El presente trabajo expone los resultados de dos estudios que analizaron la relación entre deporte, arte dramático y consumo de alcohol. Estudio 1. Objetivo: indagar el flow y el sentido de realización personal que genera el deporte, relacionada al consumo de alcohol en adolescentes. Método: 222 deportistas de 14 a 18 años de Buenos Aires. Instrumentos: Cuestionario sociodemográfico, Escala de Disfrute en el Deporte, Escala de Sentido de Realización Personal (ESAR) y Cuestionario de Identificación de los Trastornos Debidos al Consumo de Alcohol (AUDIT). Resultados: Se hallaron relaciones positivas moderadas entre flow y sentido de realización personal. Se observó una relación significativa negativa entre flow y la frecuencia de Consumo Episódico Excesivo de Alcohol, solo en mujeres. Estudio 2. Objetivo: evaluar el disfrute y sentido de realización personal, relacionado con consumo de alcohol en sujetos que realizan actividades de arte dramático. Método: 133 artistas de teatro de 16 a 59 años de Buenos Aires. Instrumentos: Cuestionario sociodemográfico, Escala de Disfrute en la Actividad, ESAR, AUDIT. Resultados: Se observó que a mayor disfrute (afecto positivo e involucramiento), mayor sentido de realización personal. Además, se encontraron asociaciones negativas entre el grado de involucramiento y la frecuencia de consumo de alcohol en mujeres. Palabras clave Flow - Realización personal - Alcohol - Arte - Deportes ABSTRACT POSITIVE EXPERIENCES THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS AND SPORTS AS PROTECTIVE FACTORS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION The present work presents the results of analyzing the relationship between sport, dramatic art and alcohol consumption. Study 1. Objective: to investigate the experience of flow and the sense of personal fulfillment generated by sport and its relationship with alcohol consumption in adolescents. Method: 222 athletes from 14 to 18 years old from Buenos Aires. Instruments: Sociodemographic questionnaire, Enjoyment in Sport Scale, Sense of Personal Fulfillment Scale and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Results: Moderate positive relationships were found between flow and the sense of personal fulfillment. A negative relationship between flow and alcohol frequency of episodic binge drinking was found only in women. Study 2. Objective: to evaluate the enjoyment and sense of personal fulfillment related to alcohol consumption in subjects who carry out activities related to dramatic art. Method: 133 subjects from 16 to 59 years old who perform theater in Buenos Aires. Instruments: Sociodemographic questionnaire, Activity Enjoyment Scale, Sense of Personal Fulfillment Scale, and AUDIT. Results: It was shown that the greater enjoyment (through its components: positive affect and involvement), the greater sense of personal fulfillment. In addition, negative associations were found between the degree of involvement and the frequency of alcohol consumption in women. Keywords Flow - Personal fulfillment - Alcohol - Art - Sports