Leticia Tonos is the first Dominican woman to write, produce, and direct a feature film. Her works include award-winning films like La Hija Natural, Cristo Rey, Juanita, A State of Madness, and the upcoming musical Milly.
Scriptwriter, Director and Dominican Producer born in the city of Santo Domingo. considered the First Dominican woman to write, produce and direct a feature film. She graduated from The London Film School in 2001. At the beginning of her career she produced TV commercials and feature films for national and international companies. After this first stage she dedicates herself exclusively to the cinema, making the Line Production of several Dominican feature films such as "Perico Ripiao" (Dir. Angel Muñiz), the highest grossing Dominican film to date, "Peaches" (Dir. Hector Valdez) , as well as in international productions such as "Lost City" directed by Andy García, "The Truth" and numerous independent projects of companies from Europe and Asia.
Her opera Prima LA HIJA NATURAL won the Audience Award at the 27th Chicago Latino Film Festival, Best Fiction Feature Film at the San José Film Festival, Audience Award at the 4th Dominican Global Film Festival, among others. Her second feature film CRISTO REY was Official Selection of the Toronto Intl. Film Festival 2013. Both films were Official Representative of the Dominican Republic at the Oscars. In 2018 she premiered her third feature film JUANITA which story focuses on the challenge of returning for a Dominican emigrant and her fourth film, A STATE OF MADNESS, won best film at the Peachtree Village International Film Festival in 2020. She currently has an upcoming film, MILLY, the first Dominican musical film based on the life of the Queen of Merengue Milly Quezada, and another in post-production, AIRE, which received the "Fantastic Latido" award at the Marché du Film de Cannes 2023.
  • Director (2 Credits)
    A State of Madness2020
    Feature
    JUANITA 2018
    Feature
  • Writer (1 Credit)
    JUPIA
    Feature
Official Selection
JUPIA
Blood Window Screenings Ventana Sur
Buenos Aires
2020
1rst Prize Winner The Big Pitch Toronto Intl. Film Festival
JUPIA
Breakfast at TIFF
Toronto
2019
Shortlisted
JUPIA
Hubert Bals Fund
Rotterdam
2019
Official Selection
JUANITA
New Jersey Film Festival
New Jersey
2019
Official Selection
JUANITA
New York Latino Film Festival
New York
2019
Official Selection
JUANITA
Miami Film Festival
Miami
2019
Opening Movie
A State of Madness
Semana Internacional de Cine de Santander
Santander
Official Selection
A State of Madness
New York Latino Film Festival
New York
BEST FEATURE FILM AWARD
A State of Madness
Peachtree Village International Film Festival
Atlanta
Birth City
Santo Domingo de Guzmán
Current City
Santo Domingo de Guzmán
Hometown
Santo Domingo de Guzmán
Gender
Female
Leticia Tonos is the first Dominican woman to write, produce, and direct a feature film. Her works include award-winning films like La Hija Natural, Cristo Rey, Juanita, A State of Madness, and the upcoming musical Milly.
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