I’m a writer-director living in Hialeah, Florida. I earned an Associate’s degree of Film Production and Technology at Broward Community College. I’m currently majoring a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Film and TV at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).
I was born in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. Although no one in my family directly influenced my interest in filmmaking, I have always carried within me the ability to develop stories. During my childhood, I rarely held a camera, but my imagination was my constant companion. My aunt Amelia was one of the few people who indirectly nurtured my passion by taking my sister and me to the movies. Back then, I mostly watched blockbuster films, particularly Marvel movies. However, as I matured, so did my taste in cinema, I began seeking out films that explored deeper themes and captured the complexity of the human condition. This transition revealed to me that I, too, had stories worth telling.
I’ve always been curious about the misbehavior of the human condition—specifically, the way human beings tend to lack self-worth. I haven’t only witnessed or sensed this issue with my loved ones, but I’ve also experienced it myself. Many times. I’m strongly influenced by films where the main characters are alone, dealing with their own insecurities—where subjectivity and intimacy play fundamental roles in telling their stories. As an audience member, you feel you’re with them; they’re indirectly holding your hand as they encounter adversities.
As a film student and aspiring writer/director, I have this desire to explore this negative aspect of human nature through different paths: love as a weapon of self-destruction, addiction as a toxic mechanism to express love, and the danger of romantically connecting with the most inconvenient person—just for the sake of not being alone.
In the long term, I want people to either feel emotionally connected to or personally related to my stories, and I also hope to influence other people’s work. Akira Kurosawa, one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, said, “The most personal is the most powerful.” I keep this quote locked in my heart and soul, as I believe that our lived experiences have the potential to become works of art—you just have to highlight what you think is worth telling about yourself.
