Corezon traces its origins to 2013 at the renowned HB Studio in New York City, where a diverse group of Hispanic actors—including Pablo Andrade (Venezuela), Ingrid Wheatley (Mexico), Reza Salazar (Argentina/Peru), Ibeth Massari (Puerto Rico), Daniela Wong (Mexico), and Maria Fontanals (Spain)—came together under the guidance of esteemed American teachers, including Jim Boerlin, Ilse Pfeifer, Mark Blum, and Carol Rosenfeld. Their collective efforts sought to expand the presence and representation of Spanish-language theater within the institution’s vibrant artistic community.

Following their first production, Cuentos de Guerra para Dormir en Paz (2013–2014), Corezon quickly gained recognition within New York City’s Hispanic theater community. In 2015, Pablo Andrade formally established Corezon as an independent artistic organization. Venezuelan artist Yessi Hernández soon joined as Executive Producer, strengthening the organization’s leadership, followed by Peruvian artist Diego Chiri as Associate Director and founding member Maria Fontanals as Director of Education.

Over the years, Corezon has developed and presented work with artists from across the United States, Latin America, Spain, and beyond, while building partnerships with organizations including The World Bank, Teatro Círculo, Hispanic Federation, HOLA, Repertorio Español, and others.

Corezon’s participation in the Hispanic Federation’s FUERZAfest in 2016, 2017, and 2019 was particularly significant. In 2016, Corezon presented Olvidadas, a poetic two-character drama about two women who, isolated from the world, have built a life together while confronting memory, loss, and the effects of Alzheimer’s. The production received four FUERZA Awards, including Best Production, Best Director, Best Actress, and the Abniel Marat Award for Best Playwright. The following year, Corezon presented Seis, which paid tribute to six transgender women murdered in Latin America. Seis received five FUERZA Awards, and both productions were subsequently invited to Teatro Círculo for limited Off-Off-Broadway engagements, where they received further recognition and positive responses from Hispanic media, cultural institutions, and audiences. Together, Olvidadas, Seis, and other recognized productions during this period—including Héroes Perdidos (2017), Forasteros (2019), and Hora Pico (2019)—further established Corezon’s commitment to bringing diverse Hispanic stories and perspectives to the stage. This period marked an important stage in Corezon’s development, demonstrating the company’s ability to combine compelling artistic work with stories that give visibility to lives and experiences often marginalized from the mainstream cultural conversation.

In 2022, Corezon expanded its work beyond New York with September 11, 1973: The Day Salvador Allende Died, directed and co-produced by Pablo Andrade. The production explored the final hours of Chilean President Salvador Allende during the 1973 military coup and the political and human consequences that followed. Presented at the Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, D.C., the production received Best Drama and Best of Fest before traveling to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it introduced Corezon’s work to an international audience.

More recently, Corezon produced Las Vidas Rotas by Yessi Hernández, winner of the Miranda Family “Voces Latinx” National Playwriting Competition. Presented in New York through a partnership with Radio Drama Network and Repertorio Español, the production brought together artists and institutions around a story centered on immigration, family, displacement, and belonging. With support from Radio Drama Network, the production reached audiences in New York and subsequently received international recognition, including the Premio Talía from Spain’s Academy of Performing Arts.

Beyond its theatrical work, Corezon has developed programs and initiatives designed to support artists and connect Hispanic communities with the arts. Through Impulso: Ciclo de Talleres Artísticos, developed in partnership with the Hispanic Federation, Corezon has provided artistic training and professional development opportunities for emerging Latino artists. In 2020, Corezon also launched La Guía Cultural, a digital cultural platform created to connect audiences with Hispanic arts and culture in New York through events, cultural news, interviews, and original content in Spanish.

Over more than a decade, Corezon’s work has been recognized with more than 40 awards and 80 nominations from organizations and festivals including FUERZAfest, the HOLA Awards, Premios ATI, the ACE Awards, Capital Fringe, and others.

Today, Corezon is entering a new chapter: building upon more than a decade of artistic work to establish itself as a sustainable multidisciplinary Hispanic arts organization serving artists, audiences, and communities in New York City and beyond.

Through theater, arts education, cultural programming, and new forms of artistic and community engagement, Corezon continues to expand the presence of Hispanic voices in the cultural landscape—staying true to its name, where the heart (corazón) meets the essence of art (core).