Cristina Noya

Cristina Noya (born on July 20th, 1995 - Caracas, Venezuela) started her career in the entertainment business back in 2010. She's an actress and a writer. Cristina's acting journey started when she became a member of the first generation of students at ActuandoAndo. The institute gained recognition with all the multiple positive reviews they received of their productions after being selected to be a part of the National Theater Festival in Venezuela with two of their plays: "Blue Martini" (2011) and "Flight 728" (2013), having Cristina in the cast of both productions. Some of her other theater credits in South America include: "The Inheritance Of Uncle Frank" (2012); "The Other Side Of The Park" (2013); and "Regards And Goodbyes" (2013). In 2012, just a few weeks before her graduation from their acting program, she accepted the offer of joining their writing department. Her credits as a co-writer include: "Don't Call Us, We Will Call You" (2012); "The Other Side Of The Park" (2013); and "The Shoemaker's Heart" (2014). In 2014, while Cristina was studying at Kaplan Colleges in New York City, the production team of "Tonny The Brave Cowboy", invited her to be one of the female voices of their show. A few months later, after finishing her English studies, she went back to Venezuela to record the songs for the musical. Later that year, she made her debut as an independent writer with her play: "The Romanov", based on the tragedy of the Russian royal family. When the production closed its outstanding run, it was announced that it had been selected to be a part of the National Theater Festival in the upcoming year's lineup (2015). Subsequent of her success as an independent writer, she wanted to keep exploring theater from another perspective. Therefore, she started working as an AD/PA (Assistant Director and Production Assistant) in the play "A Coffee For Two" (2014), where she had the opportunity to work with two well-known actresses: Juliet Lima and Carmen Alicia Lara. After that, she joined the production team of the national tour of "Three And A Half Single Men" (2014), where she worked with three TV, theater, and film industry actors: Jonathan Montenegro, Gabo López, and Erika Santiago. In 2015, she moved to New York City and began her studies at The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. In 2016, while acting and writing, Cristina -with the desire to experience once more what she had done back in her country as an AD/PA, this time overcoming the English barrier-, participated in the New York International Fringe Festival as an ASM (Assistant Stage Manager) in "Let The Devil Take The Hindmost" directed by Lorca Peress. As soon as she graduated, she started working in different film and theater productions (in both English and Spanish). Some of her credits in New York include (theater): "Imagine" directed by Thom O'Connor -with a run at the Theater For The New City-; "The Last Apostle" directed by José Luis Useche -selected to be a part of the Hispanic Theater Festival-, which received eleven nominations in the awards season, including two Best Actress nominations and a win for Cristina; the musical "Luna Fest" directed by Jenn Maley -selected to be a part of My True Colors Festival-; "On The Spot" at the Broadway Comedy Club; "Bound For Broadway" at The West End; "A Midsummer Night's Dream" directed by Alice Camarota; "Winter In Coney Island" -selected to be a part of the New York Theater Festival-, which received several nominations in the awards season, including a Best Actress nomination for her and her co-star; "Dead Of Love" -as part of the Micro Theater SEA lineup-, which also received several nominations, including another Best Actress nomination for Cristina; and "Lorca Forever" at the acclaimed theater Repertorio Español. Some of her other credits include (film): "Crossing Routes" directed by Doménica García; "Friendly Revelations" directed by Chad Murdock; "Dazed Express" directed by Najua Khan; "In Passing" directed by Martín Blanco; "One Of Us" directed by Deborah Shonack; "Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors" directed by Aidan Tracy; "Glory" directed by Chris Leoni; and "The Poet" directed by Miriam Pinedo. As of now, Cristina is working on one of her most beloved projects: her first novel "Internum".