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Latino Media Resource Project
Marianne Amelinckx
Director
Female
Film
TV Commercials
Branded Content
Business owner/Production Company
Drama
Comedy
Pre-Guild/Pre-Union
Pre-association
Latino Lens Incubator (NALIP)
USA: Los Angeles
Venezuela
English
Spanish
U.S. Veteran
Natural born storyteller and official videographer for family and friends since 1989. Magna Cum Laude Alumni of Venezuela's most important film school EMA-ULA. Assistant Director for Venezuela's internationally recognized feature films “La Familia” (Cannes Film Festival 2017), “El Amparo” (San Sebastián Film Festival 2016), and “Jazmines en Lidice” (Miami Film Festival 2019) among others. Her first short film “Salta” (Dive) is a subtle and sensitive coming of age story that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2017 and obtained the Jury ́s Mention for Student Visionary Award. It also won the Best Short Film award at the 20th Pink Apple Festival in Switzerland, has been screened in over 15 countries and is currently available on Prime Video thanks to Amazon's Prime Video Film Festival Stars Program. Her project “Vuela” was one of the the Top 5 finalists of the Chanel and Tribeca Film Institute Program Through Her Lens 2017 and Semi-finalist for the NALIP´s Latino Lens Incubator Program 2018. The project is currently being developed into an anthology series about long distance love and broken families in the modern global landscape.
Xan Aranda
Showrunner
Female
Film
TV (Scripted & Unscripted)
Documentary
Music Videos
Branded Content
Business owner/Production Company
Drama
Comedy
Documentary
Action-Adventure
Producers Guild of America (PGA)
WGA
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
NALIP
USA: Los Angeles
Mexico
English
U.S. Born
U.S. Raised
U.S. Based Education
An Emmy nominated filmmaker and showrunner of a forthcoming Netflix series filmed in six countries, Xan developed and served as an Executive Producer of HBO’s ROOM 104, where episodes she created received accolades from The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, and others. Xan’s Emmy nomination was for TRANSPARENT: THIS IS ME (Amazon). She co-produced BLUE JAY, starring Sarah Paulson, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and sold to Netflix. After its world premiere at New York Film Festival and Lincoln Center, Xan’s directorial debut ANDREW BIRD: FEVER YEAR screened in more than 90 festivals worldwide.
Jorge Avila
Writer
Male
Theater
Intern
Drama
WGA
National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP)
None
USA Colorado
Mexico
Spanish
English
U.S. Raised
U.S. Based Education
Jorge Avila (Writer and Producer) was born in Mexicali Baja California, Mexico. During his formative years, Jorge discovered the magic of reading and the twist of narrative in a old library in his hometown. Mr. Avila is the author of the book "Maricopa, men in pink" that inspired the stage Musical "Maricopa, an American border Tale" as well as a one man show. the original musical production received recognition from the City of Los Angeles by Council member Gilbert Cedillo from the 1st District. The stage play was produced by Mr. Avila in both Steamboat Springs and Denver, CO in 2018. Jorge has also written a Spanish language children book: Suriana Lugo y el Mago Eskeleto" "Maricopa, an American Border Tale" is Mr. Avila third screenplay; he lives with his family in a small ski town in the Rocky Mountains.
Valeria Avina
Actor
Non-Binary/Non-Conforming
Film
Shorts
TV
Mid-level
Drama
Comedy
Pre-Guild/Pre-Union
Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA)
USA: New York
Mexico
Spanish
U.S. Based Education
Actor, Playwright, Producer and Voice Coach based in NYC, born and raised in Durango, Mexico. MFA from The University of Iowa, and a BA from Graceland University. She is a Certified Assistant teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework. Currently she teaches vocal technique at Fordham University. Proud member of the Saudade Theatre Company,Intar UNIT52, BBR Productions, The Dramatist Guild, NALIP, Cayenne Film Festival, FLOW Film Festival, and El Colectivo LGBTTTIQ from Durango,Mx.She has been well known for her solo work such as: The Wound of a Nation, Magic Tape and Honduras by Sarah Farrington.Valeria has performed in prolific companies and festivals such as All For One Theater, Dixon Place, Drama League, Intar, Danisarte, Teatro SEA, Bushwick Starr, The Tank, The Lark, Noor Theater, La MicroTheater, Shakespeare in the Park (IA), Judson Church, Human Rights Festival, International High school for health and science, Michael Chekhov Theater Festival CT, So-Fi Festival, LATEA, The Flea, AS220 Providence RI, The ONE Festival (Teatro Circulo) and, Planet Connections Festivity. In 2017, she was nominated at The Planet Connections Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play for her role in Victory Girls by Kristina Poe. Some of her TV/Film credits are commercial for Target, Cadillac, Revlon,Stratus, Fidelis Care, Indriver, NJM Insurance, Mastercard and an episode for Ralph Friedman TV Series, The perfect Murder and POSE (FX).Currently, she performed HONDURAS at The ONE Festival 2020, released a short film called “Patterns” official selection of the Inwood Quarantine Short Film Festival 2020 and Semi Finalist at the AltFF Festival in Toronto. She is also producing along her fellow Mexicans their webseries “Hechas”
Jon Ayon
Director
Male
Documentary
Emerging
Documentary
Drama
Pre-Guild/Pre-Union
Pre-association
NALIP
USA: San Francisco
El Salvador
Mexico
Indigenous-Latinx
Spanish
English
U.S. Born
U.S. Raised
U.S. Based Education
Jon Ayon is a Mestizx (Comcáac/Opata/Pipil/Xicanx/Salvadoreñx) filmmaker from LA. He began his career directing music videos for punk & indie bands in the Pacific Northwest. In Oakland, he worked as a Camera Operator and Editor for KDOL-TV & graduated from San Francisco State University’s School of Cinema with honors. His work has earned him awards from The Annenberg Foundation, The Caucus for Producers, Writers, & Directors, The SF Emmys, and American Zoetrope. Currently, Ayon is an MFA candidate in the Documentary Film Program at Stanford. He has worked as an editor on the films HOODIE, THE CELINE ARCHIVE, & ALICE STREET and as a writer for LOWER BOOM. Ayon’s films highlight issues pertaining to the Latinx Diaspora such as Indigeneity, colonialism, & generational trauma.
Adriana Barbosa
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Natalia Bilbao
Actor
Female
Film
Tv shows
Commercials
Voice Over
Theater
Mid-level
Action-adventure
Drama
Comedy
Thriller
USA: Los Angeles
Hispanic
English
Spanish
Natalia Bilbao is a native Spanish and English speaking actress, TV host and athlete. She is also fluent in French and Basque and very good with accents. She has been working as a film actress for 8 years and has consistently performed in improv and sketch shows for the past 5 years. She has competed in tennis, ski, swimming, rollerblading, volleyball and dances, kickboxes, cycles and works out daily. She is also a Business Management college graduate and has a car and motorcycle license.
Miguel Angel Caballero
Director
Male
Film
TV
Mid-level
Drama
National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP)
Film Independent
NALIP
USA: Los Angeles
Mexico
English
Spanish
French
U.S. Raised
U.S. Based Education
Miguel Angel Caballero is an award-winning Queer Latinx writer/director/producer. Son of Mexican immigrant farm workers, he grew up both in the U.S. and Mexico, traveling back and forth each year and attending school in both countries. He received his bachelor's degree from the school of Theater, Film & Television at UCLA. His latest short film, 'Acuitzeramo,’ premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival and won 15 awards internationally including the for 'Best Short’ at the Imagen Awards (2020), 'Best LGBTQ Short' at the Emerging Filmmaker's Showcase in the American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival (2020), and the 'AARP Silver Image Award’ at Chicago Reeling International. His previous film, 'Broken Sunflower Hearts,' garnered over five awards internationally and was named by Remezcla Magazine as one of the year's 'Best Short Films' by U.S. Latino directors. He co-wrote the critically acclaimed stage play 'Melancholia,' which had a successful run in Los Angeles and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, where it was nominated for Amnesty International's Freedom of Expression Award. Miguel Angel produced the feature film 'Cry Now,' which featured actress Lupe Ontiveros in her final role. He also produced the short film 'The Invitation,' which aired on the Showtime Network. Miguel Angel co-wrote and produced the PSA 'Know Your Rights' for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), which became one of their most widely distributed and viewed tool for immigrant rights. Miguel is an Outfest 2019 Screenwriting Lab Fellow and co-founder of Cabaldana Alchemy, a company whose mission is to develop and produce working-class U.S. Latinx stories from an LGBTQ perspective.
Daniel Malakai Cabrera
Director
Male
Branded content
Commercials
Film
TV Unscripted
Business owner/Production Company
Action-adventure
Action-Comedy
Writers Guild of America (WGA)
WGA
SAG
Pre-association
Disney/ABC Directing Program
USA: Los Angeles
Indegenous-Latinx
Spanish
U.S. Born
U.S. Raised
U.S. Based Education
Daniel Malakai Cabrera is a Writer/Director known for his trademark and award-winning use of Movement, Music, and Diversity – through the collective he leads called, Substance Over Hype. Daniel originally came to LA to pursue a career as a music artist and had a great run! Viral single and music video and performed with Bruno Mars and other great musicians. Through writing and directing narrative Music Videos and You Tube Shorts, he realized his calling as a writer/director. He got his big break directing the ground-breaking Branded Content trilogy “Two Bellmen” for Marriott Content Studio.
Lívia Campos de Menezes
Producer
Female
Shorts
Film
Social Media
Film Festivals
Documentary
Emerging
Drama
Documentary
Unscripted/Alternative
Pre-Guild/Pre-Union
National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP)
Brown Girls Doc Mafia
NALIP
BlackList
USA: San Francisco
Hawaii
Brazil
English
Spanish
Portuguese
U.S. Based Education
Lívia Campos de Menezes is a Creative Producer who believes in audio-visual stories' power to drive. Before pivoting her career to film, Lívia worked as a Project Manager for companies such as Nielsen.
Lívia has produced short films, such as "The Chance to Live" and "Snatching Love." In 2017, she negotiated an African-American quarterback's life rights, developing the feature script, pitching materials, and bringing an executive producer into the project.
Lívia has staffed film festivals working from theater operations to programming. In 2020, she produced the Brazilian Film Market, hosting panels to discuss media representation and foster connections between Brazilian talents and Hollywood.
An activist on diversity and inclusion, Lívia is a member of NALIP, the Brown Girls Doc Mafia, and Upwardly Global. She is the writer/producer for the BRAVE podcast, interviewing Brazilian women in San Francisco and the communications lead for Grow Together, a project supporting Brazilian women abroad.
Arthur Canales
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Carlos Nahuel Cerutti
Writer
Male
Film
Film
TV (Unscripted)
Shorts
Emerging
Comedy
Drama
Unscripted
Multicam
Pre-Guild/Pre-Union
National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP)
Latino Lens Incubator (NALIP)
USA: Miami
Argentina
Argentina
Venezuela
English
Spanish
U.S. Based Education
Carlos Nahuel Cerutti is a writer, director and producer for the screen and improvisor for the stage. He has a BFA from the Universidad de Palermo (Argentina) in Audiovisual Communication and an MFA in Cinema Directing from Columbia College Chicago. His work has been screened in over 20 festivals around the world including Pöff Shorts, Leiden International Film Festival and Cinema/Chicago’s CineYouth Film Festival. He is currently part of the development and production of television for the hispanic market and before that he was a creative intern at OKRP Chicago during the summer of 2019 in addition to other gigs as a PA and video editor. Carlos is also an alumnus of the iO Theater in Chicago where he studied and performed Improv Comedy from mid 2016 to late 2019.
Patricia Chica
Director
Female
Film
TV (scripted and non-scripted)
Documentary
Music Video
Business owner/Production Company
Drama
LGBTQ+
LatinX
Comedy
Genre (Horror/Fantasy)
Directors Guild of Canada
Writers Guild of Canada
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
Women In Film
Film Fatales
Canadian Cinema Editors Association
TIFF Filmmaker Lab
Malaga Festival MAFIZ Lab
SODEC_LAB Cannes
Netflix-BANFF Diversity Of Voices Program
USA: Los Angeles
Montreal
Canada
El Salvador
Born in San Salvador
El Salvador
English
French & Spanish
Born in El Salvador and raised in Montréal, Canada, Patricia Chica has directed over 60 hours of content. She has over two decades of experience writing, directing, and producing award-winning film and TV for major networks and clients in North America, France and the UK. Exceptionally skilled at supervising every aspect of the filmmaking process from conception to promotion. Creative producer, acting coach, mentor, and trilingual public speaker. As a Chi Energy educator, Chica is committed to bringing conscious practices to her work environments for an even more positive and inclusive culture. She strives to champion her team members through coaching, self-development and continuous growth opportunities. She now divides her time between Los Angeles and Montreal. She just wrapped her feature 'Montreal Girls', slated for a 2021 release. She is now developing a Queer/LatinX TV series called 'Soleil & Luna'.
David Concepcion
Writer
Male
Film
Emerging
Drama
Pre-Guild/Pre-Union
National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP)
NALIP
USA: Boston
Afro-Caribbean
English
U.S. Born
U.S. Raised
U.S. Based Education
Sophia Costanzo
Director
Female
Film
Social Media
College Student
Drama
Women In Film (WIF)
USA: Los Angeles
Cuba
English
Spanish
U.S. Born
U.S. Raised
U.S. Based Education
Sophia Costanzo is a Cuban-American writer/director who was born in Los Angeles, California, where her love of movies first began. Her dad would take her to the movies every weekend, and it was in the theaters they went to that celluloid heroes came to life. From then on, she knew that she wanted to write and direct films that impacted people's lives.Sophia received her BA in Film, Television, and Theatre from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. She returned to sunny California after graduation to pursue her MFA in Film and Television Production at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and is continuing to write and direct films she loves.
Olivia Cuartero-Briggs
Writer
Female
TV (Scripted)
Mid-level
Drama
Dramedy
genre
adventure
WGA
National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts Scholar
USA: Los Angeles
And New York City
Dominican Republic
Spanish
White
English
U.S. Born
U.S. Raised
Olivia Cuartero-Briggs is a native New Yorker, currently enjoying a career writing for TV, film, and comics books in sunny Los Angeles, with her two young daughters and house full of pets. Cuartero-Briggs earned a B.A. from Oberlin College with honors in theater, and spent six years working in indie film before earning an M.F.A. in dramatic writing from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Asia in Singapore. Recent credits include "Queen of the South" on USA, "The Arrangement" on E! Entertainment, as well as the "Silver City" and "Mary Shelley Monster Hunter" comics series for AfterShock Comics, and the "That Summer" ongoing series for the Meet Cute Podcast. Awards include The Flint Film Festival's Best Screenplay Award, Hollywood Comedy Shorts Best of Fest, The Jane Chambers Student Playwriting Award, and one-hour drama finalist at the Austin Film Festival. She's a runner, road-tripper, and all-around adventure-seeker.
Writing Sample
Preferred method of contact: [email protected]
Joao dall'stella
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Camilla Demichelis
Director
Female
Film
Documentary
Fiction Films
Music Videos
Commercials
Business owner/Production Company
Drama
Women In Film (WIF)
Women in Film Mexico
NALIP
USA: Los Angeles
Mostly between LA and Mexico - also work in France
Italy
Mexico
Italy
France
England
English
Spanish
French
Italian
German
Camilla is a film director and producer. In 2017, she was the recipient of the Youth Award Honor, the most prestigious decoration given by the Mexican Government. She was also selected by Expansión as one of the 30 Leaders in their 30s in Mexico. She has successfully produced and directed film festivals, feature documentaries, and short films as well as commercials and music videos. She has worked in large scale productions for Amazon and names such as Steven Spielberg, Javier Bardem, Stacy Persky (007 Spectre, Sicario, Godzilla), Roberto Malerba (007 Spectre, Jupiter Ascending), Eugenio Caballero, Diego Luna, Gael Garcia, Ciro Guerra, Cristina Gallego, Humberto Zurita, etc. She has directed commercials for brands like Walmart, Sam’s Club, Emperador (Pepsico) and Heineken and worked as a producer and/or first assistant director for brands like Nivea, Samsung and Telcel. She directed the second unit for Latin grammy nominated Amar y Vivir.
Alan Dominguez
Director
Male
Documentary
Mid-level
Documentary
National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP)
International Documentary Association
Latino Lens Incubator (NALIP)
Denver
Indegenous-Latinx
English
Spanish
U.S. Born
U.S. Raised
U.S. Based Education
Roberto Estrada
Actor
Male
Shorts
Commercials
Mid-level
Action-adventure
Pre-Guild/Pre-Union
Mexico
English
Spanish
U.S. Born
U.S. Raised
U.S. Based Education
U.S. Veteran
I am an aspiring actor, producer, and passionate filmmaker. I have made it my purpose to inspire future filmmakers by working with our local community college and university students to help them get the best start in the business while honing my craft.
YouTube
Preferred method of contact: [email protected]
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Maria Fernandez
Producer
Female
Documentary
film
branded content
music video
web/digital
Business owner/Production Company
Documentary
drama
unscripted/alternative
comedy
action
Latino Lens Incubator (NALIP)
USA: Los Angeles
Argentina
English
spanish
portuguese
U.S. Raised
U.S. Based Education
is a native of Argentina, raised in the diverse city of Miami and currently producing content for All3Media America, Spotify, Saban Films and National Geographic in Los Angeles to name a few. In 2012, Fernandez began her career in media consulting for Television networks on social and digital media strategy for their intellectual property and branded content. During that time, Fernandez produced an array of different shows ranging from reality and documentary to scripted series for Telemundo, Univision, NBC, Discovery and others. In 2015, her passion for music led her to audiovisual project which eventually turned into shifting her focus from digital content strategy to developing IP and producing content beyond digital. From there, Fernandez went on to produce her first scripted feature film entitled VANDAL. Inspired by true stories, VANDAL stars a predominantly LatinX cast of established Hollywood stars. Since living in LA, Fernandez has been dedicated to working with creatives and executives to develop, create and execute film, digital, podcast and television projects independent of form or platform. Fernandez has extensive experience crafting content for Latin American and US Hispanic audiences and understands the cultural and emotional differences amongst the subcultures. Her passion is to bring stories to life that transcend culture, race and gender and as a result evoke emotion and inspiration to audiences.
Emil Gallardo
Female
Film
Emerging
Drama
Pre-Guild/Pre-Union
Film Independent
HBO Access Program
HBO Access
NALIP
USA: Los Angeles
Mexico
English
U.S. Born
U.S. Raised
U.S. Based Education
Emil Gallardo is an award-winning Mexican-American writer/director from Los Angeles. In 2020, he was selected by HBO to their Directing Fellowship and later won Panavision's Future Filmmaker award. With all of his work, Emil strives to tell unforgettable stories that stand out for their authenticity and willingness to confront uncomfortable truths. His latest film, 1, 2, 3, All Eyes On Me is no exception.
Kryzz Gautier
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Christopher Guerrero
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Miranda Guzman
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Robert Herrera
Director
Male
Film
Film
Documentary
Branded Content
Commercials
Hiring manager/Decision maker
Drama
Drama
Documentary
Unscripted
National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP)
NALIP
Film Independent
Sundance Labs (Please specify)
Sundance Institute Screenwriters Intensive Fellow
SFFILM Westridge Grant Winner
St. Louis
Missouri
Mexico
English
U.S. Born
U.S. Raised
U.S. Based Education
Robert T. Herrera is a Mexican American filmmaker from Corpus Christi, Texas currently based in St. Louis, Missouri. He shot, directed, and edited the 2011 feature-length documentary, The Gray Seasons, which earned distribution with EPIX and Amazon Prime. He created the 2017 no-budget feature narrative, Palacios, distributed by Freestyle Digital Media. In 2018, He executive-produced and directed the doc/reality show, Hangin’ With Los Henrys, which garnered over 35 million views on YouTube. Herrera is a 2020 Sundance Feature Film Fellow, a grant recipient from the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, and an SFFILM Westridge Grant winner with his current screenplay and is currenlty producing and directing his latest feature-documentary. Herrera attended Baylor University and Washington University in St. Louis where he studied architecture, art, and literature and runs the video company, Gray Picture, where he creates a wide range of content for commercial, entertainment, and fine art use.
Lisette Lastra
Female
Film
Shorts
TV (Scripted)
Commercials
Entry level
Drama
Comedy
Pre-Guild/Pre-Union
NALIP
USA: Los Angeles
Chile
English
Spanish
U.S. Based Education
Originally from Santiago, Chile, Lisette Lastra is a theatre trained Director/Actor/Writer. She moved to New York to pursue her dream of Off-Broadway theatre, and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. She excels in telling stories that deal with family dynamics, isolation, and identity. She was a fellow at the NALIP LMM 2020 with her feature film "Luna" and is a recipient of NALIP's emerging content creator scholarship. She currently lives in Los Angeles.
Kristina Lennon
Producer
Female
Film
Social Media
Business owner/Production Company
Drama
Sci-Fi
Unscripted
SAG-AFTRA
National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP)
Seattle
Ecuador
English
Spanish
U.S. Born
U.S. Raised
U.S. Based Education
Jonathan London
Director
Male
Film
Commercials
Music Video
Documentary
Business owner/Production Company
Drama
Comedy
Documentary
Pre-Guild/Pre-Union
Pre-association
Warner Bros. Director Workshop
USA: Los Angeles
Mexico
Spanish
U.S. Born
U.S. Raised
U.S. Based Education
Jonathan is an alum of the Columbia University graduate film program and an award winning commercial, music video and short filmmaker. He is an alumnus of the Warner Brothers TV Directing Workshop and was one of two Page Awards Fellows to the Stowe Story Labs for his 2015 feature script 'Commitment'. He co-wrote the 2018 Brazilian feature film 'Coração de Cowboy' and directed the 2019 independent comedy pilot 'Chasing Fletcher Allen' starring Phil LaMarr.
Vimeo
Preferred method of contact: [email protected]
Melissa Sue Lopez Neely
Producer
Female
Film
Documentary
Shorts
Music Videos
Experimental
Business owner/Production Company
Drama
Documentary
Family
Action-adventure
Comedy
USA: Kansas
Mexico
English
Spanish
U.S. Raised
U.S. Based Education
Melissa Sue is an independent award-winning producer/director/writer who has brought forth more than ten productions, including short and feature length films, music videos, and commercials, and is also in the process of developing a musical and a television series, "Deviants." She has worked on individual projects as well as contributing to group productions, and has worked with award-winning writers and directors, both in film and in off-Broadway productions. She most enjoys true stories and those based on real-life events. Her style is "raw and real," not shying away from projects that address society's difficulties in an upfront way and bringing them to the attention to a wider audience in a way that is gripping and visceral. Her current project is following the life trajectory of one of the most decorated soldiers of the Vietnam War, a Puerto Rican hero named Sgt. Jorge Otero Barreto, also known as Sgt. Rock or the "Puerto Rican Rambo."