by Benito Pérez Galdós. Premiered March 20, 2009 at Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce in an Aragua production, directed by the author. Starring Pedro Juan Figueroa, Wanda Sais, Cristina Sesto, Francisco Capó, and Nelson del Valle. Remains in repertory.

◦ Restaged September 2022 at Centro de Bellas Artes de San Juan by the Compañía Nacional de Teatro del IATR, directed by the author.

93. Vasco Núñez de Balboa (Vasco Nuñez de Balboa). Adaptation of the work by Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, premiered June 5, 2009 at Teatro del Ateneo as part of

the TODO TAPIA Festival of the Jornadas en Honor y Memoria de Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, produced by the National Theater and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño, in a production by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo, directed by Luis Javier López. Starring Nelson Alvarado, Zulaika Ginés, and Ricardo Santiago, among others.

94. The Legend of the Twenty Years (La leyenda de los 20 años). Adaptation of the novel by Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, premiered July 10, 2009 at Teatro del Ateneo as part of the TODO TAPIA Festival of the Jornadas en Honor y Memoria de Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, produced by the National Theater and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño, in a Grupo Coup D’État production, directed by the author.

◦ Premiered under the author’s direction by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo September 1, 2016. Starring Cristina Parés and Joshua Costales, among others.

95. Posthumous (Póstumo). Adaptation of the novel by Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, premiered August 14, 2009 at Teatro del Ateneo as part of the TODO TAPIA Festival of the Jornadas en Honor y Memoria de Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, produced by the National Theater and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño, in a production by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo. Starring Jorge de los Ríos, Melissa Reyes, Jessika Rodríguez, Jesús Aguad, Nelson Alvarado, among others.

96. Palissy (Palissy). Adaptation of the work by Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, premiered September 18, 2009 at Teatro del Ateneo as part of the TODO TAPIA Festival of the Jornadas en Honor y Memoria de Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, produced by the National Theater and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño, in a production by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo, directed by the author. Starring Sonia Rodríguez, Marisocorro Pérez, Jesús Aguad, Gina Figueroa, among others.

97. God’s Witch (Bruja de Dios). Premiered August 20, 2010 at Teatro del Ateneo by the Compañía Titular del Ateneo Puertorriqueño, directed by the author. Starring Ricardo Santiago, Melissa Reyes, Willie Denton, Jessika Marie, Carmen Sánchez, and Verónica Rubio.

98. Puerto Rico Urgent! (Puerto Rico ¡Urgente!). Premiered February 18, 2011 at Teatro del Ateneo by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño, directed by the author. Starring Nelson Alvarado, Melissa Reyes, Luis Javier López, Ricardo Santiago, Mayra Echevarría, among others.

99. Puerto Rican Legends (Leyendas Puertorriqueñas). Grano de Oro, La leyenda de Guanina, El espíritu del carretero, and La leyenda de Cofresí. Adaptation of stories by Cayetano Coll y Toste. Premiered October 25, 2011 at Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce in an Aragua production, directed by the author. Starring Teófilo Torres, David López, and Pedro Juan Figueroa.

100. Happy Birthday, Mr. Senator (Feliz cumpleaños, señor Senador). Adaptation and direction of the play by Rafael Medizábal. Premiered March 23, 2011 at Centro de Bellas Artes in an Aragua production. Starring Cordelia González, Teófilo Torres, Pedro Orlando Torres, Víctor Alicea, Willie Denton, and Israel Solla.

101. Magical Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Mágico). Children’s theatrical spectacle. Premiered July 2012 at Sala Paoli, Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce, in an Aragua Inc. production, directed by the author. Featuring David López, Mayra Echevarría, among others.

102. Boricua Fantasy (Fantasía Boricua). Adaptation of the novel by María Teresa Babín. Premiered October 16, 2012 at Sala Paoli, Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce, in a Teatro Caribeño production, directed by the author. Starring Yezmin Luzed, Ernesto Concepción Jr., Gerardo Ortiz, Cristina Sesto, and Madelyn Ortiz.

103. Contraband (Contrabando). Musical with original music by William Ortiz, songs and text by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Premiered May 31, 2013 by the Ateneo Puertorriqueño Lyric Theatre Company at Teatro del Ateneo. Starring Armando Vegerano and Melissa Reyes.

104. Inquisition Joys (Gozos de Inquisición). Neo-romantic drama in two acts based on historically unquestionable events. Premiered June 21, 2013 by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo, directed by the author. Starring Zulaika Ginés, Ricardo de Santiago, and Sonia Rodríguez, among others.

105. lluminated Black (Iluminado negro). Biodrama about the Black playwright Manuel Alonso Pizarro and the revolutionary life of Teatro Libre de San Juan. Premiered August 7, 2014 by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo, directed by the author. Starring Luis Javier López, Melissa Reyes, Ricardo de Santiago, and Sonia Rodríguez, among others.

106. The Lady of the Camellias (La dama de las camelias). Neo-romantic drama based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas. Premiered March 20, 2015 at Teatro del Ateneo by the Compañía Titular del Ateneo Puertorriqueño, directed by the author. Starring Ricardo Santiago, Melissa Reyes, Nelson Alvarado, Sonia Rodríguez, and Verónica Rubio. 107. For Being a “Maricón”: The Sodomy Trial of Francisco Sabat and José Colombo (Por Maricón. El proceso por sodomía contra Francisco Sabat y José Colombo). Neo-romantic drama in 33 scenes set in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1842. Premiered April 14, 2016 at Teatro del Ateneo by the Compañía Titular del Ateneo Puertorriqueño, directed by the author. Starring Ricardo Santiago, Melissa Reyes, Nelson Alvarado, Sonia Rodríguez, and Verónica Rubio. Revived March 10, 2017.

◦ Restaged November 2023 at Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce by the National Theatre Company, featuring Israel Solla, Melissa Reyes, Nelson Alvarado, Sonia Rodríguez, Jesús Aguad, and Cybele Delgado.

107. The Governor’s Lover (La amante del Gobernador). Neo-romantic drama in three acts based on the life of Clara Lair. Premiered June 22, 2017 by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo, directed by the author. Starring Luis Javier López, Melissa Reyes, Ricardo de Santiago, Mayra Echevarría, and Sonia Rodríguez, among others.

108. Living by Image (Vivir de imagen). Neo-romantic drama in fourteen scenes. Premiered July 6, 2017 at Teatro Coribantes in a production directed by Alejandro Primero. Starring Liza Lugo, Miguel Diffot, María Bertolez, and Jorge Iván.

109. Buffet (Bufé). Neo-romantic drama in two acts based on the second intertext of the homonymous novel by Yvonne Denis Rosario. Premiered June 12, 2018

by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo, directed by the author. Starring Astrid Ayala, Israel Solla, Josh Costales, among others.

110. The Yankee Teacher (La maestra yanqui). Neo-romantic drama in three acts. Premiered October 18, 2018 by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo, directed by the author. Starring Ernesto Javier Concepción and Caroline Vannesa Alicea, among others.

111. My Laura: Story of a Poem and a Contradiction (Laura mía. Historia de un poema y una contradicción). Neo-romantic drama in three acts. Premiered July 2019 at Teatro Victoria Espinosa by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo, directed by the author.

112. Aimless Bird (Ave sin rumbo). Version and adaptation of the homonymous drama by Roberto Rodríguez Suárez. Presented May 2020 at Centro de Bellas Artes de San Juan by the National Theatre Company of the IATR, directed by the author.

113. Dead While Alive (Muerto en vida). Version and adaptation of the homonymous drama by Francisco Arriví. Presented June 2022 at Centro de Bellas Artes de San Juan by the National Theatre Company of the IATR, directed by the author. Starring Luis Javier López, Melissa Reyes, Israel Solla, Gina Figueroa-Hamilton, Nelson Alvarado, among others.

114. Magdalena (Magdalena). Neo-romantic drama in two acts. Premiered August 22, 2022 at Teatro Tapia by Compañía Teatro Sol y Luna, directed by the author. Starring Willie Denton, Ángela Mari, Armando Santos, Vivian Casañas, Rosabel del Valle, and Efraín Rosa, among others.

115. Mermaid (Sirena). Version and adaptation of the homonymous drama by Francisco Arriví. Presented June 9, 2023 at Centro de Bellas Artes de San Juan by the National Theatre Company of the IATR, directed by the author. Starring Melissa Reyes, Israel Solla, Sonia Rodríguez, Nelson Alvarado, among others.

116. What Are Men, Really? (¿Los hombres somos qué?). Monologue performed by Joaquín Jarque for Producciones Aragua and Producciones Solla, directed by the author. Teatro Moneró de Caguas, March 2024.

117. Circus (Circo). Adaptation of the Theatre of the Absurd classic by Manuel Méndez Ballester. Premiered June 2025 at Teatro Francisco Arriví by the National Theatre Company of the IATR, directed by the author.

118. iHuman (ihuman). Neo-romantic drama in two acts. Premiered October 2025 at Teatro Victoria Espinosa by the National Theatre Company of the IATR, directed by the author. Starring Willie Denton, Ugoh, Israel Solla, Melissa Reyes, Sonia Rodríguez, and Gina Figueroa-Hamilton.

Cinematographic productions

1. Silenced Loves (Callando amores). 1996. Fiction feature film. Directed by José Orraca. Screenplay and performance by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Produced by the Ateneo Puertorriqueño.

2. Revolution in Hell (Revolución en el infierno). 2004. Fiction feature film about the 1937 Ponce Massacre. Directed by Gilo Rivera. Artistic direction and screenplay by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Produced by the Lucy Boscana Project of the Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation (WIPR-TV).

3. After Death (Después de la muerte). 2006. Fiction feature film. Written and directed by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Produced by the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño.

4. In Memory of Helena Montalbán (En memoria de Helena Montalbán). 2006. Documentary. Written and directed by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Produced by the National Theater and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño.

5. Marcos Betancourt: Gentleman of the Theatre (Marcos Betancourt, Caballero del Teatro). 2008. Documentary. Written and directed by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Produced by the National Theater and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño.

6. Iraq Within Me (Iraq en mí). 2008. Fiction feature film. Written and directed by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Produced by LJ Productions and the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño.

7. Tapia: The First Puerto Rican (Tapia: el primer puertorriqueño). 2008. Documentary. Written and directed by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Produced by the National Theater and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño.

8. The Dark Side of Spiders (El lado oscuro de las arañas). 2014. Fiction feature film. Screenplay by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Directed by Eduardo Rosado. Produced by Cinemovida.

9. The Blaze (La Llamarada). 2015. Fiction feature film based on the novel by Enrique Laguerre. Artistic direction and screenplay by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Produced by the Lucy Boscana Project of the Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation (WIPR-TV).

10. Welcome, Don Goyito (Bienvenido Don Goyito). 2017. Fiction feature film based on the play by Manuel Méndez Ballester. Artistic direction and screenplay by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Produced by the Lucy Boscana Project of the Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation (WIPR-TV).

11. Vejigantes (Vejigantes). 2022. Fiction feature film based on the play by Francisco Arriví. Written and directed by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Produced by the Lucy Boscana Project of the Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation (WIPRTV).

Television productions:

-At the Tip of the Tongue (En la punta de la lengua). Seasons 2, 3, and 4. Writer and director of 25 programs. 2002–2004. WIPR-TV.

Radio productions:

-National Radio Theatre (Radio Teatro Nacional). Scriptwriting and artistic direction. Thirty two-hour programs devoted to major works of Puerto Rican literature. 2015–2017. WIPR-Radio 940 AM.

-The Weekly Puerto Rican Story (El cuento semanal puertorriqueño). Scriptwriting and artistic direction. Twenty one-hour programs dedicated to significant Puerto Rican short stories. 2015–2017. WIPR-Radio 940 AM.

-Two Minutes of Puerto Rican Poetry (Dos minutos de poesía puertorriqueña). Scriptwriting and artistic direction. Forty ten-minute programs devoted to major Puerto Rican poems. 2015–2017. WIPR-Radio 940 AM. Audiobooks

1. The Galloping Hero (El héroe galopante). By Nemesio Canales. 2007. Script, production, performance, and direction by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Produced and published by the National Theater and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño.

2. My Memoirs (Mis memorias). By Alejandro Tapia y Rivera. 2008. Script, production, performance, and direction by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Produced and published by the National Theater and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño.

3. The Chief’s Palm (La palma del cacique). By Alejandro Tapia y Rivera. 2008. Script, production, performance, and direction by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Produced and published by the National Theater and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño.

4. The Quadroon (La cuarterona). By Alejandro Tapia y Rivera. 2008. Script, production, performance, and direction by Roberto Ramos-Perea. Produced and published by the National Theater and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño.

5. The Legend of the Twenty Years (La leyenda de los 20 años). By Alejandro Tapia y Rivera. 2008. Script, production, performance, and direction by Roberto RamosPerea. Produced and published by the National Theater and Film Archive of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño.

Essays and other writings included in anthologies and professional journals (1979–2004)

(Ensayos y otros escritos incluidos en antologías y revistas profesionales)

• The Lonely Pool (La poza sola). Short story. Guayacán, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (RUM), 1979. Also poems and short prose pieces published in the same issue.

• Theatre of Nationalist Struggle (Teatro de lucha nacionalista). Essay. El Teatrero, Department of Drama, University of Puerto Rico, No. 7, 1981.

• Notes on the New Dramaturgy (Apuntes sobre la Nueva Dramaturgia). Essay published in the program of the XVII Ateneo Puertorriqueño Theatre Festival, 1984.

• How and Why the New Dramaturgy Is a Revolution (De cómo y por qué la Nueva Dramaturgia es una revolución).Essay. Intermedio de Puerto Rico, Year 1, Vol. I, San Juan, 1986.

• Toward a Redefinition of National Theatre (Hacia una redefinición del teatro nacional). Essay. Revista del Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, No. 88, April–June 1985, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

• Luis Torres Nadal and the New Puerto Rican Dramaturgy (Luis Torres Nadal y la Nueva Dramaturgia Puertorriqueña). Essay. La Nao, Revista de la Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, August 1986, Ponce.

• Personal History of the 1986 Festival of New Playwrights (Historia personal del Festival de Nuevos Dramaturgos 1986). Intermedio de Puerto Rico, Year 1, Vol. 2, 1986.

• Puerto Rico: Perspectives on the New National Dramaturgy (Puerto Rico: Perspectiva de la Nueva Dramaturgia Nacional). Essay. Tramoya: Cuadernos de Teatro de la Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz, Mexico, 1986.

• Workers’ Theatre in Puerto Rico (Teatro Obrero en Puerto Rico). Review. La Revista, Center for Advanced Studies of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, No. 2, January–June 1986.

• New Puerto Rican Dramaturgy (Nueva Dramaturgia Puertorriqueña). Essay. Latin American Theatre Review (LATR), University of Kansas, February 20, 1988.

• Spectacular Production: Theatre in Puerto Rico (1493–1900) (La Producción Espectacular: Teatro en Puerto Rico [1493–1900]). Included in the Encyclopedia of Latin American Theatre, edited by Fernando de Toro, Canada, 1987.

• Manuel Alonso Pizarro: A Craftsman Playwright (Manuel Alonso Pizarro: Un artesano dramaturgo). Essay. Intermedio de Puerto Rico, Year I, Nos. 3–4, 1988.

• Eleuterio Derkes: First Black Puerto Rican Playwright (Eleuterio Derkes: Primer Dramaturgo Puertorriqueño Negro). Essay. Historia, December 1988.

• Current State and Perspectives of Puerto Rican Theatre (Actualidad y Perspectiva del Teatro Puertorriqueño). Essay. Gestos, 1988.

• Ars Dramatica (Ars dramática). Essay. Prisma, Year III, No. 3, January–December 1988.

• Sweet Anger (La ira dulce). Poetry. Mairena, Year XI, No. 27, 1989.

• Hostos and Fraternity (Hostos y la Fraternidad). Essay. Entre Columnas, August 1989.

• Methods of Production and Theatre Subsidy in Puerto Rico (Métodos de Producción y subsidio teatral en Puerto Rico). In Enciclopedia del Centro de Documentación Teatral Español: Encuentro de Dos Mundos, edited by Moisés Pérez Coterillo, Madrid, Spain, 1989.

• Dramatic Writing in Puerto Rico: Toward the Reaffirmation of Context (Escritura Dramática en Puerto Rico: hacia la reafirmación del contexto). In De la colonia a la posmodernidad, Proceedings of the II Latin American Theatre Encounter, Editorial Galerna, Buenos Aires, 1990.

• Discourse and Values in Nineteenth-Century Black Dramaturgy (Discurso y valores en la Dramaturgia negra del Siglo XIX). Revista del Ateneo, Year 1, No. 1, January–April 1991. Also published in La herencia de la Tercera Raíz, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, 1992.

• Memory of the First Young Puerto Rican Dramaturgy Showcase and Opening Address (Memoria de la Primera Muestra de la Joven Dramaturgia Puertorriqueña / Apertura). Revista del Ateneo, Year 1, No. 3, August–December 1991.

• Puerto Rican Intellectual Passivity (Pasividad Intelectual Puertorriqueña). Revista del Ateneo, Year 1, No. 3, August–December 1991.

• Ramón Méndez Quiñones: Assassin (Ramón Méndez Quiñones: asesino). Revista del Ateneo, Year 2, No. 4, January–April 1992.

• Questionnaire to Roberto Ramos-Perea (Cuestionario a Roberto RamosPerea). (in French). Théâtre/Public, Théâtre de Gennevilliers, September–December 1992. Special issue: Amérique 1492–1992: Théâtre et Histoire.

• Felipe Janer: A New Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rican Playwright (Felipe Janer: un nuevo dramaturgo puertorriqueño del siglo XIX). Revista del Ateneo, Year 2, No. 5, May–August 1992.

• Faust (Fausto). Short story. Revista del Ateneo, Year 3, No. 7, January–May 1993.

• Life of a Romantic Poet (Vida de un poeta romántico). Revista del Ateneo, Year 3, No. 8, May–August 1993.

• Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rican Theatre: New Visions (Teatro Puertorriqueño del siglo XIX: nuevas visiones). In 22 Conferencias de Literatura Puertorriqueña, edited by Dr. Edgar Martínez Masdeu, Ateneo Puertorriqueño, 1994.

• Letter from a Latin American Playwright to a Dramatic Critic on Postmodernism (Carta de un dramaturgo latinoamericano a un crítico dramático ante el problema de la posmodernidad). Gestos, University of California, Irvine, No. 16, 1994.

• Puerto Rican Dramaturgy: Or How to Box with the Right Without Appearing Leftist (La dramaturgia puertorriqueña: o como boxear con la derecha sin parecer izquierdista). Conjunto, No. 100, Casa de las Américas, Havana, Cuba, 1995.

• Memory of the First Congress of the Ibero-American Playwright (Memoria del Primer Congreso del Autor Dramático Iberoamericano). Revista del Ateneo, 1993.

• Elegy to the Streets (Elegía a las calles). Poetry. Revista del Ateneo, Year 3, No. 9, September–December 1993.

• The Young Woman (La muchacha). Translation and notes on Aloysius Bertrand. Poetry. Revista del Ateneo, Year 3, No. 9, 1993.

• Dramaturgy as Trance (La dramaturgia como trance). In Itinerario del Autor Dramático Iberoamericano, Editorial LEA, San Juan, 1997.

• Notes on Erotic Theatre (Apuntes sobre el teatro erótico). Revista del Ateneo, Year IV, Nos. 10–12, 1994.

• Censorship and Theatre (Censura y teatro). Revista del Ateneo, Year IV, Nos. 10–12, 1994.

• An Unpublished Dialogue by Fidela Mateu (Un diálogo inédito de Fidela Mateu). Revista del Ateneo, Year IV, Nos. 10–12, 1994.

• Interview with Playwright Roberto Ramos-Perea on Contemporary Puerto Rican Theatre. Revista del Ateneo, Year V, Nos. 13–15, 1995.

• Three Puerto Rican Women Playwrights (Tres dramaturgas puertorriqueñas). Revista del Ateneo, Year V, Nos. 13–15, 1995.

• Notes on Cultural Relations between Puerto Rico and the United States (Apuntes sobre las relaciones culturales entre Puerto Rico y Estados Unidos). Revista del Ateneo, Year VI, Nos. 16–18, 1996.

• Opening Remarks for the XXI Avant-Garde Theatre Festival of the Ateneo (Palabras de Apertura al XXI Festival de Teatro de Vanguardia del Ateneo). Revista del Ateneo, 1996.

• The Terreforte Affair: Aguadilla, March 25, 1885 (El affair Terreforte: Aguadilla-25 de marzo de 1885). In El asesinato político en Puerto Rico, edited by Dr. Ivonne Acosta Lespier, Cuadernos del 98 No. 9, Ateneo Puertorriqueño, 1998.

• Contemporary Puerto Rican Dramaturgy (La dramaturgia puertorriqueña actual). In La Dramaturgia en Iberoamérica: Teoría y práctica teatral (1985–1995), Buenos Aires, 1997.

• American Spies of the Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico (Los espías estadounidenses de la Guerra Hispanoamericana en Puerto Rico). In El 98, edited by Dr. Ivonne Acosta Lespier, Cuadernos del 98 No. 8, Ateneo Puertorriqueño, 1999.

• Structure and Organization of Theatre in Puerto Rico (Estructura y organización del teatro en Puerto Rico). Revista ADE, Association of Stage Directors of Spain, No. 78, Madrid, December 1999.

• Negotiating Identity: Dossier on Colonial Dramaturgy (Negociando la identidad: expediente a la dramaturgia colonial). In Literatura e identidad ante el 98, Cuadernos del 98 No. 10, Ateneo Puertorriqueño, 1999.

• Playwright Alejandro Tapia y Rivera among the Playwrights of His Time (El dramaturgo Alejandro Tapia y Rivera ante los dramaturgos puertorriqueños de su tiempo). Exégesis, University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus, 2000.

• The “New Era” in the Dramaturgy of Rayza Vidal and Aleyda Morales (La “Nueva Era” en la dramaturgia de Rayza Vidal y Aleyda Morales). Revista del Ateneo, 2000.

• Pornography, Morality and Freedom of Expression in Puerto Rican Theatre (Pornografía, moral y libertad de expresión en el teatro en Puerto Rico). Revista del Colegio de Abogados, 2001.

• Proposal for the Creation of a Federation of Ibero-American Playwright Associations (Propuesta para la creación de una Federación de Asociaciones de Autores de Teatro de Iberoamérica). First Salón del Libro Teatral, Casa de América, Madrid, 2000.

• The Last Times of Theatre in Puerto Rico (Los últimos tiempos del teatro en Puerto Rico). Revista de la Asociación de Autores de Teatro, Madrid, No. 3, November 2000.

• Arresting the Nude: Eroticism, Censorship and Pornography in Theatre (Arrestar al desnudo. Erotismo, censura y pornografía en el teatro). Revista CELCIT, Buenos Aires, October 2001.

• Posthumous Letter to Manuel Méndez Ballester (Carta póstuma a Manuel Méndez Ballester). Revista CELCIT, Buenos Aires, May 2003.

• Contemporary Puerto Rican Theatre (Teatro Puertorriqueño Contemporáneo). ITI-Japan Review, Tokyo, March 2004. Translation by Yushiro Furuya.

• God Is Not Above Truth (Dios no está por encima de la verdad). Revista de la Asociación de Autores de Teatro, Madrid, No. 28, October 2004.

Academic studies of his work in scholarly books (until 2008)

Balderston, Daniel, and Mike González. Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900–2003. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2004.

Banham, Martin; Errol Hill; and George Woodyard. The Cambridge Guide to African and Caribbean Theatre.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, pp. 221, 223.

Banham, Martin. The Cambridge Guide to Theatre. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, p. 903.

Brockett, Oscar G., and Franklin J. Hildy. History of the Theatre. 9th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2003, p. 527.

Brockett, Oscar G., and Franklin J. Hildy. History of the Theatre. 10th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2008, p. 510.

Cortés, Eladio, and Mirta Barrea-Marlys. Encyclopedia of Latin American Theater. Greenwood Press, 2003, pp. 413, 436.

Meyer-Dinkgräfe, Daniel. Who’s Who in Contemporary World Theatre. Routledge, 2002, p. 252.

De la Fuente, Ricardo, and Julia Amezúa. Diccionario del Teatro Iberoamericano. Madrid: Ediciones Almar, 2002, p. 297.

Harvell, Tony A. Latin American Dramatists Since 1945: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. Praeger, Westport, Connecticut, 2003.

King, Kimball. Western Drama Through the Ages: A Student Reference Guide. Greenwood Press, 2007. 2 vols., Vol. 1, p. 206.

Rubin, Don, and Carlos Solórzano. World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: The Americas. 1st ed. Routledge, 2001, pp. 384–385.

As journalist and theatre critic

• During two years as staff writer and columnist for the newspaper El Reportero, more than fifty articles were published on theatre, cinema, and literature.

• During two years as staff writer and columnist for the daily newspaper El Mundo, more than one hundred articles were published on theatre, cinema, history, and literature. Regular columns included Del Estante, Literaria, and Telón Abierto (theatre column).

• The weekly theatre column Telón Abierto, published in the newspaper El Vocero, ran from March 1989 through November 1997.

• In the theatre section of Revista Vea, three weekly columns of theatre criticism and commentary were published between 1987 and 1997.

• Feature articles and essays appeared in Claridad, El Nuevo Día, Primera Hora, Primer Acto, Cambio 16 (Spain), and Revista de Bellas Artes.

Awards and honors

• Casa de las Américas, Cuba — Honorable Mention (1982). Special recommendation by Manuel Galich for publication of the historical drama Revolution in Hell (Revolución en el infierno), based on the 1937 Ponce Massacre.

• René Marqués Award for Dramaturgy (1983). Ateneo Puertorriqueño, for Module 104 (Módulo 104: Revolución en el Purgatorio).

• Honorable Mention (1983). Ateneo Puertorriqueño, for the short story King (Rey).

• René Marqués Award for Dramaturgy (1984). Ateneo Puertorriqueño, for Thieves’ Cave (Cueva de ladrones: Revolución en el Paraíso).

• Duo Theatre Award, New York (1983). II Festival of New Latin American Blood, for The 200 No (Los 200 No).

• Bolívar Pagán Award — National Journalism Prize (1987). Instituto de Literatura Puertorriqueña.

• Honorable Mention (1987). Instituto de Literatura Puertorriqueña, for Módulo 104.

• National Theatre Award (1987). PEN Club of Puerto Rico, for Módulo 104.

• Best Stage Direction Award (1988). Intercollegiate Theatre Festival, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, San Juan.

• Honorable Mention (1991). Instituto de Literatura Puertorriqueña, for the play Malasangre.

• Tirso de Molina International Prize (1992). Instituto de Cooperación Iberoamericana, Madrid, Spain, for Lie to Me More (Miénteme más). Finalist in the same competition for To Die at Night (Morir de noche). (The Tirso de Molina Prize is the highest distinction awarded to a dramatic work in the Spanish-speaking world.)

• Ateneo Puertorriqueño Tribute (1992). Dedication of Issue No. 6 of Revista del Ateneo Puertorriqueño honoring the Tirso de Molina Prize.

• Bolívar Pagán Award — National Journalism Prize (1992). Instituto de Literatura Puertorriqueña.

• Dedication of the XVIII Caguas Theatre Festival (1995). Municipality of Caguas.

• Second National Literature Prize Creation (1996). Instituto de Literatura Puertorriqueña, for Secret Theatre (Teatro secreto).

• First National Literature Prize — Creation (1998). Instituto de Literatura Puertorriqueña, for Miles: The Other History of ’98 / Chimera (Miles: la otra historia del 98 / Quimera).

• Grand Fair Prize (2001). Puerto Rico International Book Fair, San Juan.

• Hermanos Machado Theatre Prize (2002). City Council of Seville, Spain, for Kisses of Fire (Besos de fuego).

• Second Prize in Journalism (2004). Instituto de Literatura Puertorriqueña.

• Honorable Mention (2005). Instituto de Literatura Puertorriqueña, for Found Works of Celedonio Luis Nebot de Padilla (Obras encontradas de Celedonio Luis Nebot de Padilla).

• ACE Award Best Playwright (2007). Asociación de Cronistas de Espectáculos de Nueva York, for Malasangre.

• Ricardo Alegría Medal (May 13, 2011). Fundación Ricardo Alegría, in recognition of contributions to the preservation, promotion, and dissemination of Puerto Rican culture and theatrical arts.

• Second Prize Theatre (2012). PEN Club of Puerto Rico, for Bruja de Dios.

• Third National Literature Prize Creation (2012). Instituto de Literatura Puertorriqueña, for Bruja de Dios.

• Third National Literature Prize — Research (2015). Instituto de Literatura Puertorriqueña, for Tapia: The First Puerto Rican (Tapia el primer puertorriqueño).

• Honorable Mention (2016). Instituto de Literatura Puertorriqueña, for For Being a “Maricón” (Por Maricón).

• Victor Hugo Medal (2018). Caribbean Society for the Critical Study of French Culture, awarded unanimously for outstanding creative and research work.

• LATA Award Best Latin Playwriting (2024). Latin Alternative Theater Awards, New York, for Forever Yours, Julita (Tuya siempre Julita)

• LATA Award Best Latin Playwriting (2025). Latin Alternative Theater Awards, New York, for ihuman.

Professional theatre practice:

• Professional actor in more than fifty theatrical productions in San Juan theatres. Complete listing available.

• Stage director of professional productions not written by the author, including:

1. No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre Áttika Inc., 1981.

2. Juancho, by J. R. Ramírez Intercollegiate Theatre, 1989.

3. The Dance, by Edgar Neville Producciones Aragua, 1990.

4. Black Moon, by Ángel Elías — Teatro del Ateneo, 1995.

5. Compañía, by Eduardo Rovner Teatro El Cemí, 1996.

6. The Class of ’69, by Juan González Bonilla Candilejas, 1997.

7. The Secret Friendship of Juana and Dorotea, by Guillermo Schmidhuber Teatro Sol y Luna, 2000.

8. All the Daughters of Their Mother, by Isabel Hidalgo Producciones Aragua, 2000.

9. Romeo and Jeannette, by Jean Anouilh Teatro El Ángel, Teatro Tapia, 2001.

10. Butterflies Leap into the Void, by Jorge Millán Producciones Aragua, 2001.

11. Dramasutra, by Guillermo Schmidhuber — Teatro Sol y Luna, 2001.

12. For Us, by Julia García Verdugo Producciones Contraparte, 2001.

13. The Broken Suns, by René Marqués Producciones Aragua, 2002.

14. Vejigantes, by Francisco Arriví Producciones Aragua, 2002, 2011, 2013.

15. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury Civic Theatre of PR, 2002.

16. Il Trovatore, by Antonio García Gutiérrez Teatro Caribeño, 2002.

17. Life Is a Dream, by Calderón Producciones Aragua, 2003.

18. Till Death Do Us Part, by Carlos Vega — Producciones Contraparte, 2004.

19. Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles La Esmeralda, 2006.

20. The Last Night of Betances, by Hamid Galib Ateneo, 2006.

21. Welcome Don Goyito, by Manuel Méndez Ballester Lolyn Paz, 2007.

22. Dead Time, by Manuel Méndez Ballester Caribeño Inc., 2009.

23. Cocktail of Mr. Nobody, by Francisco Arriví CADAP Ateneo, 2017.

24. Dead Time, by Manuel Méndez Ballester Teatro Sol y Luna, 2018.

• Producer, designer, and theatrical technician in more than thirty stage productions in San Juan.

• Dramaturgist for professional companies including Teatro del Sesenta, Productora Nacional de Teatro, Teatro Sol y Luna, Teatro El Ángel, Aragua, Contraparte, Gran Escenario, and Teatro del Ateneo Puertorriqueño.

• Spanish translator of plays including The Innocents (William Archibald), short plays by Harold Pinter, All About Eve(Reginald Denham), and The Good Doctor (Neil Simon), all premiered in San Juan.

Professional travel

Japan, Mexico, Dominican Republic, United States, Colombia, Venezuela, Spain, Canary Islands, England, Argentina, Uruguay, Cuba, and France.

International academic and professional lectures

Lectures and presentations on Puerto Rican history and culture, dramaturgy, Afrodescendant intellectual traditions, sociology of theatre, diaspora and performance, Romanticism, and nineteenth-century Puerto Rican culture, among other topics.

University appearances include:

University of Cambridge, England (1993)

University of Oxford, England (1993)

Indiana University, USA (1993)

University of Kansas, USA (1992, 2003, 2005, 2007)

Fordham University, New York (1992)

University of California (Los Angeles and Pomona), USA (1993)

University of Kentucky (Louisville and Lexington), USA (1994, 1997)

University of Connecticut, Storrs (2005)

Ibero-American Theatre Festival, Cádiz, Spain (1994)

Complutense University of Madrid, Spain (1993)

University of Phoenix, Arizona (1993)

University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (1992)

University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Madison), USA (1993)

Casa de las Américas, Havana, Cuba (1994)

UASD, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1985)

Central University of Venezuela, Caracas (1985, 1988, 1992)

University of Guadalajara, Mexico (1994)

Casa de América, Madrid (1998)

University of Tokyo, Japan (2003, 2007)

Rollins College, Florida (1992)

Hispanic Explorations, Paris, France (1994)

Spanish Association of Theatre Authors, Madrid (2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2014)

Interviews and specialized articles on his work

Aponte Alsina, Marta. “The Hidden Theatre of Roberto Ramos-Perea (El teatro oculto de Roberto Ramos Perea).”Libroguía 212 (Oct.–Dec. 1996): 27–33.

Dávila-López, Grace. “Interview with Roberto Ramos-Perea (Entrevista a Roberto Ramos Perea).” Latin American Theatre Review 26/2 (Spring 1993): 151–158.

Ferrer, Heriberto. “Interview with Roberto Ramos-Perea, Tirso de Molina Prize 1992 (Entrevista a Roberto Ramos Perea, Premio Tirso de Molina 1992).” Claridad / En Rojo (January 8–14, 1993): 26.

Martín Bermúdez, Santiago. “A Day in the Life of Roberto Ramos-Perea (Un día en la vida de Roberto Ramos Perea).”Primer Acto 309 (2005): 176–185.

Monge Rafuls, Pedro. “Interview with Playwright Roberto Ramos-Perea on Contemporary Puerto Rican Theatre (Entrevista al dramaturgo Roberto Ramos Perea sobre la actualidad del teatro puertorriqueño).” Revista del Ateneo Puertorriqueño 5 / 13–15 (Jan.–Dec. 1995): 233–244.

Monge Rafuls, Pedro. “Roberto Ramos-Perea: The Playwright Speaks.” Ollantay Theater Magazine, Vol. XIX, No. 38 (2011–2012).

Montañez, Carmen L. “An Aside with Roberto Ramos-Perea (Un aparte con Roberto Ramos Perea).” Latin American Theatre Review 30/1 (Spring 1996): 97–104.

(Relationship of specialized articles on his work, 2012–2025, in preparation.)

See also: Torres, Víctor Federico. Diccionario de Autores Puertorriqueños Contemporáneos. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Plaza Mayor, 2009, pp. 277–285.

Works in

progress

• Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rican Dramatic Literature (Diccionario de la literatura dramática puertorriqueña del siglo XIX). Includes the essay Sociology of Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rican Theatre. Forthcoming, Instituto Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, 2026

• Dictionary of Puerto Rican Cinema (Diccionario del cine puertorriqueño). Includes the essay Sociology of Puerto Rican Cinema. Forthcoming, 2026.

• Social History of Puerto Rican Theatre (Historia social del teatro puertorriqueño). Forthcoming, Publicaciones Gaviota, Río Piedras, 2026.

• Theatre from Beyond: Selected Plays, Volume III (Teatro del más allá. Teatro escogido. Tomo III). Publicaciones Gaviota, 2021. Continuation of the collected theatrical works series.

• Clara Lair: The Governor’s Lover (Clara Lair: La amante del Gobernador). Biography and collected works of poet Mercedes Negrón Muñoz. Publicaciones Gaviota, 2024.