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JOSE RUBEN DE LEON

Since 1992, actor-playwright-musician José Rubén De León has created and performed one-man sacred dramas – Mark’s Gospel: A Drama of Hope; St. Francis of Assisi: A Musical; and El Encuentro: Juan Diego and the Virgen de Guadalupe. LORCA, a one-man drama based on the life and work of Spain's best-known poet, Federico García Lorca, received critical acclaim and was named one of San Antonio's best shows of 2003 (SA Express-News). De León's SIMPLEMENTE LARA, a tribute to the life and music of Mexican composer Agustín Lara, premiered at Jump-Start Performance Co. in San Antonio, Texas and was named one of the best shows of 2005 (SA Express-News). In May 2007, he received a Heritage Award by the Webb County Heritage Foundation for "outstanding work in preserving the musical heritage of the region as evidenced in SIMPLEMENTE LARA."

De León began his theatrical career in his hometown, Laredo, Texas. He served as Artistic Administrator and Director for the Laredo Little Theatre. An accomplished vocalist and independent record producer, he has recorded on borrowed time | tiempo prestado,  Bengali Lullaby, Coleción de canciones populares antiguas por Federico García Lorca, and SIMPLEMENTE LARA , available on CD at farolitomusic.com.  De León is a theatre arts graduate from the University of the Incarnate Word and makes his home in San Antonio where he remains active in writing, performing and recording. He is currently a campus minister and liturgy coordinator at Our Lady of the Lake University.

FREE PREVIEW: View select scenes from actor, playwright and vocalist Jose Ruben De Leon's original theatrical performance "LORCA".