Lolita

A rising star and a film festival veteran, Jorge Xolalpa (Sho-lal-pa) is DACA recipient and an award-winning film director residing in Los Angeles, California.

From an early age, Jorge dreamed of becoming a commercial airline pilot. However, due to suffering from a high level of astigmatism and fear from surgery, Jorge decided to give up on that dream at the age of 17. After many attempts at career soul-searching, Jorge found himself drawn into politics, which eventually led him to pursue a political science degree. Throughout his college years, Jorge kept a journal where he wrote ideas which would eventually become some of his films.

Jorge's initial intention was to become an actor. At the beginning of his career, given the lack of diversity in the industry, Jorge decided to write a short-film for himself. When the time came to perform the lead role in Brian's Birthday (2014), Jorge found interest in the development process, so much that it led him to step down and instead concentrate in directing the short film. This could be noted as the landmark point in Jorge's career, as he took the needed time to perfect his writing and directing craft.

In 2014, Jorge launched Mighty Aphrodite Pictures, a production company that concentrates in the production of female and LGBTQ driven stories. Since then Jorge has produced seven feature films and a series streaming on Amazon Prime.

Jorge is a full-time Filmmaker. Make no mistake, Jorge is well experienced in many fields, including but not limited to Real Estate Development, Real Estate Property Management and Business Management. With his strong interpersonal business skills, Jorge is always ready to take on the next project.