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José Luis Aparicio
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Birthday: April 1, 1994 (31)
Place of Birth: Cuba

Biography

Independent filmmaker, critic and curator born in Cuba in 1994. He has directed the fiction short films Tundra (2021) and El Secadero (Dryland, 2019), as well as the medium-length documentary Sueños al pairo (Dreams adrift, 2020). His films have been selected by festivals such as Sundance, Locarno, Raindance, Miami, BAFICI, Guanajuato, Curta Cinema and NewFilmmakers LA. Tundra was awarded at Fantaspoa, New Jersey, New York City Independent, Pendance and the Seattle Latino film festivals. In 2022 he was invited to Locarno’s Open Doors program and received one of the Prince Claus Seed Awards.


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