Jazz Vilá
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Jazz Vila is an actor, director, TV host, playwright and producer born in Havana, Cuba.
His latest works include the film Hotel Coppelia, for which he was nominated for "Best Lead Actor" at the Dominican Film Association Awards (Adocine), and the action comedy The Mick and the Trick in which he co-stars alongside veteran Peter Greene.
He began his professional career at the age of 14 in the soap opera Las Huérfanas de la Obrapía. In 2004 he graduated from the prestigious School of Performing Arts in Cuba. He is the founder and executive director of the company Jazz Vila Projects. Farándula, his debut as a film director was premiered at the Havana Film Festival of New York 2023 (USA).
Vilá achieved recognition thanks to his performances in the Netflix series Paquita Salas (Netflix) and the film Juan de los Muertos (Alejandro Brugués). For his role of La China he obtained the favor of the critics, the public and the candidature for the nomination of the Goya Awards (Spain) as "Best Beginner Actor" and a nomination as "Best Movie Actor" for the Shangay Magazine Award. He has been in other films such as Personal Belongings (Alejandro Brugués), El Acompañante (Pavel Giroud), Fátima o el Parque de la Fraternidad (Jorge Perugorria) and Mírame Así (Héctor Márquez). In 2023 he filmed El regresado by Cuban director Armando Capó. Among his television credits are hosting the late night show El Jelengue, in the United States, and the series SKAM, in its Spanish version for Movistar Plus.
He has been awarded the "Honorary Award" by the Cuórum Morelia Film Festival 2023 (Mexico), the "Special Mention for Theater" in the Casa Teatro International Literary Contest 2016 (Dominican Republic) and the "Incubator Artist Program" 2017 in Texas (USA). In addition, Jazz has been invited to prestigious events such as the Avignon Festival, the "Talent Corner" of the Cannes Festival (France), the "Talent Guadalajara", the Platino Awards (Mexico), the "Berlinale Talent" (Germany).
Parallel to his artistic agenda, Jazz supports various social projects as a cultural ambassador through his foundation Jazz Vilá PorDentro.
His latest works include the film Hotel Coppelia, for which he was nominated for "Best Lead Actor" at the Dominican Film Association Awards (Adocine), and the action comedy The Mick and the Trick in which he co-stars alongside veteran Peter Greene.
He began his professional career at the age of 14 in the soap opera Las Huérfanas de la Obrapía. In 2004 he graduated from the prestigious School of Performing Arts in Cuba. He is the founder and executive director of the company Jazz Vila Projects. Farándula, his debut as a film director was premiered at the Havana Film Festival of New York 2023 (USA).
Vilá achieved recognition thanks to his performances in the Netflix series Paquita Salas (Netflix) and the film Juan de los Muertos (Alejandro Brugués). For his role of La China he obtained the favor of the critics, the public and the candidature for the nomination of the Goya Awards (Spain) as "Best Beginner Actor" and a nomination as "Best Movie Actor" for the Shangay Magazine Award. He has been in other films such as Personal Belongings (Alejandro Brugués), El Acompañante (Pavel Giroud), Fátima o el Parque de la Fraternidad (Jorge Perugorria) and Mírame Así (Héctor Márquez). In 2023 he filmed El regresado by Cuban director Armando Capó. Among his television credits are hosting the late night show El Jelengue, in the United States, and the series SKAM, in its Spanish version for Movistar Plus.
He has been awarded the "Honorary Award" by the Cuórum Morelia Film Festival 2023 (Mexico), the "Special Mention for Theater" in the Casa Teatro International Literary Contest 2016 (Dominican Republic) and the "Incubator Artist Program" 2017 in Texas (USA). In addition, Jazz has been invited to prestigious events such as the Avignon Festival, the "Talent Corner" of the Cannes Festival (France), the "Talent Guadalajara", the Platino Awards (Mexico), the "Berlinale Talent" (Germany).
Parallel to his artistic agenda, Jazz supports various social projects as a cultural ambassador through his foundation Jazz Vilá PorDentro.