Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Raul has had an extensive career in the entertainment industry internationally. He’s worked as an actor for TV, film, and theatre since an early age back in his home country and across latin America. He graduated from the University of Miami in 2015 with a B.A. in Dramatic Arts and a Minor in film, with a focus on screenwriting.
Raul has written and created projects like the TV pilot “Los Lobos Blanco” (aka: The White wolves), which was selected as 'project of the month' at Filmarket Hub in December 2023. It was also a Semifinalist in the ScreenCraft Drama Screenplay Competition 2021 and a Quarterfinalist in the Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards 2022.
Additionally, his screenplay “Kapüy” won the ‘Wave D’ore Award’ at Bondi Screenplay Competition 2023 for “Best Feature Screenplay” as well as “Best Foreign Screenplay” at the New York Script Awards 2023. “Kapüy” was also selected into the quarterfinalist round of the WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab 2023.
His latest short film, "TLG", which he wrote, produced, has been selected at prestigious festivals like Screamfest LA, FilmQuest, and Seattle Latino Film Festival in 2023, as well as the Ibero-American Film Festival Miami in 2024.
Raul is the founder of “Beach House Films” and the author of the short films “TLG”, “Cicatrices”, "Cold-Blooded Animals”, and “Bleeding Scars, as well as one of the co-writers for the upcoming feature film “Pretty Russell".