Modesto “Flako” Jimenez

Modesto “Flako” Jimenez is a Dominican-born, Bushwick-raised, multi-hyphenate artist. As a poet, playwright, educator, actor, producer, and director, his work exists in and explores the intersections of identity, language, mediums, cultures, and communities found in his personal life and beyond. Jimenez’s work includes “Taxilandia,” a site-specific performance in a moving taxi that received a Critic’s Pick from “Time Out New York” and “The New York Times” and was recently recognized with an Obie Special Citation Award. Jimenez is the founder of ¡Oye! Group, a nonprofit that serves as an incubator for artists, both native and immigrant to New York City. In 2021, Jimenez received a Jerome Foundation Fellowship and a Foundation for Contemporary Arts award in performing arts and theater. Jimenez was selected as a Princeton Hodder Fellow for 2023-2024 and received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2024. Currently, Jimenez is working on “Mercedes,” a multi-disciplinary art experience exploring the relationships between matriarchy and ancestors, familial bonds and inherited trauma, and how our own identity can impact our mental health.

Participating in Live from Mount Olympus Season 7 as Otus.