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El Camaroncito (Arturo Javier Mireles, 2020)

An oral history of the story of the dancing devil surrounding the Night Club "El Camaroncito." Marbach Rap Stars as well as Tejano Hall of Famers that Selena once opened for all talk about the story that was heard about "El Camaroncito." Helping my friend Matthew Skinner produce his Marbahumentary film in a mindful and academic way, I also took the opportunity to create a film of my own involving a Folklore tale known in the West Side of San Antonio.

  • Arturo Javier Mireles
    Director
    Marbachumentary (Matthew Skinner, 2020), Green Revolution (Art Mireles, 2019) John Novosad: Colorado's Comedian (Art Mireles, 2018), Simple Solution (Art Mireles, 2017)
  • Matthew Skinner
    Producer
    Marbachumentary (Matthew Skinner, 2020)
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 14, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    4K downscaled to 1080p
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Arturo Javier Mireles

While in San Antonio, Tx, Arturo Javier Mireles graduated with Great Honors from the College of Arts and Media at the University of Colorado Denver during the Global Pandemic. He thrives under extreme pressure, something attributed to being a combat infantryman, and has a drive instilled by overcoming his own struggle growing up off Marbach Rd. When he was a student attending the Science and Engineering Academy at John Jay High School, Arturo specialized in film and television being a part of the World of Jay Entertainment News, or WJEN. Arturo now specializes in Writing, Directing, Producing, Editing, Cinematography, Sound Design, & Production Management.

Developing dozens of films, work-shopping treatments for a few of them, I plan on producing my own films. My goal is to own and operate my own studios in San Antonio, Texas, in order to create the art I want to see on screen as well as assist other in the creation of their art as a means to add diversity in cinema.

Featured at:
2017 San Francisco Veteran Film Festival (Simple Solution)
2018 Denver Silent Film Festival (Prey)
2018 Portland Comedy Film Festival (Colorado’s Comedian)
2019 Colorado International Cannabis & Hemp Film Festival (Green Revolution)
2020 Rivercity Underground Film Festival (Marbachumentary)
2021 Ethnografilm Festival Paris, France (Marbachumentary)
2021 Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition Semi-Finalist & Award Nominee (El Soldado De Marbach)
2021 Colorado International Cannabis & Hemp Film Festival (Green Revolution: Senior Thesis)
2021 Military Script Showcase (El Soldado de Marbach)

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Director Statement

I heard stories about this place ever since I was a child and I thought it would be a good time to document it since the city is removing sites like the train tracks. This is just a record of stories associated with this location.