A professional actor and playwright for over thirty years, Carlos Lacámara has appeared in over one hundred television shows, including recent appearances in Barry, The Shrink Next Door, The Good Doctor and The Garcias, a reboot of the groundbreaking show, The Brothers Garcia, for HBO Max.
Carlos was a child when his family fled Cuba. After visiting the island many years later, the beauty and hardships of life in Cuba inspired him to write the play, Becoming Cuban, which The Los Angeles Times called “A rare, insightful new play,” and the LA Weekly proclaimed the “Best Political Drama of the Year.”
Set in an advertising agency during Fidel Castroʼs revolution, Carlos’ next play, Havana Bourgeois, was presented at the 59E59th Theater in New York City, The Hayworth in Los Angeles and The...
A professional actor and playwright for over thirty years, Carlos Lacámara has appeared in over one hundred television shows, including recent appearances in Barry, The Shrink Next Door, The Good Doctor and The Garcias, a reboot of the groundbreaking show, The Brothers Garcia, for HBO Max.
Carlos was a child when his family fled Cuba. After visiting the island many years later, the beauty and hardships of life in Cuba inspired him to write the play, Becoming Cuban, which The Los Angeles Times called “A rare, insightful new play,” and the LA Weekly proclaimed the “Best Political Drama of the Year.”
Set in an advertising agency during Fidel Castroʼs revolution, Carlos’ next play, Havana Bourgeois, was presented at the 59E59th Theater in New York City, The Hayworth in Los Angeles and The Miracle Theater in Miami. His play, Nowhere on the Border,
won The MetLife and Hola awards for best new play. It premiered at the Hayworth Theatre in 2006 where The Los Angeles Times described it as a work of “raw poignant power and insight”. The play also enjoyed productions at Repertorio Espanol in Manhattan, Stageworks Hudson in New York and the Road Theatre in Los Angeles.
Portland’s Artist’s Repertory Theatre produced Carlos’ third Cuban play, Exiles, which focuses on the turbulent Mariel Boatlift of 1980. Artist’s Rep also presented Carlos’ first musical play, Cuba Libre, which showcases the music of the world-renowned Cuban band, Tiempo Libre.
Carlos lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife, television writer/producer Carol Barbee.