About Carolina Silva Santisteban
Carolina Silva Santisteban is a Peruvian stand-up comedian, theater producer and LGBTIQ rights activist based in Lima. She graduated in communications from the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola and studied theater direction in Peru, France, Brazil and Mexico before beginning her comedy career in 2016. In 2017 she debuted her first solo show, Choripan, built around her own experience of coming out and addressing gender roles, machismo, sexual diversity and religion; the show has drawn more than 100,000 views on YouTube and has toured more than twenty cities in Peru, Uruguay, Colombia, France, Spain and Italy.
She has since premiered further solo shows including Humana, Mosca and Que tal rosca, and has received the Peruvian Ministry of Culture's Economic Stimulus for the Performing Arts as well as support from the Iberescena fund. Silva Santisteban directs the International Festival of Performing Arts for Diversity (FIAED) and, with producer Gailee Rodriguez Carpio, co-directs Vodevil, a nonprofit association that promotes Peruvian stand-up comedy and runs the Lima comedy clubs Toma tu Tomate and El Sofa. She also coordinates the Peru leg of Manzanas de Eva, a Latin American collective supporting women in stand-up comedy.
Videos (439)
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1:48Fallece el Papa COMUNISTA
897 views
1:06La gente ya no sale del clóset
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2:21Congreso aprueba Ley Anti ONG
890 views
18:45SINCERAMENTE | Interactuando con el público en LIMA
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1:24Se cae el techo del Real Plaza y mandan al más sonso a responder
853 views
1:23Un congreso fujimorista
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1:01:58Insomnio con los amiguis
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2:12PARO de TRANSPORTISTAS este jueves
836 views
0:51La CONGRESISTA que DEBERÍA SER más VIRAL
831 views
1:54Un traje tradicional en el Congreso
811 views
1:33Sacan a director del LUM
792 views
1:01Caso Gisele Pelicot
784 views
0:58ANUNCIO PARA MIS AMIGUIS
771 views
1:30Santivañez al 2026?
761 views
3:01En qué consiste la calificación cultural del Ministerio? Caso María Maric*n
759 views
0:44La marcha contra los comunistas
756 views
2:11Doble sueldo para los congresistas. Melgar imita a Malcricarmen
754 views
2:12Lucho Cáceres entraría en política
746 views
0:281 año de clandestinidad de Vladimir Cerrón
738 views
0:53Pablo Saldarriaga en la marcha del Baguazo
699 views
1:59Dina propone la pena de
678 views
1:31Los traquetos peruanos
667 views
0:45Candidata a Lima: Elizabeth León
667 views
2:42Milei y el escándalo de $LIBRA
573 viewsGuest appearances (1)
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Carolina Silva Santisteban?
Carolina Silva Santisteban is a Peruvian stand-up comedian, theater producer and LGBTIQ rights activist based in Lima.
When did Carolina Silva Santisteban start doing comedy?
She began her comedy career in 2016, after a communications degree from the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola and theater direction studies in Peru, France, Brazil and Mexico.
What is Carolina Silva Santisteban's show Choripan about?
Choripan, her first solo show, premiered in 2017 and is built on her own coming-out story, dealing with gender roles, machismo, sexual diversity and religion; it has toured Peru, Uruguay, Colombia, France, Spain and Italy.
What other solo shows has Carolina Silva Santisteban made?
After Choripan she premiered Humana, Mosca and Que tal rosca, and her work has received the Peruvian Ministry of Culture's Economic Stimulus for the Performing Arts and support from the Iberescena fund.
What is Vodevil?
Vodevil is a nonprofit association, co-directed by Silva Santisteban and producer Gailee Rodriguez Carpio, that promotes Peruvian stand-up and runs the Lima comedy clubs Toma tu Tomate and El Sofa.
Which festival does Carolina Silva Santisteban direct?
Carolina Silva Santisteban directs the International Festival of Performing Arts for Diversity (FIAED) and coordinates the Peru leg of Manzanas de Eva, a Latin American collective supporting women in stand-up.
