EDGAR MOTA

Film

Production                                        Role                               Director             Genre

Sweet Vengeance                              Featured                        Victoria Ureno              Drama

Always Beautiful                               Lead                              Mauricio Medina           Comedy

BBQ Commercial                              Male Lead                     Saul Gutierrez               Comedy

Catfished                                           Lead                              Edgar Mota                   Comedy

Chop Chop                                       Guest Role                     Meiling Jin                    Comedy

The Hermit                                       Lead                              Ryan Martinez               Drama

Neighborhood Watch                        Male Lead                     Jason Buyer                   Dramedy

How to Type the Leter W                  Supporting                 Edgar Mota & Will Brady Comedy

Sofia’s Life                                       Supporting Male            Victoria Ureno              Fantasy

Pokebody!                                        Male Lead                     Jessica Wilcox               Comedy

 

Theater

Production                                        Role                               Director             Venue

Sal Sation                                          Various                          Nelson Velazquez          Gorilla Tango

Lluvias y Lagrimas                           Dancer                           Ruth Camargo               Northwest Theater

Fresh Ink Festival                              Various                          Joe Jane             Columbia College

Comedy Studies Showcase                Various                          Norm Holly                   Second City ETC

Pardon My French                            Opener                          RC Theriault                  Stage 773                    

Co-op                                               Improv                          N/A                               The Crowd

24/7ish                                              Alex                              Laurie Reyna                 CPCT

 

Host

Production                                        Venue

Day of the Dead                                Columbia College Chicago

Culture Night                                    Columbia College Chicago

Latino Rock                                      Columbia College Chicago

Coco Club                                         Moe’s Tavern

MCA Open Mic                                Columbia College Chicago

 

Training

Class                                                 Instructor

Improv 1                                          John Hildreth

Improv for Sketch                            Norm Holly

Acting for Sketch                              Rachel Mason

Writing: Sketch Comedy                   Tyler Kemp

Comedy Writing and Performance    Jen Ellison

Voice Acting 1                                  Catherine Slade

Accents & Dialect                             Susan Gosdick

Voiceover Narration                         Debra Doetzer

Acting On-Camera                            Edward Dennis Fogell

 

Education

BA Theatre, Comedy Performance & Writing, Columbia College Chicago graduated May 2016 |

Comedy Studies, Second City Alum, December 2015 | Former Comedy Bar Intern | Former Playground Theater Intern

 

Skills

Improv , Fluent in Spanish and English, sports:  baseball, football, basketball, soccer; Write: jokes, sketches and scripts; vocal impressions of Christopher, Voiceover, video editing, swimming, valid drivers license and passport, cross fitness, weightlifting, public speaking, stand up, willing to relocate, works with children and animals, technical experience  Accents:  New York, Irish, British, Southern, Mexican in Spanish and English