Hispanic Arts Society

CURRICULUM VITAE Carmen Galvez Artistic Director and Producer Hispanic Arts Society Carmen Galvez started her involvement with the arts at a very young age as a performer and choreographer in Chile and later in Canada and has traveled extensively in North America and Europe as a perfomer. She was involved with the Winnipeg Folk Arts Council for from 1978-1981 and then moved to Calgary. In Calgary she was the Program Director of Calgary Folk Arts Council, Canada Day Committee, and the Calgary Multicultural Centre between 1981 and 1991. She was also nominated to be part of the Calgary Community Board representing the Arts in 1999-2001. She was the Artistic Director for the Multicultural component of The One Year Count-down to the Olympics in 1987 as well as many events during the Winter Olympics in 1988, as well as numerous Multicultural Gala and Canada Day events. In 1987, she was one of the founders of the currently known, Hispanic Arts Society, which has successfully directed and produced the following productions listed here:
	1989 Hispanic Legacy of the Americas at the Jubilee Auditorium, presented: Oscar Lopez – Calgary, AB Maria Temo – Ohio, USA Peter Knight – Toronto, ON Marcelo Ulloa – Winnipeg, MB Bagual – Argentina Aucamapu – Calgary, AB Patricia Mahan – Tucson, TX Roberto – Seatle, WA	JULY 1997 July Los Jaivas – Chile September Spanish Legacy at the Jubilee Auditorium, presented: Oscar Nieto and Mario - Vancouver, BC Geraldo Alcala, Vancouver, BC Oscar Lopez and ensemble – Calgary, AB Expo Latino, presenting: Canela – Winnipeg, MB Los Caminantes – Edmonton, AB Fusion Latina – Calgary, AB October Maria Temo – Ohio, USA Teo Morca – Bellingham, WA
	AUGUST 1998 Gypsy Soul at University of Calgary Theater, presented: Elias Vargas & Flamenco dance company – Barcelona, Spain Juan – Vancouver, BC El Curro – Concepcion, Chile Expo Latino at Eau Claire Market Elias Vargas – Barcelona, Spain Manuel Jara – Calgary, AB Los Caminantes – Edmonton, AB Fusion Latina – Calgary, AB Trio Havana – Calgary, AB	AUGUST 1999 Expo Latino at Eau Claire Market, presented: Ache Brazil – Vancouver, BC Orquesta Tropicana - Vancouver, BC Los Canasteros - Vancouver, BC Los Caminantes – Edmonton, AB Fusion Latina – Calgary, AB Ricardo Madrid – Calgary, AB Serpas Brothers – Calgary, AB
	APRIL 2000 Spanish Legacy at the Jubilee Auditorium, presenting: Maria Temo – Ohio, USA Sarah de Luis – Seattle, WA Roxana & Fabian Belmonte – Toronto, ON Ballet Folklorico Mexica – Tucson, AZ Trio Havana – Calgary, AB America Folk Ensemble – Vancouver, BC	AUGUST 2000 Expo Latino at Eau Claire Market, presenting: Roberto & Odals – Montreal, QU Orquesta Tropicana – Vancouver, BC Sonora Tropical – Edmonton, AB Alma del Barrio – Calgary, AB Serpas Brothers – Calgary, AB Nativo American Ynkas – Vancouver, BC Okarina – Ecuador La Bomba – Edmonton, AB Los Canasteros – Vancouver, BC
	AUGUST 2001 Expo Latino at Eau Claire Market, presenting: Oscar Lopez – Cagary, AB Puentes Brothers – Victoria, BC Fabian & Roxana – Toronto, ON Orquesta Tropicana – Vancouver, BC Trio Havana – Calgary, AB Los Caminantes – Edmonton, AB Vargas Flamenco Company – Barcelona, Spain Jerry & Liz – Los Angeles, CA Pacha Mama – Mexico Orquesta Energia – Edmonton, AB	MAY 2002 Salsafest at the Victoria Community Hall, presented: Christina Haggerty and Andres Castellanos – Los Angeles, CA Luis Gutierrez – Vancouver, BC Usukuma & Azucar – Edmonton, AB Ahmed & Alejandra – Cuba Orquesta Energia – Edmonton, AB
	AUGUST 2002 Expo Latino 2002 at Calgary Olympic Plaza Tito Puentes Jr. – Ft. Lauderdale, FL BC Salsa – Vancouver, BC Ache Brazil – Vancouver, BC La Bomba – Edmonton, AB Edie, Salsa Freak & Al Espinoza – Los Angeles, CA Chile Cache – Calgary, AB Peter Knight & Flamenco Company – Calgary, AB Trio Havana – Calgary, AB Nativo American Ynkas – Vancouver, BC Bombazo 2002 at Thorncliff community Hall Orquesta BC Salsa - Vancouver Orquesta Energia - Edmonton Tito Puetes Jr. – Ft. Lauderdale, FL	AUGUST 2003 Expo Latino 2003 at Calgary Olympic Plaza Monserrat Bustamante – Rojo Fama contra Fama of TVChile Orquesta Tropicana – Vancouver, BC La India Meliyara y Macondo - Colombia Nativo American Ynkas – Vancouver, BC Oscar Lopez Salsa Showcase Bombazo 2003 at Thorncliff community Hall Orquesta Tropicana - Vancouver La India Meliyara and Macondo - Colombia Orquesta Saboga Bay
	FEBRUARY 2004 Rojo en Canada Tour Tour through Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and New York with the winners of El Gran Rojo of TVChile: Carolina Soto, Luis Pedraza, Christian Ocaranza and Maria Isabel Sobarzo.	AUGUST 2004 Expo Latino 2004 at Calgary Olympic Plaza Bombazo 2004 at Thorncliff community Hall
	AUGUST 2005 Expo Latino 2005 at Calgary Olympic Plaza Bombazo 2005	AUGUST 2006 Expo Latino 2006 at Calgary Olympic Plaza Expo Latino 2006 at Edmonton Sir Winston Churchill Square Fuego Latino - Calgary Fuego Latino - Edmonton