I was born in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. During my childhood, no one within my family influenced me to be a filmmaker; however, I could always develop stories within myself. I fell in love with cinema because I find that it has the power to use themes, break them down, both emotionally and intellectually -by using images and sound- which are either overlooked by the status quo, or in most of the cases, acknowledged, but not seen beyond them. I’ve always been curious about the misbehavior of the human condition—specifically, the way human beings tend to lack self-worth. I have not only witnessed or sensed this issue with my loved ones, but I’ve also experienced it myself. As a film student and writer/director, I have this desire to explore this negative aspect of human nature through different paths: love as a weapon of self-destruction, addiction as a toxic mechanism to express love, and the danger of romantically connecting with the most inconvenient person, just for the sake of not being alone. In the long term, I want people to either feel emotionally connected to or personally related to my stories, and I also hope to influence other people’s work.