{"id":70898,"date":"2026-06-22T15:36:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruthfranco.com\/alec-whaite\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:57:11","slug":"alec-whaite","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruthfranco.com\/en\/alec-whaite\/","title":{"rendered":"Alec Whaite"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"70898\" class=\"elementor elementor-70898 elementor-70879\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d5877 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default neuron-fixed-no\" data-id=\"8d5877\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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id=\"elementor-tab-content-7801\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7801\"><p><strong>FILM<\/strong><br \/>\u201cSHADOW WOLVES\u201d. Dir. McKay Daines. USA, 2019<br \/>\u201cTHE LONGEST DISTANCE\u201d. Dir. Claudia Pinto Emperador. Spain\/Venezuela, 2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>TELEVISION<\/strong><br \/>\u201cEL CASTILLO\u201d. Dir. Elena Mart\u00edn Gimeno &amp; Sandra Romero. Caballo Films\/Movistar+. Spain, 2026<br \/>\u201cKOSTA: THE PARADISE\u201d. Dir. Marja Pyykk\u00f6. Orange TV. Spain\/Finland, 2024<br \/>\u201cESCAPING MY EX-HUSBAND\u201d. Dir. Alejandro Fumero. Fumero Films. USA, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>THEATRE<\/strong><br \/>\u201cCAMPEONES DE LA COMEDIA\u201d. Dir. David Ottone (Yllana) \/ Prod. Javier Fesser y Luis Manso. Spain national tour, 2022-23 season.<br \/>\u201cCHEKHOV EN YALTA\u201d. Dir. Rick Peters. USA, 2018<br \/>\u201cBEEN SO LONG\u201d. Dir. Austin Iredale. Hollywood Fringe Festival. USA, 2017<br \/>\u201cMS. PALFREY AT THE CLAREMONT\u201d. Dir. Cate Caplin. First production in the USA, 2016<br \/>\u201cTHE HISTORY BOYS\u201d. Dir. Milton Justice. First production in the USA, 2015<br \/>\u201cEARTHQUAKES IN LONDON\u201d. Dir. Milton Justice. USA, 2014<br \/>\u201cART\u201d. Dir. Bonnie McNeil. USA, 2014<br \/>\u201cWAITING FOR GODOT\u201d. Dir. Milton Justice. USA, 2013<br \/>\u201cROMEO &amp; JULIET\u201d. Dir. Bruce Katzman. USA, 2013<br \/>\u201cALICE IN WONDERLAND\u201d. Dir. Gareth White. England, 2011<\/p>\n<p><strong>SHORTFILMS<\/strong><br \/>\u201cDEM\u00d3NICA\u201d. Dir. Miguel Ferrer. USA, 2021<br \/>\u201cTALK TO THE CAN\u201d. Dir. Jordan H. Elliott. USA, 2021<br \/>\u201cJAYWALKER\u201d. Dir. Eden Hadad. USA, 2020<br \/>\u201cTHE FIFTH MAN\u201d. Dir. Bradley W. James. USA, 2017<br \/>\u201cTHE OTT PROJECT\u201d. Dir. Mark Schoonmaker. USA, 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>MUSIC VIDEOS<\/strong><br \/>\u201cPROM\u00c9TEME\u201d, RICKY MARTIN &amp; OZUNA. Dir. Nuno Gomes. USA, 2026 *currently in post-production<br \/>\u201cDE CERO\u201d, CNCO. Dir. Nuno Gomes. USA, 2019<br \/>\u201cPA\u2019 MALA YO\u201d, NATTI NATASHA. Dir. Nuno Gomes. USA, 2016<br \/>\u201cLA PRISI\u00d3N\u201d, MAN\u00c1. Dir. Pablo Croce. M\u00e9xico\/USA, 2015<br \/>\u201cVERANO\u201d, CARAMELOS DE CIANURO. Dir. Mike Tang. USA, 2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-7802\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7802\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">AWARDS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7802\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7802\"><p>\u201cTHE LONGEST DISTANCE\u201d, Goya Awards nomination for Best Iberoamerican Film, 2015<br \/>\u201cTHE LONGEST DISTANCE\u201d, Platino Award for Best First Feature Film of the Year, 2015<br \/>\u201cTHE LONGEST DISTANCE\u201d, World Premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival (Class A). Glauber Rocha Award for Best Latin American Film of the Year and Golden Zenith nomination, 2013<br \/>\u201cTHE LONGEST DISTANCE\u201d, Audience Award for Best Iberoamerican Fiction Film of the Year at the International Film Festival Panama, 2015<br \/>\u201cTHE LONGEST DISTANCE\u201d, Special Jury Prize at the Trieste Film Festival, 2015<br \/>\u201cTHE LONGEST DISTANCE\u201d, Audience Award for Best Film at the Helsinki Latin American Film Festival, 2015<br \/>\u201cTHE LONGEST DISTANCE\u201d, Reel Women Direct Award (Best Female Director) and Audience Award nomination at the Cleveland International Film Festival, 2014<br \/>\u201cTHE LONGEST DISTANCE\u201d, Official Selection at the Chicago Latino Film Festival, 2014<br \/>\u201cTHE LONGEST DISTANCE\u201d, nominated for the Panorama Fiction Audience Award at the Toulouse Latin American Film Festival (France), 2014<br \/>\u201cTHE LONGEST DISTANCE\u201d, Audience Award for Best Film of the Year, Pablo Neruda Award and nomination for the Golden Col\u00f3n Award at the Huelva Iberoamerican Film Festival, 2013<br \/>\u201cTHE LONGEST DISTANCE\u201d, nomination for the Grand Coral at the Havana Film Festival (Cuba), 2013<br \/>\u201cTHE LONGEST DISTANCE\u201d, nominations for the Grand Prix Asturias and Special Jury Award at the Gij\u00f3n International Film Festival, 2013<br \/>\u201cDEM\u00d3NICA\u201d, Best Fiction Short Film at the Venezuelan Film Festival, 2022<br \/>\u201cDEM\u00d3NICA\u201d, \u2018Best at the Fest Award\u2019 at the Blood &amp; Popcorn Film Festival. USA, 2026<br \/>Best Actor Award for \u201cABUELA\u201d at the CCCMLA competition (USA), 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-7803\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7803\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">TRAINING<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7803\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7803\"><p>Acting and dramaturgy for film and theatre at the Royal Central School of Speech &amp; Drama, London. First Venezuelan admitted to this institution.<br \/>Acting for film, television and theatre at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting &amp; Theatre, Los Angeles.<br \/>International Baccalaureate (IB) at the United World College of the Atlantic. Wales, UK. Majors in Theatre, Literature and Economics.<br \/>Intensive acting and text analysis workshop with Academy Award winner Milton Justice. USA, 2015.<br \/>Character creation and scene study laboratory with Academy Award winner Milton Justice. USA, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SKILLS<\/strong><br \/>Sports: snowboarding (advanced), soccer (advanced), basketball, volleyball, swimming, surfing, clay shooting, horseback riding (advanced), golf (advanced), baseball, sport climbing (advanced), running (advanced), cycling, American football, scuba diving (PADI certified), olympic weightlifting.<br \/>Other: advanced driving (manual\/automatic car &amp; motorcycle), chess (advanced), DJ (professional), photography (advanced), poker (professional level), weapons handling and stage combat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-7804\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7804\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">LANGUAGES<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7804\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7804\"><p>Spanish and English (bilingual)<br \/>French (intermediate)<br \/>Italian (advanced).<\/p>\n<p><strong>ACCENTS<\/strong><br \/>Spanish accents: Venezuelan, Colombian, Mexican, Argentinian, Cuban, Spanish (neutral).<br \/>English accents: British (RP), South London, Latino, Russian, Italian, French, American (standard, Brookly and southern).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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