José Antonio is a filmmaker, editor, and cameraman who has lived in Ecuador, Argentina, and Canada. Since 2004, he has directed and produced documentaries selected in over 40 international film festivals. Currently, his research focuses on collaborative practices within cinema, exploring the intersection between documentary and fiction in his most recent works. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Audiovisual Practices at the University of Quebec in Outaouais (UQO). His academic background includes a master's degree in Art Practices from UQO (Canada), a specialization in Editing from ENERC (Argentina), and a degree in Filmmaking from the Subiela School (Argentina).

José has received the Excellence Scholarship from the UQO Foundation (2024), was selected for the Netflix-BANFF Diversity of Voices cohort (2023), received a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts (2021), the Social Relevance Award from Red TAL Latin America in Uruguay (2015), the First Prize ESPIELLO at the X Ethnographic Festival in Spain (2011), the Second Prize Social Images at the La Rioja Film Festival, Argentina (2011), the INPUT selection for the International Public Television Conference in Hungary (2010), and the First Prize SIGNIS in Ecuador (2006).