James Alquintor

Actor, comedian, narrator, model, and photography enthusiast James Alquintor was born in Port-au Prince on January 8, 1989, to merchant parents. James has always had a weakness for art, painting since he was a child, but his true love has always been the performing arts. He had to put his passion aside at some time in order to aid his mother, as he had not had an easy childhood. It wasn't until 2015 that he decided to pursue his so-called passion and turn it into a career. He began his studies in the Dramatic Arts section of the National School of Arts, ENARTS, in the autumn of 2015. During the 13th edition of the Festival 4 chemins, he took workshops on artistic creation with Productions Menuentakuan du Canada. In March 2017, the ENARTS closed its doors following repeated demonstrations by graduating students of the said institution, but he nevertheless pursued his dream as an actor. In "Le Père," a piece by Guy Régis Jr., he plays the "older brother" during the XIVth edition of the Festival 4 chemins. In February of this year. On the invitation of ADRECE, he took part in an ethno workshop drama in April 2018. Damien Trapletti and Pietro Varrasso. He played Lulu and Frantz in the show Erzuli Dahomey at the Quatre chemins festival in November 2018. In March and April of this year, He took part in a national theater-forum tour to raise awareness about sexual exploitation and abuse in communities. He created Kwonik k vid, a mix of text, photographs, and sounds, in April 2020 to raise public awareness of the epidemic by narrating his daily existence in a major city. He took part in a reading debate on Eugène Ionesco's "Jeux de carnage" held by the Focal under the supervision of Michelle Lemoine in July 2020. After being cast in FREDA, a film directed by Gessica Geneus that was selected for the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, he was accepted. He will perform Viris de pye vyolan at the Casa de Espana in Dominican Republic on August 6, 2021.