The Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA) announces the appointment of Jorge Valdivia as its new Executive Director. Valdivia comes to CLATA from the National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA), where he served as the Director of Performing Arts, leading the museum in presenting a year-round calendar of events focusing on performing arts, literature, and film. There he also curated the Sor Juana Arts Festival, a multidisciplinary arts festival that he successfully expanded into seven cities.  Valdivia will assume his leadership role on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at CLATA, where he will continue to grow the organization’s mission to propel the city’s local Latino/a/e theater community to a more prominent level and increase Latino representation in Chicago theater. Valdivia steps into CLATA’s executive leadership previously held by Myrna Salazar, who passed away suddenly in August, 2022. Salazar co-founded CLATA in 2016 with the National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA), the International Latino Cultural Center (ILCC), and the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance (PRAA).