Iván Dariel Ortiz

Iván Dariel Ortiz

History

Iván Dariel Ortiz is a Puerto Rican film director and editor. Ortiz began studies at the University of Sagrado Corazón in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Afterwards, he traveled to Maine in the United States to train in the field of cinematography. He then became a camera assistant, an editor, and then a producer of publishing agencies. After gaining experience in various fields of film production, he directed a short film titled Héroes de Otra Patria about two Puerto Ricans fighting at the Vietnam War. With this film he won the award of best short film at the San Juan Cinemafest. He then turned the short film into a complete feature film of the same title, even representing Puerto Rico for a nomination at the 1999 Academy Awards. Despite not being nominated, the film was selected by the Lincoln Center Film Society in New York City as one of the best Latin American films. It also received an honorary mention at the Viña del Mar festival in Chile. In March 2007, Ortiz released a feature film entitled El Cimarrón about an African slave during 19th century Puerto Rico. Aside of his career as a film director, Ortiz has served as a director of TV commercials and music videos.

Profile

Iván Dariel Ortiz

Movies

Por amor en el caserío
Editor
A story inspired by the legacy of William Shakespare and the classic Romeo and Juliet. Cristal and Ángelo fall in love amid a life full of violence, drugs, and social deterioration. Their families lead opposing drug gangs within the community where they live. Can Cristal's and Ángelo's love overcome the negative environment around them?
El cimarrón
Director
El cimarrón is a love story about a young African couple, Marcos and Carolina, that takes place in the slavery era at the turn of the nineteen-century in a Caribbean island. After several futile escape plans, Marcos finally escaped. Now free, he returns to liberate his beloved Carolina.
Héroes de otra patria
Director
This docu-drama deals with the lives of two soldiers from Puerto Rico enlisted to fight during the Vietnam conflict. Based on a real-life incident, the movie relates the young soldiers' ambiguity about the war and the tragic consequences their plight holds for them, as well as their families.
La realidad de un sueño
Director of Photography
Portrays the preparations for the Central American and Caribbean Games in Ponce and other host cities of 1993; the opening ceremony, various sports competitions, life in the Villa, cultural activities, support from the people, the profiles of several of the most outstanding athletes, opinions of organizers, and nostalgia of parting.
La realidad de un sueño
Editor
Portrays the preparations for the Central American and Caribbean Games in Ponce and other host cities of 1993; the opening ceremony, various sports competitions, life in the Villa, cultural activities, support from the people, the profiles of several of the most outstanding athletes, opinions of organizers, and nostalgia of parting.
Mónica
Director of Photography