What are your expectations for 2026?
My goal for 2026 is to take the next step in my screenwriting journey by finding the right manager or agent to represent my work. I’ve already begun reaching out to agencies like CircleMP, who champion unique and diverse voices in film and television. I want to continue developing my stories — PACO, Gift of Hope, and My Name is John… — while building strong creative relationships that can help bring them to the screen. More than anything, I hope 2026 will be a year of connection, growth, and opportunity.
What projects are you currently working on?
I’m currently developing on 2 stories. My first one is a series called Barrio De Los Fantasmas (Neighborhood Of The Ghosts) and it focuses on a 16-year-old boy, Diego, who discovers he can see and talk to ghosts – not to fight them, but to understand them. In this town, the dead still live among the living, dealing with the same emotions, humor, and heart as when they were alive.
My second story is a full-length feature titled This Is Gonna Hurt — a darkly funny, emotionally charged action film that blends gritty hand-to-hand combat with personal trauma and twisted humor.
It follows a former Marine who finds himself pulled into a violent situation that quickly unravels into something far more personal than he — or anyone else — could have expected. Beneath the chaos lies a story about brotherhood, guilt, and the kind of pain you can’t outrun, no matter how fast you fight.
At its core, This Is Gonna Hurt isn’t just about bullets and bruises — it’s about the promises we break, the family we inherit, and the hurt we carry when we leave things unfinished.
What would you ask event organizers in the film industry to do in order to support the creativity of highly talented independent artists like yourself?
I would ask them to look deeper into the heart of independent storytelling. Indie artists are the original storytellers — the ones inspired by filmmakers who built cinema from raw vision and passion, not studios or budgets. The spirit of John Cassavetes, Francis Ford Coppola, and Frederick Wiseman in the 1960s and 1970s — and later artists like Steven Soderbergh, Jim Jarmusch, Quentin Tarantino, and Wes Anderson — paved the way for new generations to follow. Today, filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson, Richard Linklater, Noah Baumbach, and Greta Gerwig keep that spirit alive. We need the industry to continue supporting platforms, grants, and festivals that celebrate this kind of originality — because that’s where the next great voices are born.
What vision or desire currently guides your artistic choices?
My artistic vision is driven by the belief that storytelling is a form of healing. I’m guided by faith, memory, and the emotional power of human connection — stories that bridge family, culture, and time. Whether it’s the spiritual resilience of PACO, the emotional grace in Gift of Hope, or the cosmic reflection in My Name is John…, I’m always chasing truth — the kind that lingers with the audience long after the credits roll. My desire is to create stories that remind people that hope still exists, even in the darkest places.
