Raised in Laredo, Texas, and Monterrey, Mexico, Felipe completed his first feature film at the age of 18. He’s been impacted by the lifestyle he grew up in Bordertown Laredo, Tx. Winning several High School Film Festival competitions was one of the factors that made him follow his path of telling stories. The main factor to follow this career path was to tell stories for those who don’t have a voice. For those who aren’t represented the way they should be. His passion for human beings, the way us human beings work, the way us human beings interact with each other or treat each other, led him to write his first feature film “Aguanta” which is now in Post Production.
Felix Hernandez is an Actor and Producer from Los Angeles. He graduated from UCLA with a double major BA in Political Science and Chicano Studies with a Minor in Latin American Studies. Felix also received a professional certificate in both Entertainment Publicity and Spanish and English Interpretation and Translation from UCLA.
In the summer of 2019, Felix co-produced the feature film Aguanta (#AguantaFilm) written and directed by 18-year old filmmaker phenom Felipe Martinez of Laredo, Texas. In this feature film, Felix also played the leading role of Felipe Ceballos, father to the protagonist of the story.
In the spring of 2018, Felix helped produce his first feature film Shine Bright, written and directed by Los Angeles Native James Avelar. Felix also had a supporting acting role in this film as Doctor Castillo. During the Fall of 2017, Felix executive produced and starred in The Assimilation Box, a satirical comedy on U.S. Immigration Politics, written by native Texan writer and producer Sonny Dominguez of Captain Confidence Entertainment..
Felix is also a fan of collaborating as an actor on Millionaire Serial-Entrepreneur Dhar Mann's online motivational videos - of which videos that Felix participated in aggregate have accumulated 9,609,508 views on YouTube, and 87,657,183 views on FaceBook (Figures to date: Aug 27, 2019).
Felix' passion as an artist and film producer is derived from his profound belief system that positive and true, visual representation of U.S. Citizens, Permanent U.S. residents, and all people living in the United States of America in mass media outlets will positively impact all on Earth.
Felix loves camping, traveling and mariscos seafood.
John is an exciting young film producer, originally from Washington DC, by way of Spain. Having served as CEO of a regional non-profit in the American Southwest from 2016 until the present, he is now based in Hollywood actively making his mark on the film industry. So far in 2019, he has worked on two independent feature films, slated for 2020 releases, including Aguanta, with a third scheduled to shoot in late October of this year. His latest entry as a Director of Photography in short films, earned him and his director, Nirupam Dhakal, a 2019 Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival selection. John and Nirupam also collaborated on the 2019 short film, First Time, which is currently being used as a marketing device for a feature length anthology horror film, slated to begin filming in 2020. In addition to Cinematography, John has also delivered three short films as a director in 2019. All three are currently being prepped for festival season. Outside of film, John manages private real estate in Central LA, West Hollywood, and Beverly Hills, and serves as Vice President of a luxury brand soap company, launching its new line of all-natural premium soap bars in the fall of 2019.
Clarisa is a Independent consulting and Instructor which specializes in application development with Oracle APEX and Open Source technologies. She is an Information Systems Engineer and has more than 20 years of experience developing and training in information technology. Clarisa is form Argentina and is living and working in Irvine, California. She’s also the author of the first three books in Spanish about Oracle Application Express.
In 2014, she was recognized by the Oracle corporation with the Oracle ACE Award. The Oracle ACE program highlights the excellence of those individuals who have demonstrated technical skills and strong credentials as enthusiasts and supporters of the global Oracle community. In March 2018, she was promoted to Oracle ACE Director.
Clarisa is also co-author with her twin sister of a book in Spanish about her mother's memories in one of the darkest times of humanity, the Second World War, entitled “Siempre Juntos”.
She has great passion for technologies and film producing. Clarisa loves spending time with her family by enjoying outdoor activities with her husband Julio and her two adored children, Melanie and Nicolas, as well as hanging out with her friends. Clarisa is a Professor of Argentine Native Dances and one of her greatest dreams is to return to the stage to make known to the world the Argentine folklore and its enchanting music.
Currently a junior at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), Argentinian-American Melanie Danoviz is an aspiring Graphic Designer who enjoys challenging herself while trying new things. Among such things are illustrating books, designing pins, painting murals, practicing photography, competing in UX/UI design, and most importantly, making the movie posters for the “Aguanta” film. No matter how much is on her plate already, she is always ready to lend a hand and learn the most out of each opportunity she finds herself in. After she graduates from CSUF, Melanie hopes to produce more movie posters and immerse herself in the entertainment industry as a Graphic Designer who is excited for the future and its upcoming projects.
Miriam has always had a keen eye and passion for interior design that stems back from childhood, but most importantly business and investing. Through the years she continued to nurture and develop this love and passion for business and investing money. Her bright and enthusiastic energy translates into her believing in other people's projects. She holds a Bachelors in International Business studies, and owns her own Interior Design Wallpaper Company.
Not only is her body of work undoubtedly beautiful but she is also able to balance her work life while investing in other projects.
Carlo Tonda is an award-winning Guatemalan filmmaker who came to the U.S. to pursue minority representation in media. His films explore taboo subjects through a lens of fantasy. Recently, he shot and is editing the feature drama film Aguanta, and is directing Never Have I Ever, a comedy horror short.
Shaunette Fenton was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She is a Director, Asst. Director and writer. Some of her works include Rite of Passage (2019), Love (2019) and I See Christmas (2018). She took to the world of entertainment through her involvement in school plays and stage acting while in New York City. She became more fond of the idea of being behind the camera instead of in front of it after realizing how valuable this art form could be. She believes that her purpose through God is to be in this field and wishes to achieve her mission here on earth and be truly impactful. Her hope is to inspire hope and change through her films and leave behind a lasting legacy.
A child at heart, from now and forever, Nicolas Danoviz noticed his love for storytelling and obsession with emotion early on in high school, propelling him to pursue filmmaking at The Los Angeles Film School. Though it might sound odd to most, his favorite movie theater experiences are the ones that make him cry, continuously inspiring him to write and direct numerous short films with his friends. He’s currently working on a family project to adapt his mother’s book “Siempre Juntos” into a feature film, based around the soul-crushing, inspirational, and eye-opening true story of his grandmother’s experience in WWII.
Nirupam Dhakal was born and raised in the beautiful country, Nepal and came to Los Angeles a year ago with hopes and dreams of becoming a horror writer/director. He likes to tell stories that no one else likes to tell stories about the dark psyche of human beings that is better left forgotten. He’s written/directed short movie Together Forever, which was an official selection for the Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival and his other credits include writing/directing a short movie called First Time and has also worked as an art director in movies like Inside The Notebook.
An aspiring writer and director, born and raised in Tarzana, California. Also known as Monty Muse growing up, Mahoganii was always creative, especially with her background in music production since the age of 12. It wasn’t till 2018 she realized she had a passion for writing and directing. Now, she hopes to create her own films in horror, comedy, and more.
Anh Vu is an international student from Vietnam that came here a year ago with a passion in becoming an editor. She used to work as a photographer and web designer when she was in her home country. When she graduates from The Los Angeles Film School, she hopes to spread the Vietnamese film industry’s stories around the world.
I believe nothing is impossible. I believe there’s so much opportunity out there. Sound for films is my passion.. I’ve been loving sound since I was just 15 I was into music then went onto post production. I’ve met so many people that have given me amazing advice I’m a positive person and I try my best to get the good things out there. I do my best to help out people as much as possible. Movies are my favorite things to watch even though I see how they make them. There’s so many things they do for a movie. Favorite superhero would be Spider-Man he’s always been my super hero because he’s the first one I saw in the movies. The first Spider-Man.
Yi was born and raised in Taiwan. Before he came to the USA, Yi was a violinist recording albums with signers, scores for film, etc. Because of those experiences in the recording studio, he started to realize how the post-production for films and music works. In 2018, he decided to go to LA film school to study audio production. He thinks without good sounds the film couldn’t be a good film. He is passionate about film score and sound design.
Juan Felipe Restrepo, is a Colombian actor whose career started at age 14 with the ``Maleta Roja`` theatre company back in his country. In 2014 he decided to move to L.A. He trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and then got his BFA in Acting from the New York Film Academy.
His short film ``Hijo Prodigo`` (written, co produced and starred by him) has received multiple awards in festivals around the US. Since graduation in 2017 Juan Felipe has acted in more than 100 projects, from Theatre to short films, music videos, commercials and feature films. Juan Felipe has shared the screen with names such as; The cast of ``13 Reasons Why`` in a promo for their second season, Danny Trejo in the music video ``The Arrow of Our Youth``, Kathryn Prescott and Gayle Rankin in the short ``Jane`` and Eugenio Derbez in a promo for the movie ``Overboard``.
Nowadays, Juan Felipe is still training and honing his craft, either doing workshops or scene study classes or adding skills such as Voice Over, Stunts, Stage Combat, Motion Capture and parkour to his repertoire.
Felix Hernandez is an Actor and Producer from Los Angeles. He graduated from UCLA with a double major BA in Political Science and Chicano Studies with a Minor in Latin American Studies. Felix also received a professional certificate in both Entertainment Publicity and Spanish and English Interpretation and Translation from UCLA.
In the summer of 2019, Felix co-produced the feature film Aguanta (#AguantaFilm) written and directed by 18-year old filmmaker phenom Felipe Martinez of Laredo, Texas. In this feature film, Felix also played the leading role of Felipe Ceballos, father to the protagonist of the story.
In the spring of 2018, Felix helped produce his first feature film Shine Bright, written and directed by Los Angeles Native James Avelar. Felix also had a supporting acting role in this film as Doctor Castillo. During the Fall of 2017, Felix executive produced and starred in The Assimilation Box, a satirical comedy on U.S. Immigration Politics, written by native Texan writer and producer Sonny Dominguez of Captain Confidence Entertainment..
Felix is also a fan of collaborating as an actor on Millionaire Serial-Entrepreneur Dhar Mann's online motivational videos - of which videos that Felix participated in aggregate have accumulated 9,609,508 views on YouTube, and 87,657,183 views on FaceBook (Figures to date: Aug 27, 2019).
Felix' passion as an artist and film producer is derived from his profound belief system that positive and true, visual representation of U.S. Citizens, Permanent U.S. residents, and all people living in the United States of America in mass media outlets will positively impact all on Earth.
Felix loves camping, traveling and mariscos seafood.
Elizabeth Covarrubias is an Actress and Comedienne. She was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa. Immigrated to the US in 1975 and was raised Puerto Rican-style in Los Ángeles. A single mom who had always loved entertaining from a young age, but did not get her acting career started until the age of 34 and Stand-Up Comedy at the age 38.
Estefania Martinez, born and raised in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
At the age of 15 I discovered I wanted to portray stories of other people's lives who aren’t represented the way they should be. It wasn’t until I finished high school I decided to move to Los Angeles, California.
Estefania Loaiza is a Mexican actress originally from Tijuana, B.C., México. She has a bachelor degree in Theatre from Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. She’s participated as an actress on independent theatre projects that have allowed her to travel presenting on several states of México. Her passion for film and series have led her to get involved in the casting and extras department of series projects. Recently she moved to Los Angeles where she is currently training at the Stella Adler Academy and performing on independent film and series projects.
Keyla Monterros Mejia who is a first generation Mexican-Guatemalan-American Latina born to
immigrant parents started acting in 2014. Although her number one passion is acting, outside of
this she is a huge Dodgers and Lakers fan. She has one younger sibling who she shares an
unbreakable bond with and has a very big extended family. Her inspirations include Gina
Rodriguez, Jessica Marie Garcia, Mariano Rivera and Yara Shahidi to name a few.
She is represented by CAT Management and SST Talent Agency.
Germano Blanco was born in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of 15 to pursue a career in entertainment. After high school, he attended Pepperdine University for two years before deciding to focus solely on his artistic career. Since graduating from the Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute in 2017, he has worked on numerous independent films. When not acting or studying, Germano dedicates his time to singing and writing, sharing his followers online.
Born in Laredo Texas, a 2nd place Spanish poetry award winner, Irvin grew his passion for film and acting. It wasn’t until he decided to move out to Los Angeles,California to pursue acting and film that he found his passion to share the gospel of Jesus Christ whether in movies or in person. He now aspires to bring people closer to Christ and create Gospel based movies.
Born in Laredo Texas, a 2nd place Spanish poetry award winner, Irvin grew his passion for film and acting. It wasn’t until he decided to move out to Los Angeles,California to pursue acting and film that he found his passion to share the gospel of Jesus Christ whether in movies or in person. He now aspires to bring people closer to Christ and create Gospel based movies.
