Alvaro Balvin Benavides

Alvaro Balvin Benavides

History

Alvaro Balvin Benavides is a Peruvian composer based in Los Angeles. He graduated from Berklee College of Music and from the University of Southern California Screen Scoring Master's in Music. He is mostly known for his work on "Chef's Table BBQ" and "Street Food Latinamerica," both productions for Netflix. He is also known for his score for the award winning short film "La Ruta," for which he received a nomination for Best Score at the L'H Internationale Film Festival in Barcelona, Spain. He also scored the Gold Student Academy Award Winner (Student Oscar's) documentary "Unfinished Lives" (2020).

Profile

Alvaro Balvin Benavides

Movies

Unfinished Lives
Unfinished Lives
Music
In 2014, 24-year-old USC graduate student, Xinran Ji, was beaten to death by four teens when returning home from a study session. A lawyer, Rose Tsai, took it upon herself to tirelessly advocate on his behalf and represent his parents, as they attempt to understand the senseless tragedy together.
Elegy for a Park
Elegy for a Park
Music
Jaded publicist Paloma is left stranded in a motel on the boarder as she waits for a replacement for her stolen passport. She discovers, however, that her passport has already arrived but is being kept in secrecy by the hotel receptionist boy Dino.
Triple O.G.
Triple O.G.
Original Music Composer
A son brings his girlfriend to meet his father for the first time, but a cordial afternoon soon takes a violent turn when intentions on both sides are revealed.