José María Pimentel(II)
- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
- Location Management
Two years into his bachelor's degree in business, José María began working at Centro León, an important cultural center in his hometown, where he gained the experience working on cultural projects that would later embark him into a career in the film industry. He decided to focus his thesis project on the Dominican Film Bill, titled "Market Analysis of the Dominican Film Industry
based on the Law 108-10", exploring the country's growth in producing national films and providing production services since the establishment of the bill.
After working in numerous local films in the production department he had the chance to insert himself in the market of the international productions that choose the Dominican Republic as their main location. There he worked on industrial international films like "The Lost City of D" (2021), a Paramount production, "Narco-Saints" (2021), a Netflix Korea production, and "Saint-X" (2022), an ABC-Disney production.
Following these experiences and having the opportunity to meet many talented local crew members working on larger productions, he meets Francisco Valdez, an experienced local Director and Director of Photography. This developed into a partnership that resulted in the debut of José María as a Producer in the film "El Trayecto". It was a dream come true, and everything went according to plan. Currently, the production is starting the distribution stage and looking forward to a national theatrical release in 2024.
After this, he worked as a co-producer and location manager in the feature titled "Bajo el Mismo Sol" sophomore movie from Ulises Porra and Ulla Prida, creators of "Carajita" (2021). "Bajo el Mismo Sol" was a part of San Sebastian's Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum. He looks forward to new productions; the Dominican Republic is full of great storytellers and compelling stories to be shared with the world.
After working in numerous local films in the production department he had the chance to insert himself in the market of the international productions that choose the Dominican Republic as their main location. There he worked on industrial international films like "The Lost City of D" (2021), a Paramount production, "Narco-Saints" (2021), a Netflix Korea production, and "Saint-X" (2022), an ABC-Disney production.
Following these experiences and having the opportunity to meet many talented local crew members working on larger productions, he meets Francisco Valdez, an experienced local Director and Director of Photography. This developed into a partnership that resulted in the debut of José María as a Producer in the film "El Trayecto". It was a dream come true, and everything went according to plan. Currently, the production is starting the distribution stage and looking forward to a national theatrical release in 2024.
After this, he worked as a co-producer and location manager in the feature titled "Bajo el Mismo Sol" sophomore movie from Ulises Porra and Ulla Prida, creators of "Carajita" (2021). "Bajo el Mismo Sol" was a part of San Sebastian's Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum. He looks forward to new productions; the Dominican Republic is full of great storytellers and compelling stories to be shared with the world.