Javier Fuentes-León

Fuentes-León was born in Peru and graduated from Medical School in Peru, but made a radical change by moving to Los Angeles in 1994 to pursue a career in film directing by studying for a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). His thesis film, Espacios won the National Award for Short Films from the Peruvian government in 1997. He also wrote a theatrical piece Mr. Clouds in 2000, which the National Theater of Peru considered among the best of the year and published it in the compilation Dramaturgia Nacional 2000. In the following years, Fuentes-León worked as the lead writer for reality TV shows at the Telemundo in the U.S, subtitled films from major Hollywood studios into Spanish, and worked as an editor of commercials and TV shows, including Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels for the Food Network, while focusing on his own writing and directing projects. His second short Géminis premiered at Outfest in 2004 and screened at various international film festivals. Currently, Fuentes-León is developing various projects including The Woman Who Feared the Sun (based on his play Mr. Clouds) and Sinister, a rock musical set in a restrictive society of the near future, for which Fuentes-León is writing the music as well.

• Name — Javier Fuentes-León • Birthplace — Peru • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter

• Director • 1997: Espacios (short) • 2004: Géminis (short) • 2009: Undertow (Spanish title Contracorriente) • 2014: The Vanished Elephant • 2020: The Best Families • Producer • 2004: Géminis (short) • 2009: Undertow • Screenwriter • 1997: Espacios (short) • 2004: Géminis (short) • 2009: Undertow • 2017: Av. Larco • 2020: The Best Families • Editor • 1997: Espacios (short) • 2004: Géminis (short) • 2005: Un dia en la vida (short) • 2008: Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels (TV series documentary) (episode: "Martha's Vineyard") • Actor • 2004: Géminis as Géminis (short) • 2006: I Heart as Karoke Buddy (short) • Others • 2007: Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (documentary) (special thanks) • 2008: Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (documentary) (special thanks) • 2011: Vito (documentary) (special thanks)