"The Cuban Vote" by Carmen Pelaez; Directed by Loretta Greco at Miami New Drama, Miami Beach, FL April - June 2022.

45th Annual Carbonell Award Winner

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY BY AN ACTOR

IN A SUPPORTING MALE ROLE

“From the moment that he transforms from barely sentient drunk into a persuasive politician with a manufactured back story, Nichols-Navarro owns the stage every time he’s on it.

Slender though the actor may be, his Gilberto is a type, a man who fills any room with his outsized personality, his declarations that Carolina’s ideas smack of comunismo or socialismo, his dated aviator glasses and toothy grin and fat hand-rolled cigar. His performance is, plain and simple, a comic treasure.”

Christine Dolen, Art Burst Miami

“Miami likes Gilberto Ruiz, like a lot.

After-all, his talking points and counter-points are basically as follows: “Communist,” “Socialist,” “Fidel,” “Cuba.”

There’s so much more that we won’t spoil. But, we will say that Nichols-Navarro and the Gilberto Ruiz character absolutely steal the show.”

J.J. Colagrande, The Jitney