Orestes Matacena

Orestes Matacena is a Cuban–American actor, director, producer and writer. His most notable appearance is Niko from The Mask.
In 1973, Matacena appeared as Olimpio in the Duo Theatre production Francesco: The Life and Times of the Cencis at La [MaMa Experimental Theatre Club] in the East Village of Manhattan. The production was written and directed by Manuel [Martín Jr.|Manuel Martin, Jr.], with music by Enrique Ubieta. Magaly Alabau, who co-founded Duo Theatre with Martin, also appeared in the production.
He was awarded best actor at the 24FPS International [Short Film Festival] in 2013. Also in 2013, he received the Ozz Electric Award for best actor at the Vaughan Film Festival in Toronto for the film Caged Dreams.