Alvaro Flores

Highlights

• Reviews from Our Man in Havana, Watermill Theatre, Newbury. 2022  
  
  “Alvaro Flores elegantly handles the roles of MI6 agent Hawthorne and Captain Segura, the suave bloodstained officer who pursues Milly (impishly played by Daniella Agredo Piper).”
  The Times
  https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/our-man-in-havana-review-murky-plotting-but-genial-songs-lift-the-spirits-dvr6wbswp
  
  “Alvaro Flores is equally convincing as the deviously insistent Hawthorne; and later, Segura, the scary local military leader with dictatorial ambitions and a moustache to match – plus a worrying desire to marry the much younger Milly.”
  Whatonstage:
  https://www.whatsonstage.com/newbury-theatre/reviews/our-man-in-havana-review-graham-greene-novel-becom_56306.html 
  
  "Salvation soon arrives in the form of Hawthorne (Alvaro Flores), a Secret Service operative so keen to have an operative in Cuba that he wilfully overlooks the fact that Wormold, whose only social connection is an expat German and who can barely operate the vacuums he sells, may not actually have his finger on the subversive pulse of the city.  
  The music also conveys the sinister undercurrents beneath the exotic surface of Batista’s Cuba – something Greene himself felt that he’d failed to do in the original novel – particularly by bringing more depth and detail to Captain Segura (also Alvaro Flores), here an ambiguous yet terrifying self-confessed torturer, with whom Wormwold plays a now legendary game of checkers.   
  With solid and engaging performances by a talented cast (often playing multiple characters as well as instruments), an incredibly detailed Swiss Army Knife of a set, and a big, bold and exciting set of songs, this comes highly recommended for fans of comedies, spy capers and Greene’s original novel. And while this really shouldn’t be something that’s rare enough to justify a mention in 2022, the theatre should be commended for not white-washing the cast of a play that isn’t set in Western Europe."
  Wokingham Today:
  https://wokingham.today/review-our-man-in-havana-at-the-watermill-theatre-newbury/
• Review from The Time of Our Lies, Park Theatre, London. 2019
  
  "Alvaro Flores as Trump (who Zinn did not live to see become president) creates an electrifying moment as all the cast respond to Trump’s “Go back to where you came from” “.
  https://viewfromthecheapseat.com/2019/08/02/the-time-of-our-lies-park-theatre/
• Reviews from Don Quixote in Algiers, The White Bear Theatre, London. 2017  
  
  “Álvaro Flores portrays Cervantes wonderfully and shows the character’s deteriorating mental state in this production.”
  WestEndWilma.com
  https://www.westendwilma.com/review-don-quixote-in-algiers-white-bear-theatre/
   
  “Stand out performances are provided by Alvaro Flores as Miguel, whose mannerisms and storytelling abilities are delivered with great precision and intensity that change constantly wrong foot the audience about who he really is.”
  Lovelondonloveculture.com
  https://lovelondonloveculture.com/2017/02/10/review-don-quixote-in-algiers-white-bear-theatre/
• - Review from Acis and Galatea, Wilton's Music Hall. 2008: 
  
  "In terms of acting, it would be odd indeed were the operatic limelight stolen by a non-singing role. But such was the skill of Alvaro Flores Mejorada - as a non-speaking sailor - that this might well have been, were it not for Sinéad Campbell's Galatea."
  The Guardian 
  https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/apr/25/classicalmusicandopera8
• Review on Diversifications, Old Red Lion Theatre, London. 2022
  
  "...Juan, played by Alvaro Flores gives the relationship a sensitive and cheeky edge igniting the young couple’s passion and gives rise to the challenge many young couples face; joint commitment to having a child."
  LondonTheatreReviews 
  https://www.londontheatrereviews.co.uk/post.cfm?p=11452
• Reviews from NINE, Ye Olde Rose and Crown, London. 2009 
  
  "Alvaro Flores, as Guido Contini, the lone male on stage, personifies the troubled film director. He loves Luisa his wife, yet is drawn to any woman who pays him attention, due to his obsession fuelled by an early-life encounter with the siren Saraghina. His performance grows in stature and the culmination of his confusion and loneliness is handled impressively for such a young performer."
  WhatsOnStage.com
  https://www.whatsonstage.com/off-west-end-theatre/reviews/nine-the-musical_16471.html
  
  "Alvaro Flores made a very handsome Guido and had a fine singing voice. He certainly held his own against his army of women and it worked particularly well when he went back to his childhood and became his nine year-old self."
  Musical Stages Magazine
• Reviews on ClubMex, Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester. 2019
  
  "Special mention goes to club rep lothario Antonio, as played by Alvaro Flores, who is very funny and, in true club rep style, encourages the audience so that everyone enthusiastically joins in the fun at Club Mex."  
  MusicalTheatreReview.com 
  https://musicaltheatrereview.com/club-mex-hope-mill-theatre-manchester/
  
  "Audience participation is encouraged by the cast, particularly by Alvaro Flores as local lothario Antonio."
  TheStage
  https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/club-mex-review-at-hope-mill-theatre-manchester--funny-innovative-and-well-cast-musical
  
  "Antonio (Alvaro Flores) injects some excellently timed comedy to the production, but also starts to share a more sensitive side, which will have you questioning whether holiday reps are just in it for the “tips.” "
  number9reviews
  https://number9reviews.blogspot.com/2019/01/review-club-mex-hope-mill-theatre.html
  
  "Alvaro Flores’ Antonio ultimately providing the cherry on top of the carefully constructed comedy drive."
  AskTheUshers
  https://asktheushers.wordpress.com/2019/02/13/review-club-mex-hope-mill-theatre/
• Reviews on Qaddafi's Cook, KC Fringe (on-line). 2021
  
  "Alvaro Flores’ portrayal of one of the chefs, is wonderful. By turns innocent, curious, passionate, and frightened, he brings an immediacy to his situation that brings the viewer into the developing action."
  KC Fringe (on-line)
  https://kcfringe.org/2021-reviews/qaddafis-cook/ 
  
  "Alvaro Flores is fantastic as Fredy, and pulls double and triple duty playing other members of the cooking staff (my particular favorite was Peo, the laconic Catalan, the only one capable of calling Qaddafi exactly what he was). I really wish that I could see the stage version of this show, not just for the live cooking that Alvaro Flores does in character, but for the chance to see him play off an audience. Flores is blessed with large amounts of charisma and charm..." 
  Minnesota Fringe (on-line)
  https://minnesotafringe.org/2021-show-information/qaddafi-s-cook#reviews