Aaron Zebede

{{short description|Panamanian actor}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Aaron Zebede

| image = Aaronzebedetevye2.jpg

| caption= Aaron Zebede as 'Tevye' in Fiddler on the Roof (Panama, October 15, 2012)

| birth_place = Panama City, Panama

| occupation = Actor / Producer / Director

}}

Aaron Zebede is a Panamanian stage actor, director, and producer.{{cite web|url=http://www.aaronzebede.com|title=Webpage Aaron Zebede|work=aaronzebede.com}} As a stage actor his work includes the roles of 'Alfred P. Doolitle' in My Fair Lady (2003), 'Perón' in "Evita" (2004), 'Tevye' in Fiddler on the Roof (a role he played in three different productions),{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/177572/lchaim-50-facts-about-fiddler-on-the-roof-on-the-musicals-50th-anniversary/|title=L'Chaim! 50 Facts About Fiddler on the Roof on the Musical's 50th Anniversary|work=Broadway.com}} 'Otto Frank' in The Diary of Anne Frank, 'Toddy' in the musical Victor Victoria.[http://www.critica.com.pa/archivo/03242010/viv03.html#axzz0tfOzszQQ Crítica en Línea, Panama] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404065815/http://www.critica.com.pa/archivo/03242010/viv03.html#axzz0tfOzszQQ |date=April 4, 2010 }}[http://www.pa-digital.com.pa/periodico/edicion-anterior/ey-interna.php?story_id=901507 El Panamá América, Panama] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813012432/http://www.pa-digital.com.pa/periodico/edicion-anterior/ey-interna.php?story_id=901507 |date=2010-08-13 }} and 'Max Bialystock' in "The Producers".[http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2010/03/28/hoy/vivir/2136867.asp La Prensa, Panama] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515174911/http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2010/03/28/hoy/vivir/2136867.asp |date=2010-05-15 }}

In 2013 Zebede starred in Andrew Goffman's Off-Broadway show The Accidental Pervert (Spanish version) at Panama's famed Teatro La Quadra.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/the-accidental-pervert-will-open-in-panama-city-with-aaron-zebede-in-title--203970|title=The Accidental Pervert Will Open in Panama City With Aaron Zebede in Title Role|work=Playbill}} He then went to play the role of 'Georges' in the musical La Cage aux Folles and did a one-week run as 'Shrek' in Shrek the Musical.{{cite web|url=http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/content/%E2%80%98shrek%E2%80%99-o-el-respeto-la-unicidad-del-ser|title='Shrek' o el respeto a la unicidad del ser|work=Panamá América}} In 2017 he played the role of 'Edna Turnblad' in the Panamanian revival of Hairspray (musical).{{cite web|url=http://www.diaadia.com.pa/fama/de-vuelta-los-60-con-hairspray-el-musical-323204|title=De vuelta a los 60s con 'Hairspray'|work=Día a Día}}

As director, Zebede directed Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida at the National Theatre of Panama{{cite web|url=http://www.prensa.com/impreso/vivir/musical-valia/192779|title=Un musical de valía|work=La Prensa}} as well as Lin-Manuel Miranda's In The Heights at the Teatro El Círculo{{cite web|url=http://www.prensa.com/impreso/vivir/sobre-sentimiento-pertenencia/204868|title=Sobre el sentimiento de pertenencia|work=La Prensa|access-date=2013-10-15|archive-date=2013-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013081925/http://www.prensa.com/impreso/vivir/sobre-sentimiento-pertenencia/204868|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.prensa.com/impreso/vivir/zebede-le-toma-gusto-dirigir/204869|title=Zebede le toma el gusto a dirigir|work=La Prensa}} (both in 2013), Schönberg & Boublil's Les Misérables in 2014,[http://www.critica.com.pa/notas/1768816-talento-nacional-se-luce-les-miserables- La Crítica, Panama] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006115653/http://www.critica.com.pa/notas/1768816-talento-nacional-se-luce-les-miserables-?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter |date=October 6, 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.prensa.com/impreso/vivir/aplausos-puesta/396753|title=Aplausos a la puesta de 'Los miserables'|work=La Prensa}} Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar in 2015,{{cite web|url=http://www.elvenezolano.com.pa/index.php/cultura/espectaculos/item/12762-jesus-christ-superstar-lleno-de-musica-el-teatro-nacional|title=Jesus Christ Superstar llenó de música el Teatro Nacional|work=Periódico El Venezolano|access-date=2015-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607201335/http://www.elvenezolano.com.pa/index.php/cultura/espectaculos/item/12762-jesus-christ-superstar-lleno-de-musica-el-teatro-nacional|archive-date=2015-06-07|url-status=dead}} Larry Kramer's AIDS drama The Normal Heart,{{cite web|url=http://www.diaadia.com.pa/fama/un-coraz%C3%B3n-normal-es-un-grito-de-%C2%A1alerta-278323|title=Un corazón normal es un grito de ¡alerta!|work=Critica}} the ABBA inspired hit Mamma Mia! at the Teatro Anayansi,{{cite web|url=http://www.prensa.com/cine_y_mas/Mamma-ritmo-alegria_7_4438126145.html|title=El musical 'Mamma Mia!' al ritmo de la alegría|work=La Prensa|date=16 March 2016 }} the rock musical Rock of Ages,{{cite web|url=http://elchotin.com/pa/2016/05/fotos-la-primera-presentacion-rock-of-ages-panama/|title=Primeras fotos de 'Rock of Ages' en Panamá|work=Chotin.com|access-date=2016-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511051926/http://elchotin.com/pa/2016/05/fotos-la-primera-presentacion-rock-of-ages-panama/|archive-date=2016-05-11|url-status=dead}} The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical),{{cite web|url=http://www.prensa.com/cine_y_mas/clasico-musical-Panama-Fantasma-Opera_7_4543115646.html|title=Un clásico del teatro musical en Panamá, El Fantasma de la Opera|work=La Prensa|date=3 August 2016 }} , Grease (musical).{{cite web|url=https://claroblog.com.pa/un-clasico-se-apodera-de-panama-ven-a-ver-grease/|title=Un clásico se apodera de Panamá, ven a ver Grease|work=Claroblog}} and On Your Feet!.{{cite web|url=https://www.metrolibre.com/cultura/on-your-feet-la-explosion-de-color-y-son-DAML235565 |title=On your Feet!, la explosión de color y son }}

On the big screen Zebede worked in Escobar: Paradise Lost, with Benicio del Toro and Josh Hutcherson, directed by Andrea Di Stefano,{{cite web|url=http://www.elvenezolano.com.pa/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=3172:aaron-zebede-%E2%80%9Cno-hay-nada-m%C3%A1s-divertido-que-hacer-de-uno-mismo%E2%80%9D&Itemid=118|title=Aaron Zebede: "No hay nada más divertido que hacer de uno mismo"|work=Periódico El Venezolano}}{{cite web|url=http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/ey/elogio-extranjeros-y-panamenos|title=Elogió a extranjeros y panameños|work=Panamá América|date=29 September 2014 }} and in the 2015 biopic Hands of Stone as Roberto Durán's father in law, directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz.[http://strambotix.com/hands-of-stone-imagen-oficial/ Strambotix.com, Panama]

He is also the author, director and star of a brand new one-hour comedy show, 'Turning 50'{{cite web|url=http://www.critica.com.pa/viva/una-noche-de-risoterapia-fue-turning-50-428140|title=Una noche de risoterapia fue 'Turning 50'|work=Crítica, Panamá}} and recently directed Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues,{{cite web|url=https://impresa.prensa.com/vivir/denuncia-abierta_0_4893260696.html|title=Una denuncia abierta|work=La Prensa, Panamá|date=13 November 2017 }} and Anastasia (musical).