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Harry Shum Jr. (born April 28, 1982) is a Costa Rican-born Chinese American actor, dancer, and choreographer. He is best known for his roles as Mike Chang on the Fox television series Glee (2009-15) and as Magnus Bane on the Freeform television series Shadowhunters (2016-19). He was nominated for four Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance in Glee, winning once. He won the award for The Male TV Star of 2018 in the E! People's Choice Awards for Shadowhunters.- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Ruby O. Fee was born on 7 February 1996 in San Jose, Costa Rica. She is an actress and producer, known for The Invisibles (2017), Polar (2019) and Army of Thieves (2021).- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Giannina Facio was born on 10 September 1955 in San Jose, Costa Rica. She is an actress and producer, known for Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Body of Lies (2008) and Concussion (2015). She has been married to Ridley Scott since June 2015.- Daniel Zovatto is a Costa Rican actor. Born 28 June, 1991 in San José, Costa Rica, Zovatto moved to New York City, initially pursuing a career in theater. He was later cast in the short film The Return (2012). He then moved to Los Angeles, where he made his feature film debut in the horror movie Beneath (2013), and made his television debut in a season 1 episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013). Other roles in Zovatto's career include Junior in the romantic comedy Laggies (2014), Neils Hirsch in the adventure horror film Innocence (2013), and his breakthrough roles in the horror mystery films It Follows (2014) as Greg Hannigan and Don't Breathe (2016) as Money.
- Maribel Guardia was born on 29 May 1959 in San Jose, Costa Rica. She is an actress, known for Terror and Black Lace (1986), La Alacrana (1986) and El asesino del zodiaco (1993). She was previously married to Joan Sebastian.
- Actor
- Cinematographer
Jose Palma is a Costa Rican actor of Chorotegan origin, born in San Jose. He spent most of his teenage years in Florida, until he moved back to Costa Rica in 2007 where he studied acting. In 2015 he moved to London where his career took off with roles in Crawl (2019) , Banged Up Abroad (Mexican Cartel Hell 2019), the Netflix Series - The Liberator (2020) where he played Private Jose Cruz, as well as acting alongside Tom Hardy and Woody Harrilson in Venom 2 Let there be Carnage (2021), and Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz in The Batman (2022)- Felicia Montealegre was born on 6 February 1922 in San José, Costa Rica. She was an actress, known for Studio One (1948), The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948) and Kraft Theatre (1947). She was married to Leonard Bernstein. She died on 16 June 1978 in East Hampton, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
Daniel is fluent in 3 languages, English, Spanish & Portuguese. He obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Elon University in North Carolina, and resides in Los Angeles, California.
Daniel is also an accomplished magician, having performed all over the world in various languages. He worked as a professional photographer 1.5 years for the United Nations and played professional soccer in Brazil.- Actor
- Director
Rafael Rojas was born on 16 April 1961 in San Jose, Costa Rica. He is an actor and director, known for Quinceañera (1987), Vivo por Elena (1998) and Baila conmigo (1992).- Glory Rodriguez was born in San Jose, Costa Rica. Glory is an actor, known for Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2 (2022), The Mourning Of (2024) and Reverse (2023).
- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Guerdon Trueblood is the grandson of General Billy Mitchell, who's the founding father of the U.S. Air Force. Trueblood attended George Wastington University in Virginia. He achieved his greatest success as a solid and dependable television writer. Trueblood has written scripts for such TV shows as "The Young Rebels," "Adam-12," "The Young Lawyers," "The Streets of San Francisco," and "Automan." In addition, Trueblood wrote the screenplays for the excellent psycho Vietnam veterans exploitation winner "Welcome Home, Soldier Boys" and the gritty Western "The Last Hard Men;" Trueblood also was an associate producer of the latter movie. Moreover, Trueblood penned the scripts for the 70s made-for-TV killer animal fright features "The Savage Bees," "It Happened at Lakewood Manor," "Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo," and "Terror Out of the Sky." He also supplied the story for "Jaws 3-D." Trueblood made a rare foray into theatrical film directing with the terrifically rough and sleazy 70s grindhouse crime cult classic "The Candy Snatchers." Trueblood's college friend Vincent Martorano portrays a dim-witted kidnapper in the picture and his son Christopher appears as a little autistic boy. Trueblood's other son Guerdon is a highly successful digital effects artist/compositor.- Executive
- Producer
- Music Department
Jay Weisleder was born in San Jose, Costa Rica. He is an executive and producer.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
A.J. Castro was born in Costa Rica and raised in Miami. He got his first taste of movie-making as a high-school student working with his childhood friend to write, direct, act, and edit his own works. His first major on-screen experience was as a featured extra in the movie Transporter 2. Soon after that, he moved to Los Angeles and studied with the drama department at CSULA. Since then, he's booked roles in numerous TV Shows, Films, and Commercials. He has appeared on hit shows like Dexter, Will and Grace, The Cool Kids, Mr. Mayor, and NCIS. Aside from acting AJ has launched and is developing his own projects including scripted podcasts, and both comedy and dramatic TV pilots. A.J. prides himself on his work ethic and artistic vision. Married in 2004, and father to two sweet girls AJ is a family man, who is passionate about his work and tries to savor every moment. Outside of work some of his passions include basketball, board games with friends, and grabbing a nice margarita with his wife.- Actor
- Writer
Crox Alvarado was born on 3 May 1910 in San Jose, Costa Rica. He was an actor and writer, known for The Aztec Mummy (1957), Una rosa sobre el ring (1973) and The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy (1958). He died on 30 January 1984 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Chavela Vargas was born on 17 April 1919 in San Joaquin de Flores, Costa Rica. She was an actress, known for Frida (2002), Julieta (2016) and A Bigger Splash (2015). She died on 5 August 2012 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.- Yerye Beirute was born on 18 August 1926 in San Jose, Costa Rica. He was an actor, known for La sombra vengadora (1956), Sinister Invasion (1971) and The Body Snatcher (1957). He was married to Rosa Galindo. He died on 25 December 1972 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Iris Flores was born on 8 August 1921 in San Jose, Costa Rica. She was an actress, known for Ride the Pink Horse (1947), Women in the Night (1948) and South of Monterey (1946). She was married to Rudolph Edward Schirmer and Frederick Tillinghast III. She died on 16 April 2016 in California, USA.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Graciela Beltrán was born in Costa Rica, Sinaloa, Mexico. She is known for El corrido de los Perez (1992), La reina de las bandas (1994) and La quebradita (1994).- Lita Tresierra was born in 1977 in Costa Rica. She was an actress, known for The Factory (2012), Durham County (2007) and The Dead Zone (2002). She died on 21 June 2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Blanche Blackwell was born on 9 December 1912 in San José, Costa Rica. She was married to Middleton Joseph Blackwell. She died on 8 August 2017 in London, England, UK.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Producer
Born in San Jose, Costa Rica on January 17, 1977, Alejandro grew up in North Carolina after moving to the US in 1985. A high school teacher reinforced his passion for still black and white photography and introduced him to the works of such photographers as Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Edward Weston. Beginning to see the world now through a viewfinder, a Canon AE-1 & a 50mm lens allowed him to begin shooting, developing, and printing his own images. He strived to photograph the quintessence of the subject before the lens. By the time of his graduation, he had won several awards for black and white photography in works embodying the country of Colombia. After graduating from the Academy of Art - San Francisco with a degree in cinematography, he began to work in Los Angeles as an assistant, focus puller, operator, and cinematographer. He has shot several narratives, documentaries, commercials, and music videos. Alejandro believes in the narrative form, and revealing the subtleties of the characters and stories through light, shadow, and the juxtaposition of the subject within the frame.- Camera and Electrical Department
Lauren Blair was born on 23 August 1981 in San Jose, Costa Rica. She is known for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), The Stepfather (2009) and The Boy Next Door (2015).- Born in San José, Costa Rica, Anastasia started her career in the modeling world and immediately won the attention of Mexican producers. She was invited to stay in Mexico to star as a game show model in the Mexican version of "Wheel of Fortune" ("La Rueda de la Fortuna"). Shortly after, the actor and producer Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo invited her to co-host the program "Humor es los Comediantes". Anastasia became well known for her roles in television comedy, particularly the very popular television series "Cero en Conducta". She then moved on to play antagonist roles in several soap operas. Anastasia has also performed and continues to perform in theater with glowing critical and public reviews of her work, proof she is not just a pretty face.
- Antonio Baker was born on 2 July 1980 in San Jose, Costa Rica. He is an actor, known for The Jungle Book: Search for the Lost Treasure (1998), Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book (1998) and El barrio (1997).
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
Gabriela Gonzalez was born in San Jose, Costa Rica. She is a producer and production manager, known for Gigante (2024), Sell/Buy/Date (2022) and On the Divide (2021). She was previously married to Ozzy Villazon.- Jose Luis Paniagua was born on 9 February 1960 in San Jose, Costa Rica. He was an actor, known for Pandillas guerra y paz (2002), Lola Calamidades (1987) and Te voy a enseñar a querer (1990). He was married to Tania Falquez and Nórida Rodríguez. He died on 6 May 2013 in Bogota, Colombia.
- Cinematographer
- Editorial Department
- Camera and Electrical Department
Marco Cordero was born on 10 July 1982 in San José, Costa Rica. Marco is a cinematographer, known for The Rehearsal (2022), Nathan for You (2013) and How to with John Wilson (2020).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Isaias grew up with his two older brothers who taught him about cinema and its profound power. He joined the Taller Nacional de Teatro in Costa Rica, training in theater and film/TV. He moved to the United States in 2018 to complete his senior year and started his studies at The Academy in 2019. He has starred in one feature film and multiple short films. His last short film Ñaños was officially selected at the 2022 Tribeca Festival. Some of his New York Theater credits include Jonathan Baransky in the Off-Broadway REVIVAL of Dream On, Baransky (American Theatre of Actors), Aisymnetes in Raving Reason (La Guardia Performing Arts Center), Alfonso LeChien in The Gnarly Narwhal (The Tank), Miguel in The Window Washer (Emerging Artists), and Marcellus/Guildenstern/Osric in Hamlet (American Theatre of Actors). In 2024, Isaias and his brothers created Purple Duck LLC, an independent film production company.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Hilda Hidalgo was born on 19 September 1970 in San José, Costa Rica. She is a director and writer, known for Del amor y otros demonios (2009), Violeta al fin (2017) and Sacramento (1993).- Producer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gina Ortega was born on 12 July 1972 in Costa Rica. She is a producer and assistant director, known for The Vivero Letter (1999), The Jungle Book: Search for the Lost Treasure (1998) and The Citizen (1999).- Writer
- Director
Ramón Obón was born on 23 July 1943 in San Jose, Costa Rica. He is a writer and director, known for Dinastía de la muerte (1977), The Black Widow (1977) and La muerte del Palomo (1981).- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Miguel Gómez, a Costa Rican filmmaker, refined his skills at UCLA before achieving accolades with "El Cielo Rojo," a captivating ultra-low-budget success. In 2009, he founded Atómica Films, excelling in directing features and commercials. His creations like "El Sanatorio" (2010) and "EL FIN" gained international acclaim, with "Maikol Yordan de Viaje Perdido" becoming Central America's highest-grossing film.
Miguel's talents extended to TV, music videos, and commercials for brands like Gatorade and McDonald's. He directed "Amor Viajero" (2017), shot in Europe and Costa Rica, which was distributed by Sony Pictures across Latin America and Starz in the USA. Currently, Miguel leads his LA-based company, Baby Atomica, and helms projects like "Modern Legends" and "Cronocápsulas." Miguel's legacy resonates through unwavering storytelling dedication and vital contributions to the Latin film industry.- Herman Belmonte was born on 30 March 1892 in San Jose, Costa Rica. He was an actor, known for Di que me quieres (1939). He died on 15 September 1975 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Visual Effects
- Writer
- Director
Juan Carlos Vargas was born on 3 December 1968 in San Jose, Costa Rica. He is a writer and director, known for I, Robot (2004), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and Red Planet (2000).- Animation Department
Fernando Montealegre was born on 23 June 1926 in Costa Rica. He is known for Jonny Quest (1964), Charlotte's Web (1973) and Space Ghost (1966). He died on 29 April 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Alberto Martí was born on 27 January 1894 in San Jose, Costa rica. He was an actor, known for Don Juan Tenorio (1937), The Adventurous Captain (1939) and Every Madman to His Specialty (1939). He was married to Lucy Herrera. He died on 21 March 1939 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Writer
- Director
Ramón Obón was born on 17 February 1916 in San José, Costa Rica. He was a writer and director, known for La sombra vengadora (1956), 100 Cries of Terror (1965) and Una piedra en el zapato (1956). He was married to Oliva León González. He died on 7 December 1965 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Sheila Etxeberría was born on 1 October 1986 in San José, Costa Rica. She is an actress, known for Soft in the Head (2013) and Lock It Up (2024).
- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Daniel has a long track record as a successful entrepreneur and entertainer. He is best known as a founder and member of the popular Costa Rican comedy group "La Media Docena" where he performs as a writer, actor, and live musician. This comedy group wrote and starred the TV Series : El Show de la Media Docena, that aired for 13 years. Daniel runs a video production company named "Infinito Films" and is also the co-owner of a local restaurant "Sabor a Tango". He is also an accomplished motion picture producer and director. His movie "Maikol Yordan, de Viaje Perdido," became the most successful Costa Rican film ever produced. He directed, produced, starred and edited 'Maikol Yordan 2: La Cura Lejana, that will be released in December 2018.- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Guita Schyfter was born on 2 March 1947 in San Jose, Costa Rica. She is a director and producer, known for Novia que te vea (1994), Xochimilco, historia de un paisaje (1989) and Huérfanos (2014).- Karla Arce Wangsgard is a Latina Actress who was born and raised in Costa Rica. After graduating with a degree in Business Administration, she decided to pursue her passion for acting which brought her to California. Since then she has been taking acting classes in LA and working in different projects as both a model and actress. She has a sweet personality but at the same time a strong character which gives her a mysterious unique look
- Actor
- Executive
Franklin Chang-Diaz was born on 5 April 1950 in San Jose, Costa Rica. He is an actor and executive, known for The Wild Blue Yonder (2005), Science and Star Wars (2017) and The Mars Underground (2007).- Editorial Department
- Visual Effects
- Production Manager
Daniel Dávila was born in San José, Costa Rica in 1973, his family moved to Santiago de Chile in 1979. Later he got a professional designer degree at the Universidad Católica de Chile, then devoted himself to art, music, multimedia design and digital video post-production. In 1993 he founded art-rock band Luna In Caelo, creating the music and images for their albums, concerts and videos. In 1999 he moved for two years to Mexico City and entered as a in-house post-producer for the CCC Film School, where he started to work on feature films. Back in Chile, after working as VFX artist in Chilefilms / Cinecolor, he 2008 founded Kiné-Imágenes, a film post-production facility, doing the color grading for many Chilean and Latin-American films. In 2010 he created a large scale multimedia show for the Universidad de Chile called "Windows to Chile" in Santiago's downtown. "The Child of Plomo" (2020), his first feature film, is a experimental movie that merges his visual work with his own soundtrack.- Editor
- Director
- Editorial Department
From humble roots in Costa Rica, the great question of why his country did not have an army always aroused him, this prompted him throughout his life to study the social and historical studies of his country, taking from a young age the idea of being a builder and ideologue . The vicissitudes came to get in the way of his plan and dedicate himself to audiovisuals, just finishing high school. His first job as an editor was a historical document kept for more than two decades, the great humanist interview with the person who abolished that army, Don José "Pepe" Figueres. It was a reason to stay in the audiovisual until the present. Elaborating edition of two national films, two documentaries and assistance in multiple others. He has worked on dozens of commercials as well as as an editor, director and producer. He completed his only university studies at the School of Architecture of the Veritas University in Costa Rica and grew his historical studies in this career creating a final document of the country vision called "Utopian Ideas for a Utopian Country" using as the main visual mechanism an imaginary of visions in film from the archive of the Costa Rican Center for Cinematographic Production, elements used for another university thesis in Munich, Germany. To date, Pablo is preparing for the production of his urban play, a story about the independence of the Central American republics, where he has the support of state institutions and worthy schools for said work called "Lamps for Peace" being in 2022 its fourth staging. In addition, his growing spirit of sharing and knowledge are constant, taking language courses, art, nature tours, talks, civil engineering, international cuisine, history, psychology and diving. As an architect, he has worked independently in the design and construction of houses, stables and ranches in the mountains and as a designer for shopping centers.- Costume Designer
- Actor
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Javier Artiñano was born in 1942 in San Pedro Montes de Oca, Costa Rica. He was a costume designer and actor, known for The Fencing Master (1992), The Enchanted Forest (1987) and Mad Love (2001). He died on 4 July 2013 in Madrid, Spain.- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Costume Designer
Pilar Limosner was born on 4 April 1955 in Costa Rica. She was a costume designer, known for All Good Things (2010), The Wackness (2008) and Two Lovers (2008). She died on 2 June 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Delmar Costello was born on 1 October 1905 in Costa Rica. He was an actor, known for Arizona Trails (1935). He was married to Ethel Ellester Brown. He died on 15 May 1961 in Burbank, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Christopher Meneses was born on 31 December 1989 in San Jose, Costa Rica. He is an actor and writer, known for The Stepson (2017), Rapid Eye Movement (2016) and Dating Beyond Borders (2013).- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Actress
Producer graduated from EICTV (Cuba) and the University of Costa Rica (UCR). Publicist graduated from the UCR.
Producer of the Costa Rica International Film Festival 2016 (CRFIC) and with participation in several Costa Rican fiction films. Her first feature film as producer "Domingo and the Mist" premieres as the first Central American film in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival 2022. She is developing and co-writing the fiction feature film "La Casa de Playa".
Filmography:- "Domingo and the Mist", fiction feature film (CR-QA), Un Certain Regard 2022: Producer.
- "La Casa de Playa", fiction feature film (CR-COL), Development: Producer and co-writer.
- "La Espera", fiction short film (CUB-CR), Muestra Joven, Cine Latino Tübingen, Tlanchana, Sevdocfest: Producer.
- "The Awakening of the Ants" (CR-ESP), Berlin International Film Festival 2019: Line Producer.
- "The Dance of the Gazelle" (CR-MX), Montreal World Film Festival 2018: Location Manager and Casting.
- Actress
- Writer
- Casting Department
Arlyn Gonzalez was born on 19 November 1991 in Costa Rica. She is an actress and writer, known for Sola Cortometraje, Hermosa Justicia (2023) and Todo está bien (2023).