Augusto was born and raised in the Silicon Valley and is the son of a Peruvian father music composer and Austrian mother culinary chef. Recently, Mr. Amador was named as recipient of the prestigious 2019 Humanitas Prize New Voices Award in television writing. In addition, his play, Atacama, was recently named by Steppenwolf Theatre, in their list of notable new plays and his play, The Quiet Zone, placed 3rd by Playwrights First 2019 Best New Play. His plays have been finalists for the Princess Grace Fellowship, Terrence McNally Award, BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition, runner-up for the National Latino Playwriting Award from the Arizona Theater Company, listed on 50 Playwrights Project of Best Unproduced Latino Plays, Howlround’s, “101 Plays by The New Americans, or on Latinidad”
, four-time semi-finalist for the Eugene O’Neill Conference and many more. His play, The Book of Leonidas, won best play at the Downtown Urban Arts Festival in NYC. His fellowships include: Public Theater in NYC, The Humanitas Prize in Los Angeles, Latino Theater Alliance/L.A. and Lincoln City Fellowship in NYC. Mr. Amador’s plays have been produced across the country including the Public Theater NYC, Cherry Lane Theatre NYC, Firehouse Theater in VA, Wild Project NYC, Lark Developmental Theatre, San Diego Rep, Arkansas Rep Theatre, Next Iteration Theater in Houston,, Blank Theatre L.A. The Road Theater L.A., Los Angeles Theater Center, NC Black Repertory Theater, Wake Forrest Univ., A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle, Skylight Theater in L.A., Austin Latino New Play Festival and others. His screenplay, RatCatcher, finished on the TOP 50 Nicholl Fellowship Screenplays. Upcoming in 2019/20: Atacama, is receiving a full production at the Full Circle Theatre in St. Paul, MN. Kissing Che selection for a staged reading at The Kennedy Center, full production at Gablestage in Miami. The Quiet Zone has been selected by the Stella Adler Studio NYC for staged reading and The Book of Leonidas is receiving a staged reading at North Carolina Black Repertory. His play, Atacama, is being published by Teatro sin Paredes, an anthology of plays by five North American playwrights entitled, Teatro de las tres Américas.