LUIS SALGADO (he/him) is an award-winning Puerto Rican director, choreographer, performer, producer, and educator whose career bridges Broadway, commercial entertainment, and community-centered arts education. His work is driven by a belief in Art with a Purpose—using storytelling and movement not only to entertain, but to create opportunity, strengthen representation, and empower the next generation of artists.

As a director and choreographer, Salgado has developed work throughout the United States and internationally, collaborating across Broadway, regional theatre, television, concerts, and large-scale live entertainment. His credits include In the Heights, On Your Feet!, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, 1776, Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour, the Jimmy Awards, Telemundo, and projects with artists including Karol G. His work has been recognized with multiple Helen Hayes Awards and other honors for direction and choreography.

Salgado is the founder and Artistic Director of R.Evolución Latina, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering artists and communities through educational and artistic programming, and the founder of Salgado Productions, where his mission of creating “Art with a Purpose” extends to developing new work and opportunities for diverse artists and stories.

Born and raised in Puerto Rico and based in New York City, Luis is deeply committed to mentorship. His approach encourages artists to recognize that a sustainable career is built not only through technique, but through curiosity, discipline, leadership, generosity, resilience, and an understanding of their own unique voice. He believes the artist’s responsibility extends beyond the stage: to create, to serve, to question, to build community, and to open doors for those coming next.