Alex Prato
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Alex Prato was born in Lima, Peru, and grew up living between his
hometown and Santiago, Chile. At the age of four, while attending
nursery school, Alex was discovered by a talent agent and offered his
first TV commercial. In 1998, he appeared in the Chilean TV anthology
series, "El Show de Los Libros". While in college, Alex starred in
the Spanish movie "Los Condenados" (The Condemned), and was also cast
as the young lead in the period Peruvian movie, "Una Sombra al Frente,"
(Crossing a Shadow). Crossing a Shadow was Peru's entry for Best
Foreign Film in the 2008 Oscar competition. After finishing his degree
in Mass Communications, Alex was accepted to be part of the
Conservatory program at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City.