We are excited to announce the launch of the Colectivo Visión en Movimiento! Throughout our recent history, we've encountered opportunities to better serve our communities needs, such as venues and organizations asking us to bring energizing, inspiring performances to their cultural events and community gatherings. Seeing these opportunities, we decided to launch el Colectivo Visión en Movimiento to answer the call from our community.
El Colectivo is group of trained, bilingual artists who will use participatory, culture-based theater techniques to bring communities together, take teatro to audiences outside traditional spaces, and nurture young theater-makers.
The Ensemble’s work will broaden Teatro Visión’s existing education, new work development, and community engagement programs, co-designing new projects alongside the Teatro Visión staff as year-round partners. Projects may include:
- Devising short-form performances responding to social issues or tailored to community cultural events
- Designing and implementing curricula for arts education programs in schools
- Facilitating community events and workshops that use theater activities to address community issues
Ugho Badú
Ugho Badú (he/him/él) es un director, actor, dramaturgo, educador, propetero y activista, aunque nunca fue pianista, sí tocó el pandero cuando estaba de corista. Originario de Guadalajara Jalisco, México. Comenzó su carrera con Teatro Visión en el 2011. Algunos de sus créditos escénicos con Teatro Visión son: Macario, La Muerte Baila, No Llegamos Aquí Solos, Miss You Like Hell, Raíces: El Libro De Los Caminos, Departera, La Mariposa & When She Had Wings, donde se ha desempeñado como Actor y Director. También es Co-fundador y director de Teatro Alebrijes; algunos de sus créditos escénicos con Teatro Alebrijes son: Carlota, Canción de Cuna para un Niño Herido, Cuarto para las Doce, la saga de “Entre Villancicos” entre muchos más. Cuenta con otros créditos escénicos con Ópera Cultura, El Teatro Campesino, Colectivo ALA, La Tertulia Teatro, Zarco Films y más.
Badú ha impulsado proyectos que vinculan el teatro con el bienestar social y la inclusión, reafirmando su creencia en el arte como un vehículo de transformación. A través del Teatro, continúa desafiando las convenciones, ofreciendo historias que, aunque nacen del drama, nunca pierden esa chispa de ingenio que define su esencia artística. Para Badú, el humor no es un distractor, sino una herramienta de supervivencia y un reflejo fiel de la vida misma, “porque así somos los mexicanos, aprendemos a reírnos de nuestras tragedias”. Ugho Badú es también un Artista Visual, TikToker, Taco Lover y Anime fan. Puedes encontrarlo en redes sociales como @ughobadu síguelo y comparte su contenido para que tu vida sea más bonita.
Ricardo Cortés
Ricardo Cortés (he/him/él) is a versatile, binational performer with an extensive career spanning theatre, television, and film. His stage work includes performances with esteemed companies such as City Lights Theater Company, Teatro Visión, the Latino Theater Co., and Brava. Notable credits include roles in Kinky Boots, The River Bride, Miss You Like Hell, and CARLOTA. Beyond acting, Ricardo has also served as a director, most notably for Breaking Through.
Ricardo’s screen credits include appearances on Amazon Prime Video and TVAzteca, complemented by a broad portfolio of national commercial work. Recognized for his craft, he received a 2026 San Francisco Bay Area Theater Critics Circle nomination for Featured Performance in a Comedy.
A graduate of the National Theater School in Mexico City with a B.A. in Theatre Arts, Ricardo has trained extensively in the Meissner technique and at Berkeley Rep. A fluent Spanish and English speaker, he is a multidisciplinary artist skilled in singing, voice-over, dance, and improvisation. Whether on stage or screen, Ricardo brings a dedicated, passionate energy to every project he undertakes.
Arturo Montes
Arturo Montes (he/him/él) is proud to be part of Teatro Vision’s Colectivo. He is a San Jose native who studied at San Jose State University and earned his BA in Theater Arts. As a first generation college student and Mexican American, he brings a unique lens to his work that collides cultural worlds and values together into a melting pot of ideas.
As a multifaceted artist, he dabbles in many disciplines, which include: acting, directing, singing and cooking/baking. He has done work with Red Ladder Theater Company, facilitating improv workshops in correctional facilities across California and with Stanford’s Standardized Patient Program, helping a new generation of medical field professionals develop interpersonal skills through simulated exams. He has also acted in many productions across the South Bay Area, ranging from community theater productions to professional works and of course has done shows with Teatro Vision!
He wants you all to remember that art changes lives y que: “Si Se Puede."
Carolina Pérez
Carolina Pérez (she/her/ella) is a bilingual actor, theater maker, puppeteer, and writer whose work lives at the intersection of memory, migration, and joy.
Rooted in Mexican tradition and raised in San José after immigrating at 16, she brings decades of community-based performance to every stage. Carolina has collaborated with Teatro Visión, Teatro Alebrijes, and El Teatro Campesino, and her credits include Carlota Alhajero de Secretos. La Muerte Baila, Macario, Palabra Vol. Familia and Vol. Live, Sabor A Mi, Departera, and La Virgen del Tepeyac. On screen, she appears in Dos Mujeres and The Latina Book Club.
As founder of Teatro Jaguar, she creates original experiences, masks, puppets, and storytelling circles that invite audiences to laugh, heal, and remember.
Carolina cree en el teatro como medicina comunitaria: arte con corazón, humor y verdad.