Georgina Pontaza

Georgina Pontaza (born 1974) is a Guatemalan actress, singer, choreographer, theater director and producer. She has done work on television and radio in addition to live theater. She serves as the artistic director of both the Teatro Abril and Teatro Fantasía IRTRA in Guatemala City.

Biography

Karla Georgina Pontaza Ávila was born 15 January 1974 in Guatemala. At a very young age, she was encouraged to entertain in a children's choir founded by her grandmother, soprano Carmen Morales Ávila. From age 5, she performed, and by age 9, Pontaza and her sister Silvia, who was 8 years old, formed a singing and dancing duo, known as the "Pontaza Sisters". They performed with the Kodaly Group under the direction of Alma Monsanto in the production of Little Orphan Annie, in 1985, In 2012, she became the artistic director of the newly opened Teatro Fantasía (Fantasy Theater) at the Instituto de Recreación de los Trabajadores (IRTRA) (Institute of Worker's Recreation) in Guatemala City.

Though best known for children's performances,

Awards 1994, Lifetime Achievement for Children's Theater, from the Magazine of the Nation for the Sociedad Dante Alighieri Pinocchio The Wizard of Oz

Directing

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The Little Mermaid The Beauty and the Beast Snow White Aladdin Fuenteovejuna Los árboles mueren de pie Leyendas de Guatemala