Genre:
World/Other
Plays:
100
Seen:
739
Location:
Bogota,
Departamento de Cundinamarca,
Colombia
Biography
Andrés López Biography
Andrés López, (born June 25, 1971 in Bogotá, Colombia), comedian, actor and humorist, considered the pioneer of stand-up comedy in his country. Lopez gained notoriety in Colombia after releasing his show called La Pelota de Letras (The Ball of Letters) containing parodies about the different Colombian generations in a stand up comedy format.
Contents 1 Beginning of his Career
2 Theater Plays
3 Recent Career
4 Media
5 Other Activities
6 Philanthropy
7 References and Notes
Beginning of his Career
As a student of Systems Engineer and Anthropology 1990 he started performing in the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá
The University assigned a classroom for him to teach. Here he taught the art of stand-up to people interested in performing dramatic and comedic theater. He also created the University Newspaper 'El Mercurio' where there was room for people to place their stories, paintings, poems, photographs and express any type of art.
Later he went to Toronto to study "Experiential Education" and became a dedicated reader and researcher with the behavior of people. Lopez returned to Colombia to work at "La Mega RCN", where he was the creative person at radio station, he created many of comedy stories.
Theater Plays
López has also been performing in various venues as part of the cast. In 1998 he performed the Colombian version of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) 'Las Obras de William Shakespeare'. Teatro Colon de Bogotá, (Colon Theater Bogotá) Director: Juan Angel; Co-stars in 1999: David Guerrero, Fernando Solórzano. He played Juliet, Desdemona, Lady Macbeth, Ofelia and other Shakespearian women on this work.
In 2003 the show changed the names for 'The Royal Shakespeare Criollo' and 'Shakespeare para locos'. The original version by the Reduced Shakespeare Company was first performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1987 and is London's longest-running comedy.
Recent Career
López's most recent show The Ball of Letters-La Pelota de Letras consists of a subtle sociological analysis of life in Latin American countries between the 1960's and the 2000's. More than 900,000 people have attended his shows since his first appearance at the Hard Rock Cafe Bogotá in the beginning of 2004. In August 2005, when he opened a concert with 44,000 guests, he was given a standing ovation after the show.
In December 2005, in the Hard Rock Cafe Bogotá using the Universal Music Colombia label he launched, La Pelota de Letras on DVD.
In 2005 he won the 'HOLA' Award for the "Outstanding Solo Performance" after his sold out shows in New York and Miami
On March 2 of 2006 Andrés López was presented with a Diamond DVD from Universal Music.[1] [2] Attending this celebration was the singer Wilfrido Vargas. By the end of 2006 Lopez had sold more than 100,000 DVDs, and the Ball of Letters is now the best selling DVD in Colombia.
López began his international tour in July 2006 performing in the cities: Los Angeles at the Alex Theater[3]; Panamá at Teatro Balboa; Quito at Teatro Nacional; Toronto at the John Bassett Theater[4]; New York at the Town Hall[5]; Miami at James L Knight Center[6]; Greenville at the Peace Center[7]; Madrid at Teatro Gran Via and Palacio de Congresos de Madrid; Houston at Stafford Center[8]; Orlando at Osceola Performing Arts Center and Atlanta at the Center Stage Theater. An average of 1,500 people attended these shows.
On January 2007 he recorded a new DVD called Me Pido La Ventana (I Have the Window). This new DVD will be launched the 24th of April 2007.
Media
According to Revista Semana, López is one of the 40 Most Influential People in Colombia under the age of 40 year. [9]
The most important newspaper in Colombia has also described his recent show The Ball of Letters-La Pelota de Letras thus:
"The performance portrays the customs of recent generations of Colombians, which is better than any sociology study".
Other Activities
López has created a motivational speech product for employees which includes parts of his shows and these products have been used by businesses to bring about radical internal change.
Companies using López include: Hewlett-Packard, Alquería, Oracle, Roche, Microsoft, Merck, IBM, Coca-Cola Company, BAT, Unilever, Banco Santander, Porvenir, ETB, Pharmacia, Pfizer, Intel, Purina, Nestlé, Avantel, Alpina, Bavaria, Philip Morris, Colsubsidio and more.
López has also taken part in numerous talk shows, hosting TV programs as well as a multitude of interviews on TV and radio; he has also written for newspapers and various magazines.
Philanthropy
Andres became a Scientologist in 2003. Today he performs conferences about the booklet "The way to happiness", written by the founder of the Church of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard.
Lopez is an active member of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, CCHR. In Colombia he fights against the use of Psychiatric Drugs on children.
In August 2006, Andres Lopez attended the 37th Anniversary Gala at the Celebrity Centre International in Hollywood, California. [10] He also visited the headquarter office of The Way to Happiness in Glendale, California.
Since Andres began speaking of Scientology in Colombia, the media has been conducted many articles and interviews about this belief. [11][12]
References and Notes
1. http://www.universalmusic.com.co/artistas-ver.php?ID=279
2. http://www.colombianitos.org/english/pelota_letras.htm
3. http://www.alextheatre.org/
4. http://colombiaencanada.ca/lapelotadeletras/
5. http://www.the-townhall-nyc.org/
6. http://www.jlkc.com/
7. http://www.peacecenter.org/show.asp?ProductID=768
8. http://www.staffordcentre.com/
9. http://www.semana.com/wf_InfoArticulo.aspx?IdArt=87076
10. http://www.scientology.org.za/articles/608082142532.vm
11. http://www.canalrcn.com/noticias/index.php?op=info&idC=29696&idP=119&idS=749
12. http://www.semana.com/wf_InfoArticulo.aspx?IdArt=88464
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Andrés López Biography Andrés López, (born June 25, 1971 in Bogotá, Colombia), comedian, actor and humorist, considered the pioneer of stand-up comedy in his country. Lopez gained notoriety in Colombia after releasing his show called La Pelota de Letras (The Ball of Letters) containing parodies about the different Colombian generations in a stand up comedy format. Contents 1 Beginning of his Career 2 Theater Plays 3 Recent Career 4 Media 5 Other Activities 6 Philanthropy 7 References and Notes Beginning of his Career As a student of Systems Engineer and Anthropology 1990 he started performing in the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá The University assigned a classroom for him to teach. Here he taught the art of stand-up to people interested in performing dramatic and comedic theater. He also created the University Newspaper 'El Mercurio' where there was room for people to place their stories, paintings, poems, photographs and express any type of art. Later he went to Toronto to study "Experiential Education" and became a dedicated reader and researcher with the behavior of people. Lopez returned to Colombia to work at "La Mega RCN", where he was the creative person at radio station, he created many of comedy stories. Theater Plays López has also been performing in various venues as part of the cast. In 1998 he performed the Colombian version of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) 'Las Obras de William Shakespeare'. Teatro Colon de Bogotá, (Colon Theater Bogotá) Director: Juan Angel; Co-stars in 1999: David Guerrero, Fernando Solórzano. He played Juliet, Desdemona, Lady Macbeth, Ofelia and other Shakespearian women on this work. In 2003 the show changed the names for 'The Royal Shakespeare Criollo' and 'Shakespeare para locos'. The original version by the Reduced Shakespeare Company was first performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1987 and is London's longest-running comedy. Recent Career López's most recent show The Ball of Letters-La Pelota de Letras consists of a subtle sociological analysis of life in Latin American countries between the 1960's and the 2000's. More than 900,000 people have attended his shows since his first appearance at the Hard Rock Cafe Bogotá in the beginning of 2004. In August 2005, when he opened a concert with 44,000 guests, he was given a standing ovation after the show. In December 2005, in the Hard Rock Cafe Bogotá using the Universal Music Colombia label he launched, La Pelota de Letras on DVD. In 2005 he won the 'HOLA' Award for the "Outstanding Solo Performance" after his sold out shows in New York and Miami On March 2 of 2006 Andrés López was presented with a Diamond DVD from Universal Music.[1] [2] Attending this celebration was the singer Wilfrido Vargas. By the end of 2006 Lopez had sold more than 100,000 DVDs, and the Ball of Letters is now the best selling DVD in Colombia. López began his international tour in July 2006 performing in the cities: Los Angeles at the Alex Theater[3]; Panamá at Teatro Balboa; Quito at Teatro Nacional; Toronto at the John Bassett Theater[4]; New York at the Town Hall[5]; Miami at James L Knight Center[6]; Greenville at the Peace Center[7]; Madrid at Teatro Gran Via and Palacio de Congresos de Madrid; Houston at Stafford Center[8]; Orlando at Osceola Performing Arts Center and Atlanta at the Center Stage Theater. An average of 1,500 people attended these shows. On January 2007 he recorded a new DVD called Me Pido La Ventana (I Have the Window). This new DVD will be launched the 24th of April 2007. Media According to Revista Semana, López is one of the 40 Most Influential People in Colombia under the age of 40 year. [9] The most important newspaper in Colombia has also described his recent show The Ball of Letters-La Pelota de Letras thus: "The performance portrays the customs of recent generations of Colombians, which is better than any sociology study". Other Activities López has created a motivational speech product for employees which includes parts of his shows and these products have been used by businesses to bring about radical internal change. Companies using López include: Hewlett-Packard, Alquería, Oracle, Roche, Microsoft, Merck, IBM, Coca-Cola Company, BAT, Unilever, Banco Santander, Porvenir, ETB, Pharmacia, Pfizer, Intel, Purina, Nestlé, Avantel, Alpina, Bavaria, Philip Morris, Colsubsidio and more. López has also taken part in numerous talk shows, hosting TV programs as well as a multitude of interviews on TV and radio; he has also written for newspapers and various magazines. Philanthropy Andres became a Scientologist in 2003. Today he performs conferences about the booklet "The way to happiness", written by the founder of the Church of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard. Lopez is an active member of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, CCHR. In Colombia he fights against the use of Psychiatric Drugs on children. In August 2006, Andres Lopez attended the 37th Anniversary Gala at the Celebrity Centre International in Hollywood, California. [10] He also visited the headquarter office of The Way to Happiness in Glendale, California. Since Andres began speaking of Scientology in Colombia, the media has been conducted many articles and interviews about this belief. [11][12] References and Notes 1. http://www.universalmusic.com.co/artistas-ver.php?ID=279 2. http://www.colombianitos.org/english/pelota_letras.htm 3. http://www.alextheatre.org/ 4. http://colombiaencanada.ca/lapelotadeletras/ 5. http://www.the-townhall-nyc.org/ 6. http://www.jlkc.com/ 7. http://www.peacecenter.org/show.asp?ProductID=768 8. http://www.staffordcentre.com/ 9. http://www.semana.com/wf_InfoArticulo.aspx?IdArt=87076 10. http://www.scientology.org.za/articles/608082142532.vm 11. http://www.canalrcn.com/noticias/index.php?op=info&idC=29696&idP=119&idS=749 12. http://www.semana.com/wf_InfoArticulo.aspx?IdArt=88464 You can find Andres Biography on es.Wikipedea.org. The Author of this biography is the creator of the original text in Wikipedia. The differences are due to the participation of the Wikipedia community. GLF Venture Inc.
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Me Pido La Ventana - 2007
On April 23, 2007 Andrés launched a new DVD called Me Pido La Ventana (I have the Window!).
On July 2007 Andrés was presented with another Diamond DVD from Universal Music. Andrés López sold more than 70,000 DVDs of "Me Pido la Ventana", his second DVD, since its launching on April 2007.
In Me Pido la Ventana Andres shows his storyteller side, includes parts of the show from hos internationa tour of La Pelota de Letras and corporate events.
La Pelota de Letras - 2005
On March 2 of 2006 Andrés López was presented with a Diamond DVD from Universal Music. The Ball of Letters is now the best selling DVD in Colombia.
López began his international tour in July 2006 performing in the cities: Los Angeles at the Alex Theater Panamá at Teatro Balboa; Quito at Teatro Nacional; Toronto at the John Bassett Theater; New York at the Town Hall; Miami at James L Knight Center; Greenville at the Peace Center; Madrid at Teatro Gran Via and Palacio de Congresos de Madrid; Houston at Stafford Center; Orlando at Osceola Performing Arts Center and Atlanta at the Center Stage Theater. An average of 1,500 people attended these shows.
On April 23, 2007 Andrés launched a new DVD called Me Pido La Ventana (I have the Window!). On the same day Andrés López was presented with a Double Diamond DVD from Universal Music.
From May to June 2007 Andrés perfomed in Spain, the biggest latin comedy tour after the famous Les Luthiers
On July 2007 Andrés was presented with another Diamond DVD from Universal Music. Andrés López sold more than 70,000 DVDs of "Me Pido la Ventana", his second DVD, since its launching on April 2007.
'The ball of letters' is the public that jumps and bounces. It shakes 'zangolotea' and slips away, untouchable, and returns forceful and tactical. It strikes the face, pum! in the pride, zas!, to the upstart. You have it! To the 'papanatas'... You take it and everyone carry it!
The Ball of Letters (recall that is the public) jumps and laughs, laughs and holds the belly so much. Two hilarious hours of ping-pong. Where, on the stage, the ball is thrown and as it bounces off the seats a thunderous laughter can be heard! ('risotada'). Such as a 'take and give' of a flaming boomerang for an awaiting audience to laugh.
If you go to get some tickets to see The Ball of Letters in the National Theater La Castellana, Bogota (40 thousand pesos each), they will tell you that in 2 months the tickets will be sold out. So if you keep in mind that it already has a lot of time on the billboard, you will ask yourself �'Why is there such tremendous success if it is suppose to be the frivolous work, like so many other engenders -box-office shows-, created just to warm-up the 'calentanos''- people from tropical cities living in the cold city.
Therefore, in the concrete case of The Ball of Letters... Oh, surprise!! It is more than a trivial thing! It excels ones intelligence far beyond the 'box-office shows'. This verifies the integral living of an excellent comedian supported in a careful hyphen that never falls on the easy way ('rampl�n') and neither is located in a common place, although many people suppose it or try maintain it.
Andres Lopez, its creator, is prepared well in advance before hitting to the stage. It is known, by word of mouth, in the city that his work is a constant single laughter created by thousands at once. From the instant the curtain is drawn and the dry smoke rises, the people try with all their energy to hold back the laughter but to no avail... and begin applauding uncontrollably! We, the skeptics, the critics of the lightness, sit quietly in our seat, waiting to see what silly things 'bobadas' the pubic will laugh about.
And soon, why deny it? We are in the same situation! The man uses his intelligence to make a deep criticism, although seemingly elementary and candid, to this society of upstarts and lambs where it is clear that each adolescent is pushed to be felt for less than two strata more than his family because in the giddy advance of the science and the technology, the appearance is imposed over the wisdom. 'sapiencia'
Empty generations that go from A to Z without ever being shamed of their mediocrity, passing unpunished from the cradle to the grave without inaugurating the brain. Without ever celebrating the existence of the spirit. All in all: the children hate the parents, the parents ask themselves if those undesirable monsters are their children! while all is maintained in a sagacious and astute 'perspicaz' libretto. Where the word and the process of the countries typical expressions 'modismos' as a metamorphosis of the language is the first thing. This surprising comedian 'histrion' is a subtle sociologist of the verb and he knows exactly what he does.
And while people need to laugh and the saying 'to the one who does not want broth, three cups will be given' is a forceful and direct criticism that causes laughter but will never blush. Each one to make disappear his shortage, believing they come from a better family. Travel through biting your tongue by a foolish country ('Patria Boba') that becomes more silly itself each day with a dialectic lesson and learn to call 'bread - bread and wine � wine'. Not all in the theater has to be classic neither solemn. Also there is time to be felt and to be consented and especially to be verified as a Ball of Letters. Good Good.
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Testimonio primer presentación en La Castellana
Testimonio primer presentación en La Castellana
Me Pido la Ventana
Me Pido la Ventana
Shows
BOGOTA - JULIO Y...
08/01/2007 8:00 PM
Bogota | Departamento de Cundinamarca | Colombia
TEATRO NACIONAL LA CASTELLANA
Calle 95 No.47- 15
Julio 11 al 2 de Sept del 2007 Miércoles a Viernes 8:00 pm. Sábado 6:00 y 9:00 pm. Domingo 6:00 pm. Venta de Boletas e información: Teatro Nacional La Castellana. Calle 95 No.47- 15 Tel: 256 1399 Venta de Entradas a partir del 1 de Junio 2007. TuBoleta.comTel: 593 6300. Boletas a Domicilio: 211 1741 y 348 4368 Descuento 20% Master Card más información en www.andreslopez.com
News
2007-07-11 -
Temporada en Bogotá en Julio y Agosto. DVD de Diamante para Me Pido la Ventana.
Andrés recibe placa de DVD DE DIAMANTE por las ventas realizadas con su DVD Me Pido la Ventana y comienza temporada en el Teatro la Castellana de Me Pido la Ventana del 11 de Julio al 2 de Septiembre del 2007 en Bogotá. ENTRADAS EN TUBOLETA.COM Universal Music Colombia entrega a Andrés el reconocimiento por haber vendido más de 70,000 unidadesde de su nuevo DVD.
