Summary

Bi-lingual director, producer, showrunner with 20 years of experience producing, directing, shooting, and post-producing/writing documentaries and unscripted series.

Credits

5/20 – 8/20

Producer Bad Bunny Music Documentary

TV — IPC Details
5/20 – 8/20

Oversee creation of music doc special

11/18 – 11/19

Producer (Director) Exodus Stories: Voices from the Caravan

Film (Feature-length) — Viva Vida Productions Details
11/18 – 11/19

Creator of feature length documentary following the journey of three immigrants from Central America seeking US refuge.

2/18 – 9/18

Director (Producer) Novica

Novica Website — Digital — NOVICA Details
2/18 – 9/18

Created a series of web videos about artisans around the world

12/17 – 1/18

Showrunner (Executive Producer/Director) Music Happens Here (Season 1)

TV — Greenlight Media Details
12/17 – 1/18

Created the visual look and feel of the series and pilot. Oversaw all the creative elements of the series. Directed series and interviewed talent. Oversaw entire post production process.

5/16 – 8/16

Senior Producer Ultimate Beastmaster (Season 1)

Netflix — TV — 25/7 Productions
5/16 – 8/16
6/15 – 12/15

Showrunner (Executive Producer) CYBERWAR (Season 1)

Vice Media — TV — VICE Media Details
6/15 – 12/15

Oversaw 8-part Cyberwar documentary series exploring Sony hack, Anonymous, Stuxnet, NSA/TAO digital warfare, China's hacking capabilities, the Syrian digital battlefields, and the growth of cyber surveillance software.

6/14 – 2/15

Supervising Story Editor The Real World (Season 30)

MTV — TV — Bunim/Murray Productions
6/14 – 2/15
2/14 – 7/14

Supervising Story Producer (Consultant) The Reality of Truth

Film (Feature-length) — Feature Documentary Details
2/14 – 7/14

Overseeing rough cut and fine cut story structure, edit, and writing VO for documentary about meditation and spiritual experiences featuring Deepak Chopra, David Lynch, Ram Dass, and Michelle Rodriguez.

Unions

  • Producers Guild of America (PGA)

Orgs

  • Television Academy (ATAS)
  • National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP)

Recos

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Education

Concordia University: Montreal, Canada

Bachelors of Commerce, Minor in Communications

Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV: Havana, Cuba

Documentary Intensive Program

Skills

  • Spanish
  • French
  • Portuguese
  • Avid
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Camera Operator
  • Fcp
  • Some French and Portuguese