Orestes Matacena (born August 29, 1941) is a Cuban–American actor, director, producer and writer.

[1] 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 Martin, Jr., with music by Enrique Ubieta.

Magaly Alabau, who co-founded Duo Theatre with Martin, also appeared in the production.

[2] He was awarded best actor at the 24FPS International Short Film Festival in 2013.