Filmmaker: director/writer, editor, producer. Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. Co-founder of EL FANTASMA, a Venezuelan film production company. Leaves his native country in the year 2016 and unexpectedly settles in NYC. To this date he has completed five shorts. His debut feature El Sonido Es El Cuerpo “Sound Is The Body” is currently in post-production, and he is developing his second one, Fiebre Caribe “Caribbean Fever”, as he continues to work on other shorts. His films have screened and won awards at international film festivals including Locarno, Brussels, Sitges, Cinélatino de Toulouse, Tacoma Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Chicago Latino, among many others. He is a recipient of the Jerome Production Grant and has participated in programs such as the Locarno Open Doors, Locarno Spring Academy, and the CineQuaNon Residency.
PRENSA / PRESS
Report - Open Doors @Locarno Pro 2024 | CINEUROPA
Locarno Open Doors - Trends, Highlights, Titles | VARIETY
Conversación con Diego Murillo | LOS EXPERIMENTOS CINE *Spanish
PROGRAMS/LABS/RESIDENCIES/GRANTS
Locarno Open Doors - Project’s Hub 2024
Jerome Foundation Production Grant 2023
Locarno Spring Academy 2023 (with Radu Jude)