Juan Carlos Malpeli

In 1985 Juan Carlos moved from his homeland Argentina to Milan, Italy where he studied at the Instituto Di Antropologia, obtaining a degree in theater direction, acting and set design. He worked as an actor in various Italian cities. For the duration of 1990, he worked for the famous movie studios Cinecitta. In 1991 he joined La Piccola Commenda, one of the most important theater companies in Milan, where he wrote and performed in his first play, Noemi, which was presented throughout Italy for three years. During that period of time, he wrote and produced Il Flauto Magico in Patagonia, Verano and Toska. Toska was produced by the Centro Cultural Argentino in Milan. In 1994 he moved to Los Angeles where he studied at the Theatre Of Arts, graduating with honors. In 1996, Ms. Anna Strasberg awarded him a scholarship at the Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles where he participated in many theater projects. Thereafter, he participated in many Hollywood productions as an Actor as well as a Set Designer. One of these productions was the well known movie My Brother Jack, directed by Anthony Caldarella, and starring Marco Leonardi (Cinema Paradiso & Like Water for Chocolate.) In 1997 he directed No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre, which was broadly recognized by the American public. The same year the famous opera singer Julia Migenes offered him to be in charge of the art direction of her show Diva Al Borde de una Crisis de Nervios. This project took him to Mexico, Paris, London, Belgium and Monte Carlo. In 2000 Ms. Anna Strasberg and her son David Strasberg hired him to form part of the Artistic Group "The Group At Strasberg," where he directed plays like "Black Leather Soles", "Before I Awake", "Loonacy", "Invisible Chairs", "Midsummer Night's Dream", "A Comfortable Truth", and the widely acclaimed "Names", directed by Adam Davison - an Oscar winner. At "The Group At Strasberg" Juan Carlos has directed many plays: Toska presented for the first time in the United States, "Ubu Rex", "Medea" and "No Exit". In 2002 Julia Migenes asked him to write and direct a new show for her: "La Argentina", an ode to the Latin American country. This show opened the world renowned at the Avignon Festival in France. It is now one of the most popular shows in Europe. In 2003 he directed "La Voix Humaine" (by Jean Cocteau) with Julia Migenes, presented in the famous Marilyn Monroe Theatre in Hollywood. The following year became the Art Director at the Lee Strasberg Institute. Juan Carlos has been opening plays to rave reviews for the Lee Strasberg Institute including "Toska", "The King of the Lighthouse", "The Bald Soprano", and fall of 2006, "Woyzeck" a benefit for breast cancer. He co-founded and sits as the Artistic Director of "The Accent Group".