Interview/Entrevista with Fernando Rojas (Composer/Musician/Producer) with Alicia Kaplan

A profound and insightful exchange of diverse ideas in this interview in English and Spanish. Fernando Rojas and Alicia Kaplan hold an amicable but serious discussion about controversial topics, including nationalism, theatre and politics. Fernando Rojas is a Colombian pianist,composer, writer, businessman, and philanthropist. He achieved international recognition at the Vina del Mar International Song Festival in Chile. He later worked on the film "Maria Full of Grace", earning many awards in Colombia, and nominated for Academy Awards and Screen Actor Guild Awards. He also spear-headed production for the independent film "Prince of Paupers" which was co-produced by Audit Trail. He founded his company Flamingo Digital Records, which produces films, music and other projects. Mr. Rojas is the Director of the official Tribune of WWII Veteran and influential businessman John G. Ibe. Alicia Kaplan is an award winning bilingual actress, director, and the Founder and Producing Artistic Director of the not-for-profit production company Danisarte (www.Danisarte.org) and the Director/Host of the bilingual web series "Welcome to My World/Bienvenidos a mi Mundo". She has been a member of different cross-cultural organizations, equal ethnic opportunity advisory committees, and very active in the Hispanic Theatre of New York, as well as across the United States, Mexico, Venezuela, and Colombia since her artistic beginning as an child in Venezuela. This interview was conducted at the Talia Awards in New York City and and was filmed by Producer/Videographer Joseph de Cross. Edited by Hernan Acuna.