Armando Monsivais is an Oak Cliff native and graduate of W. H. Adamson High School. He holds a B.M. and M.M. in music performance from Southern Methodist University and studied Theatre under Alicia Martinez (Mexico City), Nelson Perez (Venezuela), John S. Davies (Dallas), the late Lynn Metrik (Dallas), and the fabulous Cora Cardona- one of the founders of Teatro Dallas. Monsivais has collaborated with the University of North Texas Theatre Department, The Dallas Children’s Theater, Laboratorio de La Máscara in Mexico City, and other Theater Companies but performs extensively with Cara Mia Theatre and Teatro Dallas.