Alexis Valdés

Alexis Valdés was born on August 16, 1963, in Havana, Cuba. A comedian, actor, monologuist, singer, playwright and film producer, he trained as an engineer at the Instituto Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría in Havana before pursuing a career in entertainment. He rose to prominence in Cuba during the 1980s playing the character Bandurria in the television series Los pequeños fugitivos (“The Little Fugitives”). In 1991 Valdés moved to Spain, where he gained wide popularity performing on the television program El club de la comedia (“The Comedy Club”).

He appeared in the 2003 film El oro de Moscú (“Moscow’s Gold”). In 2005 he wrote, directed, produced and starred in his first film, Un rey en La Habana (“A King in Havana”). Valdés later relocated to Miami, where he hosted the comedy program Seguro que Yes (“Sure That Yes”) on América TeVé until 2007, after which the show continued on Mega TV under the title Esta noche tu night (“Tonight Your Night”). He has toured solo stand-up shows including Los hombres sí lloran (“Men Do Cry”) and La risa que te debo (“The Laughter I Owe You”), performing at venues such as the Centro de Bellas Artes in Santurce, Puerto Rico.