When I was 6, my father impulsively ordered from an infomercial a package of 50 films starring Mexican film legend Cantinflas. While my four older siblings rolled their eyes, I became the sole proprietor of the collection and devoured them all. It is one of my oldest memories.

I’m a Puerto Rican filmmaker and writer based in Brooklyn. In 2011, I was a co-recipient of the Raúl Juliá Scholarship from the Puerto Rico Film Commission, which allowed me to pursue an MFA in Screenwriting and Directing at Columbia University. I’m also a Berlinale Talent and have directed several short films that have screened and received awards internationally, including in Croatia, England, Israel, and Spain. My short film The Least Worst Man was acquired and distributed by HBO, and my most recent one, The Department of All Things Lost & Found, premiered at the New York Short Film Festival and is being developed into a feature screenplay.

I’m currently developing my first feature film, Un lugar de agua. The screenplay was workshopped at the Cine Qua Non Lab with Oscar-nominated screenwriter Senel Paz, selected as a finalist for the 2025 AT&T and Tribeca Untold Stories program, presented at Tribeca’s Creators Market, and invited to the Nuevas Miradas development lab in Cuba and Talents Guadalajara.

I’m also co-writing the romantic comedy But Also Birds with my wife and creative partner, Yinuo Wang. The project was selected for the Stowe Narrative Lab in 2026.

As an editor, I worked on the Bolivian-British feature Cielo (2026), named one of the best films of 2026 by IndieWire. The film has screened at major international festivals, including Fantasia, SXSW London, Calgary, and São Paulo.

In January 2026, I released my debut short story collection, Lugares para estar solos, through La Pequeña Publishing House.