Check Out Tati Pereira Colombo’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Tati Pereira Colombo.

Hi Tati, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I’m a Latin actor based in NYC. I came to the US two years ago, and I think I have a love/hate relationship with it; however, I can’t see myself living anywhere else now. I come from a very conservative place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Even tho I feel like I was an artist since I was a kid, It took me some time to make the decision to fully commit to my art and pursue a professional career in acting. I used to paint a lot as a kid, then I started playing the guitar which took me into singing and then acting. I feel like it transformed and mutated into something different as I was growing up. However, I went to college for Business Administration and economics. After three years, when I was about to finish and get my degree, I dropped out of school to become an actor. I remember being pressured to send my resume to different companies to get a job while studying and the sole idea of having to leave behind my acting classes and different projects that I was working on scared the shit out of me. That was when I knew I had to leave all of that behind and dedicate my life to what I really wanted to do. I was in algebra class when I stood up and left to never come back. After a couple of years working in different Argentinian productions, taking classes, and going to auditions, I decided I wanted to come to the US. I got accepted in a bunch of different acting schools here and in LA but I decided to study method acting at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in NYC. Since then, I have met a lot of amazing professionals from the industry while being part of some wonderful projects like The Student Prince, Five Times in One Night, Phoenix, Under the L, and Dogs Don’t Do Wolves.

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
I think the biggest challenge are against myself. Yes, being an artist is to tough in so many ways. The money, the rejection, the high expectations, and great disappointments but the toughest challenges come from the growth you need to go with yourself in order to overcome all of these.

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
The most meaningful projects Ive worked on as an actor are Under The L, “Mi Viejo Ahora Despues” (My Dad Now and Then), and Rent. I love working on projects that tell untold stories, that work with themes that as a society, we don’t want to see and talk about. I feel like theater and the film should definitely entertain and make us have a nice time, but it should also invite us to think, re-think, and meet with what we don’t want to meet in real life, face to face. In Argentina, I worked on a production of the Broadway musical “Rent”. It’s a story about struggling artists in New York during the HIV crisis in the 80s/90s. It’s crazy how a story about living in peace, accepting one another, and living in a community can still be so relevant after more than 20 years. As a queer artist, one would have thought that this type of problem would be over after so many years, but it seems like we need to be constantly reminded of these types of stories that talk about love and acceptance.

What were you like growing up?
As a kid, I remember being more shy and reserved. I was super creative, and I loved the arts without even entirely knowing it yet. I remember I would spend the school breaks drawing and painting and also during class. I would draw my math teacher while he would explain algebra. I also took guitar and singing lessons, and I would force all my cousins and siblings to make a show and perform infant of the grown-ups in every family reunion. So, even tho nobody in my family is an artist, I’m not sure why, but art was present in my childhood somehow.

Contact Info:

• Website: taticolombo.com
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