RICHARD AZURDIA


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THEATER REVIEWS



"LEVEL UP!"
Latino Theater Company






"Richard Azurdia is EXCELLENT as Papá."

- Arts Beat LA


"However, it is Richard Azurdia, as the father, who stands out with a particularly ACCOMPLISHED PERFORMANCE, lending emotional depth and complexity to a character riddled with internal tensions."

- Hispanic LA


"STANDOUTS among the cast include Azurdia, who deftly traverses the range between machismo and vulnerability..."

- LA Theatrix Reviews



"THE LITTLE KING OF NORWALK"
Latino Theater Company





"Richard Azurdia, who plays Ricky Ortiz and The Law, is an extraordinarily DYNAMIC PERFORMER. His mastery of vocal variety and timing makes his quips sing and characters shine." - Stage Raw


"Police Chief Ricky Ortiz is performed with great comic effect by Richard Azurdia, whose dancing at the Acapulco in Downey while council members sing karaoke is just one scene that elicits uncontrollable giggling."

- Long Beach Post


"An ominous spotlight immediately focuses on Richard Azurdia who hams it up as The Law... Seeing Azurdia dance in the karaoke scene might have been one of the most iconic highlights of this year when it comes to someone just letting it rip." - The Nerds of Color


"The performance of Richard Azurdia is particularly noteworthy, imbuing his characters with humanity and nuances that alternate between tenderness and satire." - Hispanic LA



"HUMAN INTEREST STORY"
Fountain Theatre





“KUDOS must be given to Richard Azurdia who, as a member of the Ensemble, beautifully handles a multitude of parts that fleshes out the goings-on among the principals.”

- Santa Monica Daily Press


“The supporting actors, who include Richard Azurdia and Tarina Pouncy, have INFECTIOUS FUN with many colorful bit parts.”

- Los Angeles Times


"In multiple roles, Richard Azurdia has an absurdist streak, a Fred Armisen-type vibe that provides COMIC RELIEF” - Free Press


“…Richard Azurdia SCORES as Hernandez, Rick Moran, and live-on-the-scene media types. And I loved his brief turn as a pushy Jane Doe fan seeking a selfie.” - Theatre Notes



"THIS LAND"
Company of Angels





"Azurdia’s heroic Tomas and his sweet and gentle Fidel are BOTH GEMS..."

- Stage Scene LA


"Richard Azurdia himself hits on all the RIGHT EMOTIONS... Later, Azurdia also STANDS-OUT as the hapless Fidel...”

- Bucking Trends


"As Tomas, Azurdia has a GREAT PORTRAYAL of a man who tried to do right for his village... we had Azurdia’s Fidel and his Taco Truck, which was just a realistic and very human portrayal..." - CA Highways


"Richard Azurdia as Tongva chief Tomás resigns himself sadly and stoically to the forced abdication of traditional ways. But Azurdia’s own ancient, OLD-SOUL CHARISMA sustains the chieftain’s nobility, dignity & wisdom. "

- Brooklyn & Boyle



"A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM"
Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival





"And we have the return to ISC of AUDIENCE-PLEASER Richard Azurdia as the shy Snug."

- Stage Raw


"Richard Azurdia’s shy Snug becomes a unique and truly silly lion, all but STEALING some of the play performance scenes."

- Daily News



"MY MANANA COMES"
Fountain Theatre





"Richard Azurdia puts on a POWERFUL PERFORMANCE as a Mexican immigrant sending money to his family back home. Azurdia will leave you SPEECHLESS…" - The Hollywood Times


"very talented cast… Richard Azurdia EFFORTLESSLY exhibits Jorge’s humility, his integrity, his commitment to his family…"

- BroadwayWorld.com


"one superb performance after another—Stallings’ dynamic, focused Peter, Azurdia’s WARMLY paternal Jorge, Castelblanco’s adorably naïve Pepe, and Pasco’s edgy, intense Whalid..." - Stage Scene LA



"MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING"
Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival





"...Richard Azurdia and Xavi Moreno are VIVID as his henchman..."

- Los Angeles Times


"...Richard Azurdia’s Borachio is WONDERFULLY over-the-top."

- TheBillShakespeareProject.com


​ "...backed by Richard Azurdia and Xavi Moreno as his stoogish henchmen, this trio brings a surprisingly SUCCESSFUL sense of the melodramatic to the proceedings."

- Arts In L.A.



"AMERICAN NIGHT: THE BALLAD OF JUAN JOSE"
Denver Center Theatre Company





"When this cast is on, they are ON FIRE - most notably company newcomer Richard Azurdia."

- Denver Post


"Teddy Roosevelt never looked so good, or so real, as he is portrayed by the EXORBITANTLY TALENTED Richard Azurdia... Azurdia has a more stylized presentation than the other actors. It works well in a piece not grounded in reality but rather erupting from black comedy."

- Berkshire Fine Arts​



"BACKYARD"
Echo Theater Company





"... Azurdia’s easy humor leaves us WANTING to know MORE about Raymundo Sr... "

- Stage Raw


"Rocha and Azurdia’s interactions are PERFECT. The arc to their relationship is executed beautifully..."

- Culver City News


"...with Azurdia completing the adult cast to PERFECTION."

- Stage Scene LA



"THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR"
Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival





"Richard Azurdia's vividness turns on a HYSTERICAL dime from affability to outrage as Page." - Los Angeles Times


"Other WONDERFULLY drawn characters include Richard Azurdia's heart-clutching Page." - Backstage


"Richard Azurdia’s EYES ARE BIG enough to register across vast distances." - L.A. Stage Times



"THE COMEDY OF ERRORS"
Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival





"One of the FUNNIEST SCENES was Azurdia’s colorful description of Adriana’s serving wench as “spherical"... Richard Azurdia and Bobby Plasencia each wring maximum laughs from their roles.”

- StageandCinema.com



"...Dromio of Syracuse (Richard Azurdia) and Dromio of Ephesus (Bobby Plasencia) get even MORE LAUGHS as the confused twin servants answering to two identical masters."

- Backstage



"FRIDA KAHLO"
Grupo De Teatro Sinergia
at The Frida Kahlo Theater





"...the VIVID Azurdia, though hardly a behemoth, embodies (Diego) Rivera with BRAVURA TECHNIQUE... stellar turns by Minerva Garcia as Kahlo and Richard Azurdia as husband Diego Rivera." - Los Angeles Times


"Richard Azurdia plays him (Diego Rivera) with all the necessary EXTRAVAGANT magnificence." - Kate West Reviews


"Richard Azurdia is a TENDER but ominous Diego Rivera" - La Opinion


"MUST-SEE outstanding performance by Minerva Garcia as Frida and Richard Azurdia as Diego Rivera." - LatinoLA.com


"The play stars Minerva García as Kahlo and Richard Azurdia as her husband, fellow painter Diego Rivera. Both deliver performances filled with EMOTIONAL, FUNNY and DRAMATIC RANGE." - Remezcla.com​



ADDITIONAL THEATER REVIEWS





"...veteran performer Richard Azurdia, whose waggish mugging and outsized trembling in anticipation of Klion’s potentially rage is A COMIC HIGHLIGHT in a colorfully rendered tale of human hubris gone awry." - STAGE RAW



"...Richard Azurdia has an UNDENIANLE KNACK FOR COMEDY, and so he finds the humor in the character of Casca and in the situation. Particularly funny are his expressions..." - MOSTLY SHAKESPEARE



"Richard Azurdia showed GREAT over the top contrast as the skeptical, yet caring father of Marisela, Fabián and the charismatic political opponent to immigration, Tom Tancredo." - BROADWAYWORLD.COM



"Grumio (as played by Richard Azurdia) is the MOST OUTRAGEOUS, the most commedia, acting out Petruchio’s wedding horse, like one of Monty Python’s of Holy Grail." - THEBILLSHAKESPEAREPROJECT.COM



"Azurdia barges through a number of characters with FEROCIOUS COMMITMENT..." - VARIETY



"Richard is HILARIOUS in a scene set in Miami, playing an over-the-top Cuban woman..." - BACKSTAGE



"Particular STANDOUTS are Richard Azurdia as a thug preparing to interrogate a prisoner...

- STAGEANDCINEMA.COM




"...Elbow, the constable, here played DELIGHTFULLY by Richard Azurdia."

- MOSTLY SHAKESPEARE



"Richard Azurdia also gives a STRONG PERFORMANCE... playing him as a man who chooses his words and actions very carefully, as subdued but intense."

- BACKSTAGE



"ISC favorite Richard Azurdia is strong as Titus' brother Marcus..."

- BROADWAYWORLD.COM




FILM REVIEWS





LADRON QUE ROBA A LADRON (Lionsgate Films)

"The "accountant" played by Richard Azurdia is FABULOUS. Go see it just to watch his facial expressions and over the top character. He was great." - CRANNKLEFT.COM




AMERICA 101 (Fobia Films)

"Miguel Castro and Richard Azurdia, are SO LOVABLE you'll never call a Mexican border crosser an "alien" again."

- DOWNTOWN TUCSONAN



GB2525 (New Legacy Ent.)

"OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE by Richard Azurdia as “Puppet” cap off an outstanding ensemble of soon to be discovered actors."

- EXAMINER.COM




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