Indio Interviewed on Telemundo’s Accesso Total, 2 March 2021 see interview by clicking link

Indio interviewed on Telemundo’s Accesso Total

https://www.telemundo47.com/acceso-total-2/el-actor-indio-melendez-un-ejemplo-para-la-comunidad-latina/2156087/

Indio Melendez Demo 2020

CUBANOLA, “Homenaje Pa; Padrino”- Jazz at Lincoln Center’s, The Appel Room

Indiosyncrasy “Para Yemaya” La Tea, NYC

Indiosyncrasy “Flava of the Day” Spanish Repertory, NYC

Indio Joins La Reina for the 2017 Bronx Museum Holiday Market

Indio is honored to exhibit his Yoruba inspired art work at the invitation of the incomparable “La Reina Del Barrio” at the 2nd Annual Bronx Museum Holiday Market Weekend!

Come and explore the festival (free admission) and drop by La Reina’s booth featuring art work by Indio Melendez, Harriet Rosebud Millinery and Tess Stevenson on Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11 from 11:00am to 6:00pm.

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Indio will have many of his original pieces of Yoruba inspired art work for sale as well as limited edition signed prints of select pieces. Indio uses a unique approach to wood-burning “Yoruba” images on reclaimed wood, and uses a variety of color sources created from cigar ashes, coffee grinds, spices, and food coloring, as well as traditional materials such as oil and acrylic paints. The transformed scraps of wood became dynamic mystical art pieces, inspired by his love for Santeria and the Yoruba pantheon, a syncretism of West African and Caribbean religions that have been influenced by Christianity.

Indio uses different sources for color, such as cigar and incense ashes, coffee grinds, wine, berries, spices and traditional mediums such as oil & acrylic based paints, polyurethane and different wood stains to add color.

Save your holiday shopping for the Bronx Museum’s 2nd Annual Holiday Market Weekend – and stop by La Reina’s booth to meet Indio, explore his art – and purchase work for the loved ones on your holiday shopping list!

The Bronx Museum’s Annual Holiday Market Weekend is a collaboration with FromTheBronx.com, The South Bronx Farmer’s Market, THE POINT, and The Bronx Beer Hall. The Bronx Museum will feature more than 50 local artists, artisans, farmers, bakers, brewers, and more for a holiday market that is not to be missed.

“Someday a father be” at Teatro Circulo’s 2016 Call Back Series

I’m happy to announce that I will be performing “Someday A Father Be” at Teatro Circulo’s ” 2016 Call Back Series” March 4-21 2016… 3 weekends, 12 performances!!!

I hope can join me, share my story and have your thoughts provoked. This is my latest one-man performance based on true events about parenting and conversations we must have with our brown children about racism, racial profiling, police brutality, resiliency, respect and HOPE.

I’m very proud of this work and hope you can come out and support this endeavor. ACHE’

Get your tickets today at www.teatrocirculo.org!

“Someday a Father Be” to Premiere at the 2015 One Festival

“Yoruba – Orisha’s On Wood” on Display at the Union City Musuem

Indio Melendez’s exhibit “Yoruba – Orisha’s On Wood” is on display at the Musto Cultural Center at the Union City Museum from April 16th through May.

Indio is a self-taught visual artist who began his art work more than a decade ago as a hobby by drawing and wood-burning “Yoruba” images on reclaimed pieces of wood. The transformed scraps of wood became dynamic mystical art pieces, inspired by his love for Santeria and the Yoruba pantheon, a syncretism of West African and Caribbean religions that have been influenced by Christianity.

Indio uses different sources for color, such as cigar and incense ashes, coffee grinds, wine, berries, spices and traditional mediums such as oil & acrylic based paints, polyurethane and different wood stains to add color.

Indio is a devotee of Chango, Maferefun!

For more information about Indio’s artwork, click here!

 

Indio Melendez Wins Top Prize At Downtown Urban Theater Festival

Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) is pleased to announce the honored plays from its 2011 season that ran from April 13 to 23, 2011 at the MMAC Theater in NYC. DUTF Awards went to:

BEST PLAY – Indiosyncrasy
Written and performed by Indio Melendez
A coming-out story about “Nene” and his emotional journey of leaving his wife and family, falling into addiction and finding redemption

BEST SHORT – Steps
Written and performed by Brinae Ali
A mother’s story of hope and inspiration about her rights of passage into motherhood and process of healing and survival after her daughter’s accident