Jose Torres-Tama has been nominated for a prestigious 2022 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts in Theatre, and is director of ArteFuturo Productions, the only Latin performance art producer in New Orleans. 

He is a performance and visual artist, published poet and playwright, arts educator and photographer, and the subject of the award-winning documentary titled "This Taco Truck Kills Fascists" that chronicles his radical "Taco Truck Theater" ensemble and dinner theater on wheels. His acclaimed solo performances have sold-out in theaters in Houston, Minneapolis, New Orleans, and Los Angeles.