Variety.com - Reviews - Gaytino!

“At a certain point in his life, would-be Broadway star-cum-talent manager-cum-producer Dan Guerrero decided to dedicate himself to improving the depiction of Latinos in the media. In his one-man show “Gaytino!” — part of Center Theater Group’s “Solomania!” festival — he lands on a good way of putting forth such a positive image: He tells his own, upbeat story. This man has lived an extremely charmed life, and he offers up a quite charming depiction of it.

One-person shows often — maybe even usually — deal with identity politics, and since Guerrero is both gay and Mexican-American, the subject informs his life and therefore his story. But what’s nice about “Gaytino!” is how unfettered it is with obstacles or regrets. Did being Latino inhibit his performance career? Perhaps, but he soon went on to a great career as a talent manager instead. Was it hard, even lonely, growing up gay in East L.A.? Maybe it would have been, if he didn’t have a fantastic best friend.”

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