Today we’d like to introduce you to Milton García.
Hi Milton, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
My name is Milton García. I am a Cuban artist based in Havana, an actor by training and a musician by vocation, with a deep affinity for cinematic language.
My relationship with music, acting, and film runs through the way I create. I am drawn to poetry as a point of departure, building works in which words, images, sound, and performance enter into dialogue, generating narrative structures capable of guiding the audience through an almost cinematic journey.
From that need, Oliver Stone was born: a concept album structured around twelve songs that narrate an ideological, emotional, and human journey through Cuba and the conflicts that, from my perspective, have shaped the lives of several generations for more than six decades.
Freedom of expression, individual thought, the reality of a one-party political system, emigration, uprootedness, and the historical contradictions of the nation form some of the fundamental themes of the work.
Yet the album does not seek to confine itself to an exclusively political interpretation. At the center of this universe is also the family, understood as the first space where values, identity, and individual consciousness are formed.
It is precisely there that the project finds another of its foundations: the idea that every collective transformation also begins within the human being, in our capacity to question, to think, to dissent, to love, and to form convictions of our own.
The work and thought of José Martí emerge as an intellectual and symbolic reference for that devotion to ideas, dignity, and the possibility of achieving a different destiny.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
I have worked as an actor since childhood, and for many years I have dedicated my life to developing my own artistic identity. However, now, at 32, I find myself at a point where I must reconsider many things.
The social and economic reality of Cuba confronts me with difficult contradictions every day. On one hand, there are my aspirations, my studies, my need to create, and my desire to establish myself as an artist. On the other, there are the most basic demands of everyday life: finding food, supporting myself financially, and meeting needs that often end up taking the time and energy I would rather devote to my work.
There is an enormous distance between the intellectual and creative universe one tries to build and the material reality in which one must live. That contradiction, between artistic aspirations and living conditions, is an inseparable part of my story.
Adding to these difficulties is the lack of institutional support from the Cuban government for artistic projects that question certain political and ideological structures. I believe there is a resistance to accepting perspectives that depart from an official narrative which, in my view, has become obsolete in the face of an ever-changing reality. This situation limits the possibilities for developing critical artistic works, even when their reflections transcend the Cuban political context and address universal issues such as freedom of thought, human dignity, and the right to dissent.
After developing the compositions and concept of Oliver Stone, I now face the challenge of securing the financial support necessary to begin its musical production with the artistic coherence I consider essential. It is a work born from my personal experience, yet one that aspires to engage with human realities beyond Cuba’s borders.
I do not want circumstances to determine the limits of what I can express. My greatest challenge is finding a way to continue creating without abandoning my convictions or the identity I have built throughout my life.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
Actor · Musician · Multidisciplinary Artist
Milton García Álvarez is a Cuban actor and musician born in Havana in 1994.
He began his artistic career in childhood and gained recognition among Cuban audiences through television, appearing in productions such as ¡Oh, La Habana!, Mucho Ruido, and Latidos Compartidos.
A graduate of Cuba’s National School of Art (ENA), he has developed a career across film, television, and theater.
His film credits include El Premio Flaco, Habanastation, La Partida, Caballos, Alfa, and ¡Oh, Mammy Blue!. His portrayal of Yosvani in La Partida, directed by Antonio Hens, earned him the Adolfo Llauradó Award for Male Performance and placed him within a production that reached international audiences.
In parallel, Milton has cultivated a profound musical vocation. He has worked with different projects and groups, including Café con Crema, Limbo, and later MonkYou, exploring a musical identity rooted in the fusion of Cuban music, funk, reggae, blues, pop, hip-hop, jazz, and rock.
His artistic profile brings together performance, music, and stage experience, with participation in audiovisual projects and live musical productions.
He continues to develop his career as both an actor and a musician, seeking to integrate these disciplines into artistic projects with national and international reach.
What’s next?
My main goal is to secure the financial support and collaborations necessary to produce Oliver Stone and transform the creative work I have developed so far into a completed musical album.
I am interested in building relationships with producers, cultural organizations, foundations, and individuals who understand the importance of supporting independent artistic projects beyond geographical borders.
I have lived my entire life in Havana and have had the opportunity to visit parts of Europe through my work. Those experiences have broadened my perspective, but they have also reaffirmed my need to express, from within my own reality, the contradictions and questions that accompany me.
I want to continue working as an actor, developing my music, and finding spaces where both forms of expression can meet.
Oliver Stone is a deeply personal work. It represents my way of translating into music my thoughts, my experiences, and my relationship with the world in which I have lived.
My aspiration is for this work to finally come into existence, reach audiences, and connect with people who recognize themselves in its questions, regardless of their origins or nationality.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @miltgarciaa
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@miltgarciaa?si=EToiOm54MHwgy8Ov
