Luis Quintana was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico where he quickly developed an interest in theatre and major motion pictures. He pursued an acting career and received his BA in Theatre Education from the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras Campus in 2011. Luis then participated in the Disney College Program which allowed him to gain more experience in the backstage aspect of entertainment. He moved to Los Angeles in 2013 and participated in many student and independent films until he joined The Actors’ Gang in the spring of 2016. Luis has been a lead Teaching Artist with The Actors' Gang Education Department since 2017 and has served as operations manager since June 2021. Luis' bilingual upbringing makes him an asset when working with children who are more comfortable expressing themselves in Spanish. He most recently co-wrote and directed Once Upon A Planet (2019) for The Actors' Gang after-school program. He has performed in the company’s productions of Captain Greedy’s Carnival (2017), Winter Solstice Pagan Holiday Show (2017), Johnny Got His Gun (2018), Free Shakespeare in the Park's adaption of Toy Story Tempest (2019), and several virtual performances of The Hot Chocolate Holiday Club (2020) and We Live On (2021). He has also collaborated in the Stage Manager role with the touring production of The New Colossus (2020). In addition, Luis continues to host bilingual storytelling in-school workshops with We Tell Stories by Carl Weintraub. Luis continues to be an active company member of The Actors’ Gang, participating in the upcoming production of Can't Pay? Don't Pay! by Dario Fo, which opened in March 2022.
Luis works with students in grades K-12. After assessing their knowledge of theatre, he begins by finding out who they are using a theatre exercise. He leads them through theatre activities that give them the tools they need to tell and act out stories drawn from their curriculum or their lives. Students will learn how to portray characters, effectively using their voices, posture and gestures. They will work independently, as well as in partners and ensembles. His ten-week program culminates in a Studio Presentation of the work they have developed and rehearse as a class.