- Armando Riesco is a versatile and highly regarded NYC based actor. He has appeared in over a dozen feature films, and numerous regular, recurring, and guest starring spots on television. He has voiced and done motion capture for video games, and his voice can be heard in national and international publicity campaigns. His voice work is also plentiful in the podcast/audio book scene.
On stage he was most notably the title character in the Elliot Trilogy, which includes the Pulitzer Prize winning "Water by the Spoonful" by Quiara Hudes, for which he received a Lucille Lortel nomination for outstanding lead actor in a play. He has worked at the Goodman Theater, Steppenwolf Theater, Hartford Stage, Victory Gardens, Wilma Theater, and others.
As a director and writer/producer, his 1st feature film "Seneca", which he also stars in, won awards at the HBO Latino Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Film Fest Tucson, Phoenix Film Festival, and Tide Film Festival. The film was picked up by HBO.
His Audible series "The Justice" (co-directed with Chaet and written by James Patterson) stars Sanaa Lathan and an all-star cast and reached the #1 spot on Audible's charts. His new film "Meri Crismas" is in development. He is a proud graduate of Northwestern University and Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola in Puerto Rico.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- Served as US State Department/embassy representative along with former US Marine Elliot Ruiz in High Fest (Yerevan, Armenia) in 2014.
- Attended Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.
- Participated in AITAF (Arts in the Armed Forces) tour in Kuwait alongside founders Adam Driver and Joanne Tucker (and others)in August of 2015.
- Received a Lucille Lortel nomination in 2014 for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play" for his work on "The Happiest Song Plays Last" at Second Stage in New York City.
- Winner of a 2014 HOLA award for excellence in theater (Outstanding performance by a male actor) for his work in "The Happiest Song Plays Last" in New York City.
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