Best Dominican Directors
by Boster7 | created - 14 Aug 2013 | updated - 30 Sep 2013 | Publicthese filmmakers are not placed in order to rank their names
1. Leticia Tonos
Producer | Mis 500 locos
Dominican writer, director and producer born in Santo Domingo. Graduated from The London Film School in 2001. Tonos started her career producing TV commercials and feature films for national and international companies, currently she works exclusively in cinema. Her film debut, Love Child / La Hija...
2. Agliberto Meléndez
Director | Un pasaje de Ida
Agliberto Meléndez is known for Un pasaje de Ida (1988), Del Color de la Noche (2015) and 4 hombres y un ataud (1996).
3. Ángel Muñiz
Producer | Ladrones a Domicilio
Ángel Muñiz was born on May 8, 1960 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is an actor and producer, known for Home Delivery Thieves (2008), Perico ripiao (2003) and Nueba Yol (1995).
4. Bladimir Abud
Director | A Orillas del Mar
Bladimir Abud is a renowned dominican filmmaker known for creating art and essay films with a social focus.
His films, which critics consider to be auteur cinema, are characterized by the inclusion of common characters who seek to change the status quo. This has allowed him to engage in a constant ...
5. Juan Basanta
Director | Biodegradable
Juan Basanta, Dominican director born april 22nd 1966, is a recognized professional graduated of Cinematography in the International School of Film and TV of San Antonio de los Baños in Cuba, a prestigious school directed, at the time, by author Gabriel García Márquez.
From his beginnings Basanta ...
6. Fernando Baez Mella
Director | Flor de Azúcar
Fernando Baez Mella was a director and producer, known for Sugar Fields (2016), Mission Star (2017) and Lago Enriquillo: Preludio del Cambio Climático (2014). He was married to Maria Cordero. He died on July 2, 2018 in Monseñor Nouel, Dominican Republic.
7. José María Cabral
Writer | Carpinteros
José María Cabral is a film director and producer from the Dominican Republic, known for his early focus on creating compelling social and political dramas and thrillers. Born on July 24, 1988, Cabral began his career in the film industry at the very young age of 18 years old. He gained recognition...
8. René Fortunato
Director | Bosch: Presidente en la frontera imperial.
René Fortunato is one of the most outstanding Dominican filmmakers of recent times. He has made seven documentary feature films, a fiction feature film and several short films.
All of his feature films have been shown in the regular schedule of Dominican cinemas, With a remarkable success in ...
9. Ronni Castillo
Director | ¿Quién manda?
Ronni Castillo is known for Who's the Boss? (2013), Achilles Redemptions (2016) and Libélula.
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