Chris Browne Valenzuela

Press & Reviews

Marc Lafia

“Chris Browne Valenzuela has incredible Creativity and Focus… just an excellent silent actor”

Marc Lafia is a multidisciplinary artist who has been featured in the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Walker Art Center, Minnesota; the Tate Online: Intermedia Art.
Lafia was the writer and conceptualist for Madonna’s Express Yourself (1989), which won the MTV Best Female Video and Best Director awards.

Jessica Hecht

“Chris Browne Valenzuela is a superb actor, dancer and artist… Chris’s skills combine artistry with language and a true heart of gold and have made his collaboration with us, essential.”

Jessica Hecht is an actress known for her TV roles as Gretchen Schwartz on Breaking Bad, Susan Bunch on Friends, Carol on The Boys, and Karen on Special. She is also known for her expansive work on Broadway, earning Tony Award nominations for her roles in A View from the Bridge (2010), Summer, 1976 (2023), and Eureka Day (2025).

Canvas Rebel Magazine

In June of 2025, Chris was interviewed by Canvas Rebel Magazine. The conversation spanned art, career moves and recent developments. Click on the link to read this feature.

Student Testimonials

“The first thing that comes to my mind about Chris as a teacher is his passion and care for both the work and the people working. Neutral Mask work can be a very vulnerable and sometimes scary place for people that haven’t done it before. I felt safe in his class. There was no sense of judgement or fear that we were going to get criticized for doing something wrong. He’s also not afraid to jump in and do it with you if you get stuck or confused.”

— Davis Wood

“Learning from Chris was a superb experience and there is much to take under his guidance. Not only is he knowledgable about what he teaches, he also knows how to treat every exercise with specificity and has the ability to cater to each student individually even in a group setting. He is great at explaining concepts in a way that is easy to understand without condensing the lesson or leaving things behind. It’s hard to feel inhibited in Chris’s class as he does an excellent job creating a safe and comfortable environment to learn and work in.

In the short amount of time I studied under Chris, I picked up many lessons, concepts, and skills that actors can apply in the wide array of things the industry asks from you, be it auditions, scene work, jobs, and more. I strongly recommend working with him to widen your range, add more depth to your performances, and grow more as an actor.”

— Luigi H. Quesada

“Chris came into our classroom at a very sensitive time after we had been lead into the mask world I’m not the best way but through Chris’s care and consideration I was able to enter something super out of my comfort zone and learn. One thing Chris did for me that meant a lot as someone with sensory issues was after a really hard day, Chris let me not take part in class, they just let me watch the work and through that care and consideration I felt safe enough to reengage in a new way. Chris is a safety net and their care and kindness is not something to be overlooked.”

— Jesse Hartley

Closet Magazine

In January of 2025, Revista Closet, a Queer Chilean press outlet, wrote a feature about Chris and his work. Click on the link to read the article.