Alexis Valdés Gutiérrez is a Cuban comedian, playwright, and director. He was born on August 6, 1963, in Havana, Cuba.
He graduated in Film Direction from the Faculty of Cinema at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana. He had previously also completed a degree in engineering.
He resided on the Island until 1990 after years of achieving success as an actor and comedian and establishing Cristinito as his star character. From his work in Cuba, he has earned, among others, an "Award for Best Performance" and a "Grand Popularity Award" (International Monologue Festival, Havana, 1989, 1992). His performances in Sabadazo are considered some of the best in Cuban television variety shows.
In 1990, he moved to Spain, where he worked in film, theater, and television. During this newly fruitful stage of his career, he received numerous awards and honors such as the "Premio Sebastíà Guasch" (Barcelona, 1998) and the "Premio Ancla de Oro" (Revelation Humorist Madrid, 1998). He became a regular on El Club de la Comedia and directed his first film, Un rey en La Habana, in 2005.
He currently resides in Miami, where he has hosted several television programs such as Esta noche tu night (Megatv) and Seguro que Yes. In January 2020, he returned to Miami television with El show de Alexis Valdés on the Mega TV network.
His most famous alter ego, Cristinito, is a character created over 30 years ago, and the artist himself has described it as an heir to the tradition of Cantinflas and Tres Patines, whose greatest charm lies in the playfulness with language.
In addition to television and film, where he has also ventured into dubbing animated movies, he has directed, starred in, and written plays that have received a warm reception from audiences in Miami. Officially Gay, which had three parts, was a box office hit, as was Your Cousin the Monkey, a brief story of involution.
Alexis Valdés is a highly influential and beloved figure within the Cuban community. His reflections on the harsh reality that Cubans face are frequently shared on his Instagram profile.
Filomography:
María Antonia (1991)
The Age of Enlightenment (1992)
Paris-Timbuktu (1999)
Salsa (2000)
Tatawo (2000)
Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella (2001)
Tuno negro (2001)
Clara and Elena (2001)
The Gold of Moscow (2003)
A King in Havana (2005)
90 Miles (2005)
Madagascar (Voice) (2005)
A Settling of Scores (2006)
Colleagues in the Forest (Voice) (2006)
Crazy for Surfing (Voice) (2007)
Arrobá (Voice) (2013)
