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Title
Interview with Frank Robles
Additional title: Frank Robles interview
Names
Parker/Hodges Productions (Production company)
Estate of Felipe Gorostiza (Funder)
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Division, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (Producer)
Robles, Frank (Interviewee)
Espejo, Ramón, 1969- (Interviewer)
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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 2025
Place: New York
Library locations
Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Shelf locator: NCOW 455
Topics
Robles, Frank
Robles, Frank -- Friends and associates
Hispanic American Arts Center (New York, N.Y.)
Repertorio Español (Theatrical company : New York, N.Y.)
Hispanic American theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Friends and associates
Hispanic American theater
Theater
New York (State) -- New York
United States
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Billy Rose Theatre Division, Douglas Reside, curator.
Content: Title from opening credits.
Performers: Interviewed by Dr. Ramón Espejo.
Venue: Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Billy Rose Theatre Division for the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive in the Harvey Fierstein Theatre Lab, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., February 11, 2025.
Funding: Recorded with the financial assistance of the Estate of Felipe Gorostiza.
Language: The interview is conducted in Spanish, without translation.
Content: Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.
Content: Closed captioning for this video was created using an automatic speech recognition system.
Physical Description
Born digital
Extent: 1 videodisc (DVD) (105 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches
Description
Actor Frank Robles, a founding member of INTAR (i.e. the Hispanic American Arts Center) discusses his life and career with Ramón Espejo. Robles tells of his experiences in Latinx theater in New York City, not only with INTAR but also with other companies, such as Repertorio Español.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1529643818
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b23685193
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b23801493
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e51f44d0-5ab8-013e-8609-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2025: Issued
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Frank Robles" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2025. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0472d680-5b72-013e-4879-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Frank Robles" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 19, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0472d680-5b72-013e-4879-0242ac110003

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Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. (2025). Interview with Frank Robles Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0472d680-5b72-013e-4879-0242ac110003

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Interview with Frank Robles