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Fernando

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Actor. Dancer. Singer. Whistler. Bootyshaker.

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I got to help tell this beautiful story of a Puerto Rican woman weaving through the cuentos of her mother, her tias, and especially her grandmother, known as mamá, and the very real, very current struggles and resilience, even just existing, specifically as Puerto Rican women, centered and highlighted in The Wedding March.

I’m so happy to be a small part of that for all marginalized and Latina women, like the many superwomen in my own family but especially as one of triumph and not just “listen to my sob story”, but one of exploration, investigation, remembering, and preservation and perseverance.

It’s beautiful, it’s poetic, and the music, just sublime, and really is the perfect bow that ties together poems, movement and stories, and transports even us on stage to a world, that can only be described as the real version of our set, in a small town in the Caribbean islands at a casita with a mango tree that swirls in the cloudy memories of my past.

Thank you to the powerful women at the forefront of this piece, especially @jenyvettevega @rosalmargarita and @rosalbarolonr!

Love you ladies!

#TheWeddingMarch #theater #actor #nyc #latinotheater taken in Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre by @omgitzfern

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5 months ago

Two weeks left to experience The Wedding March at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater.
A lyrical journey of womanhood, memory and cultural identity, on stage now.
🎟 Limited capacity, reserve your seats now!

📅 April 9-May 3, 2026
📍Puerto Rican Traveling Theater - 304 W 47th St in Manhattan
🎟 This weekend: Preview performances are $30
🔗 Link in Bio

Acting Ensemble:
Jenyvette Vega @jenyvettevega
Gabriel Leyva @gaboleyva
Fernando Contreras @omgitzfern
Musical Ensemble:
Alí Bello @alibellomusic
Sergio R. Reyes @sergio.r.reyes
Maggy Simon @maggy.with.a.y
Marisol Espada

Directed by Rosal Colón @rosalmargarita
Musical Direction by Desmar Guevara @desmarguevara
Choreography and Dramaturgy by Jorge B. Merced @jorgebmerced

#PregonesPRTT #TheWeddingMarch #Manhattan #MusicalTheatre #Offbroadway #NYCTheater #LatinéTheater by @omgitzfern

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6 months ago

Only ONE day until the opening night of THE WEDDING MARCH! ✨

Join us on a powerful journey that moves across Puerto Rico and New York, weaving together stories of womanhood, memory, and cultural identity. Celebrate the stories that shape us!

🎟️ A limited number of early access tickets available UNTIL MIDNIGHT TODAY ONLY
✨ Secure your tickets today!

📅 April 9-May 3, 2026
📍Puerto Rican Traveling Theater - 304 W 47th St in Manhattan
🔗 Link in Bio

📸 Photos by Krystal Pagán @krystalconye by @omgitzfern

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Fernando (@omgitzfern) was one of the co-hosts of the inaugural @astoriahaspride and talks about that historic day in @brightvignettes, premiering Nov 14 @queensworldfilmfest. Look for Fernando at @shizcomedy at @ucbtny on Nov 10!

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Bright Vignettes: How Astoria Got lts Pride
The first ever film about Astoria's Queer communities was made possible (in part) with public funds from the Queens Arts Fund, a re-grant program supported by
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in
partnership with the City Council and administered by New York Foundation for the Arts; and with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant program, a program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature and administered by Flushing Town Hall. Additional funding provided by the Puffin Foundation. by @omgitzfern

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a year ago

Jongo is making his point loud and clear & not holding back! Don’t miss your chance to see Parrots at The Pagoda, only 2 WEEKS left! 🎟️

Written and Directed by Jorge B. Merced

FEATURING:
Rubén Flores @rubenfloresnyc
Sebastián Treviño @sebtrevino
Khalid Rivera @khalidrivera
Bryan J. Cortés @bryan_j_cortes
Jorge Donoso @jwdonoso
Fernando Contreras @omgitzfern
Samy Figaredo @soyhabibito
Cedric Leiba Jr. @ceddynyc

📅 May 1-25, 2025
📍Puerto Rican Traveling Theater - 304 W 47th St in Manhattan
🎟️ Tickets starting at $25
ℹ️ Students & Senior Discounts available
📱For group rates of 10 or more, call 718-585-1202

🎥 by Ernesto Cruz-Barriga @e.c.rnest

#PregonesPRTT #ParrotsAtThePagoda #Manhattan #TheatreMagic #Offbroadway #NYCTheater by @omgitzfern

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a year ago

R E N A I S S A N C E - I am reborn. This outfit is a serious labour of love and creative collab with @ismaelcruzcordova. The reveals are so good I had to give you all of them.🐴. @beyonce… I can’t even explain. 🪩 #renaissanceworldtour #rwt #renaissance #beyonce #tampa #parkwood. by @omgitzfern

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3 years ago

But did she lie? by @omgitzfern

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3 years ago

ARENDI… 💛Tío Fern Loves you💚

The words in the post say it all but…

I want you to learn your history as soon as possible. To know all of who you are. Your parents want that, too. And I start here. I love you so much already. Enjoy. Thank you @juan_ness and @carin0_ . I didn’t know I cared this much about passing something on. Thank you for letting me be a part of that.

Thank you @lildominicanreaders @dominicanwriters and all the Dominican Artists who I’ve met, interacted with or followed in the last few years. @lildominicanreaders and I KNOW what it’s like to not see yourself in what we read/see/hear/experience, (last 2 slides) and this, is something special. Helping us give what we didn’t get. #PlatanoPower.

Don’t know them like that LOL but I tagged the @lildominicanreaders box in a slide, so if you want it, you can buy it by clicking that! #socialmedia

#Arendi #niece #Dominican #Mexican #dominicanosoy #dominicanrepublic #dominicanart #guncle #funcle #readmorebooks taken in New York, New York by @omgitzfern

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3 years ago

EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!

🏳️‍🌈FIRST EVER ASTORIA PRIDE!🏳️‍⚧️

TOMORROW 12-5 at ASTORIA PARK on the GREAT LAWN!

I am one of your special hosts for the first ever 🏳️‍🌈ASTORIA PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈 Picnic!

An event all about community and celebration and QUEER JOY! Come one, come all! We have everything! Singing, Dancing, Drag Race Story Hour, Elected Officials and more! This line up is 🔥🔥🔥 (swipe for lineup)

Hosting alongside the beautiful @alicialove0 and the bearded beauty @hassanintheworld.

Shoutout to @astoriahaspride for putting together this amazing incredible event!

#pride #nycpride #pridemonth #pride🌈 #astoriahaspride #asstoria #astoriapride #host #actor #nyc #queer #drag #trans taken in Astoria Park by @omgitzfern

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3 years ago

DEC ‘88 -> DEC ‘22 (we still look good/todavía tamo acabando) - Happy Mother’s Day @pikycaputo I Love you! by @omgitzfern

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3 years ago

dance is freedom #holidayparty @betterbodywilliamsburg @betterbodyastoria #holiday #bidibidibombom #portorican @therealtsmadison thank you for this 🎁 Gift 🎁 I spy @stavros_gounaris @anniecelico and @pieandfly1978 🎥: @aspiretobegreatt taken in Brooklyn, N.Y. by @omgitzfern

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4 years ago

F.B.I. - (Fernando, Brandon, Ismael) - heading into 36, with these two by my side, couldn’t forget last year even if I wanted to. They are a BIG part of that. FBI had our biggest year yet individually, and thus as a unit. #differenttimezones #besties #fbi

1. F - I mentioned already, but I had the honor of working on @julianchristo’s “Bruise & Thorn” Off Broadway, produced by @pipelinetheatre, a company of which I am a founding member.
2. Celebrating The NY Times Critic Pick Review IN the paper with @ismaelcruzcordova was a highlight of my career and life.
3. B - @brandonkylegoodman has had some good recent years, but THIS year, Brandon got their first book published. STOP everything and go read it. #yougottabeyou
4. I had the distinct pleasure of going to a real BOOK SIGNING with Brandon at a NYC @barnesandnoble - LIKE….
5. I - @ismaelcruzcordova premiered as #Arondir, the first Black/Afro-Latino Elf in the #lotr @lotronprime series #RingsOfPower. *As I wrote this, he facetimes Brandon and myself about his Critic’s Choice Award Nomination… WHAT?
6. NY Premiere of LOTR ROP First Two Episodes
7. The Two of them at the Emmy’s 2022 (Ismael was presenting).
8. FBI when we thought 2014 was our year… by @omgitzfern

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