The inspiration that made me be an artist was; Michael Jackson, because since I saw him on tv dancing in 1982 his success Billie Jean was ignored by the artist and I began to observe everything that he did and in my opinion. he was the best artist in the world.
1. Tell us more about your background and journey.
He was born in Caracas, Venezuela on September 30, 1967. He began his career with dynamism on February 23, 1989, doing the double of Michael Jackson in llusion (Caracas) in the Doubles Show. Moreno Michael's real name is Larry Martínez. The origin of the name Moreno Michael comes when he interpreted as a dancer "El Moreno is" dancing merengue in the style of Michael Jackson and it was the moment when he hit the television program "Sensational Saturday" in 1989. From this moment it can be said that his career begins in a big way, as a comedian, the variety of imitations of characters.
Moreno Michael is a versatile artist with an overwhelming facility for performing; he is an Actor, Imitator, Comedian, Dancer, Musician, Composer, and Producer. Moreno Michael does more than 100 imitations not only with his voice but also in many of them, great stars such as Celia Cruz, Oscar de León, Luís Miguel, Marc Anthony, Jose Feliciano, Carlos Vives, Cantinflas, Pavarotti, Frankie Ruiz, Ismael Miranda, Cheo Feliciano, Shakira, Don Francisco, Vicente Fernandez, Alejandro Fernández, Servando y Florentino, Juan Luis Guerra, Juan Gabriel, Tito Puente, David Bisbal, Alejandra Guzman, Hector Lavoe among many others.
Passed the borders of the country where he was born, making great presentations in many countries, among the main ones we have the United States (Miami, New York, Orlando, Houston, Utah, Las Vegas), Spain (Almeiras, La Coruña, Tenerife) Curaçao, Panama, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Argentina, Portugal, Dominican Republic, Canada, Uruguay.
He successfully participated in the Madison Square Garden in New York in 1994 in the festival of humor, receiving a deserved recognition from the demanding public, and thus he has stood out in the Festival of humor of Colombia in the years 92, 93, 94, and 96. Continuing with The wave of triumphs, Argentina received the award for the best comic show (1995) in Mar del Plata.
In the American continent, its popularity has also gained strength through important television programs with a large audience, such as Don Francisco Presents, Sábado Gigante, Despierta América, Los Metiches on Univision, La Bola, 900 − RISAS RCTV, Cheverisimo, Sensational Saturday Venevision.
Also, in Argentina with Hola Susana, and Marcelo Tinelli in “Video Match” imitating Michael Jackson when the real singer performed in Buenos Aires in October 1993.Moreno Michael's international career has led him to rub shoulders with great stars such as Celia Cruz, Oscar de León, Jerry Rivera, Gilberto Santa Rosa, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Ismael Miranda, Cheo Feliciano, Tito Gomez, Sonora Ponceña, Andy Montañes , Victor Manuel, Maelo, Reinaldo Armas, Guaco, Gloria Trevi, Olga Tañon, Antony Santos, Brigette Nelsen, Armando Manzanero, among others.
In 2003, Moreno Michael professionally promoted a tribute to Celia Cruz (Eternamente Azúcar); she herself expressed in an interview on Spanish television that Moreno Michael is the imitator that best characterized the immortal artist Celia Cruz.
He also did a concert called LA RUMBA DEL CIELO, where he characterized and paid tribute to the greats of salsa and Bolero as Celia Cruz, Hector Lavoe, Frankie Ruiz, Ismael Rivera, Felipe Pirela, Benny More, Tito Puente, Marvin Santiago, Tito Rodriguez, Cheo Feliciano. In the years 2012-2013 and 2014 he was the comic figure with the highest Rating on Venezuelan television, in Searching for a Star television program Super Sábado Sensacional en Venevisión, Ahí El Moreno Michael connected the public with his humor show, presenting his incomparable characterizations that kept the public glued to the TV.
Characters such as: La Tigresa del Oriente, Cantinflas, Servando Y Florentino, Oscar D Leon, Michael Jackson, Celia Cruz, Juanga, Luis Miguel, Osmel Sousa, Boris Isaguirre, Joaquín Cortés, and even imitated all those who were jurors of the reality show in the last three seasons: Euro Nava, Antonietta, Nelly Pujols, Enzo Casella, Manolo de Freitas, Maricarmen Sobrino, among many other artists. In 2002 and until 2012 he made a parody of "Don Francisco y el Chacal" achieving a striking television audience.
Also in the same program Super Sábado Sensacional, I worked as a jury in the show El PRECIPICIO doing a caricatured characterization of the singer Juan Grabiel, called JUANGA (a character who got a lot of attachment and popularity in Venezuela and America. He also entered the big screen with two movies filmed in 2014: A Delinquent in New York and Vimazoluleka.
In 2015, he launched his own television program, with a style never before seen in Latin America, where he produced, interviewed, shared, and sang with national and international stars, accompanied by a great orchestra, with its unpublished characters and characterizing and imitating many of the aforementioned artists with overwhelming success.
He currently performs in Venezuela, America, and Europe with his Great Humor and Music show, under the baton of his Company Moreno Michael Entertainment.
IG, TW, TikTok, Youtube = @elmorenomichael
2. When did you decide you wanted to be an artist?
I decided to be an artist because since I was 10 years old, I listened to the radio, music and immediately began to imitate it, the percussion instruments also caught my attention, I also learned to play by listening to music, I also danced breakdance on the street, and when I was 22 years old I worked as an olfebre in a jewelry workshop, and one day I went to a nightclub called illusion where they did the doubles show, at that time I had seen the Michael Jackson movie Moonwalker, the which inspired me to imitate him, and that's when I started my artistic career, doing the Michael Jackson Double.
3. Is it a financially stable career?
If it is a stable career, it is very well earned, depending on the show contracts, and the demand of various countries that like good humor and good music.
4. Who is your favorite painter/artist and why?
Miguel Angel, because his paintings went much beyond this dimension, apart from the spectacular of his paintings, the magic that his art expressed had a connection with the universe and with God in some way. To see the creation of Adam in the Sistine Chapel is to be transported to another world.
5. What is your inspiration for creating art?
The inspiration that made me be an artist was; Michael Jackson, because since I saw him on tv dancing in 1982 his success Billie Jean was ignored with the artist and I began to observe everything that he did and in my opinion, he was the best artist in the world, a person full of magic since his 5 years of age, I wanted to produce that magic with my talent and my style, that's why I started being the best double of MJ in America, then I started to imitate other artists and today I have the most complete show of humor and music in the world, thank you, God.
6. What piece of advice would you like to give to future aspiring artists?
That they study, prepare, and have discipline, love, and passion for what they do, always maintaining humility wherever they go.
7. Which is your favorite book and why?
The memorandum of God, because it is a book that connects you with God directly in a way that you feel that God himself gives you life instructions, speaks to you through that book that connects you with the faith that you must have to achieve your goals.
El Moreno Michael - Artist
Interviewed By: Navya Garg
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