Rocco Trigueros

Rocco Trigueros is an interdisciplinary artist who works in the areas of theater, video, and performance art. He has studied at the Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and Langara College in Vancouver. Trigueros has presented his work in various national and international contexts including on television, and in film festivals, galleries, and nightclubs. He was the host of his own television show for many years before coming to Canada. Important to his work is activism, as exemplified in his documentary, 41 Locas, about the Latin gay community in Canada; Cherry Bomb, a short film exploring humor and gender; A Ballad of a Thief, a film exploring issues affecting youth; Macario, a theater play using Latin American immigrant actors; Sticks and Stones, a performance art piece exploring familial relations and acceptance of homosexuality; and The Killing of Women of Juárez, a campaign and video documenting the government’s neglect of the disappearance of women in Mexico.

Participation

2009