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Canta Santiago

A young mariachi faces his first performance alone but discovers his brother has always been by his side.

  • James Valdez
    Director
    Adam Blunose Lopez, Last One Out Get the Lights, Fallen Comrade,
  • James Valdez
    Writer
  • James Valdez
    Producer
  • Joel Vazquez
    Producer
  • Gabriel Chavarria
    Producer
  • Jacob Estrada
    Key Cast
    "Santiago"
  • Eduardo Togi
    Key Cast
    "Miguel"
  • David Saucedo
    Key Cast
    "Don Pedro"
  • James Valdez
    Cinematographer
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Short film
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 17, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    35mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1: 2.40
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - The New York Film Academy
  • Director Guild of America Jury Award

    DGA Jury Latino Selection
Director Biography - James Valdez

My name is James Valdez and I'm from San Diego. My love for movies started when I was a teenager working as a film projectionist. After high school I enlisted in the US Army where I completed 6 years of honorable service.

After my military career I moved to Los Angeles, completing my film study at UCLA and recently completed my MFA in Cinematography.

I'm a bit of a Swiss Army knife with filmmaking and have love for both Directing and Cinematography. I'm furthering my filmmaking career working on other independent works and always interest in collaborating on the next project!

Thank you for reading my bio.

James

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Director Statement

Whatever it takes to make the best f@#$ing movie possible :)