José María Cabral (director)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cabral and the second or maternal family name is González.

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José María Cabral González (b. Santo Domingo, July 24, 1988) is a Dominican film director, screenwriter, and producer.

Cabral started making films when he was 16 years old, making private screenings to family and friends in local movie theaters. His first feature film, Jaque Mate (2011), was screened at a high number of film festivals and selected as the Dominican entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.^[1]^[2] "Arrobá" and "Despertar" followed in 2013 and 2014, also making it into the festival circuits. He is currently releasing his new adventure film, "Detective Willy", in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

Ancestors of José María Cabral (director)

16. Marcos Antonio Cabral y Figueredo (1843–1903; uncle of #28)

8. José María Cabral y Báez (1864–1937)

17. Altagracia Amelia Báez Andújar (†1879; daughter of Ramón Buenaventura Báez Méndez)

4. Pedro Pablo Cabral Bermúdez (1916–1988)

18. Erasmo Bermúdez Jiménez (1825–1907)

9. María Petronila Bermúdez Rochet (1872–1942)

19. María Petronila Rochet Gómez (1839–1889)

2. José María Cabral Arzeno (1959–)

20. Luis Sebastián Arzeno Abreu (1873–1922; great-grandson of José María Imbert du Plessis)

10. Luis Christian Arzeno Heinsen (1898–1969)

21. Christian Hilda Heinsen Pickwood (1876–1922)

5. Hilda Isabel Arzeno Brugal (1923–1997)

22. Andrés Pelegrín Clemente Brugal Montané (1850–1931)

11. Lucía Brugal Pérez (1901–1998)

23. Lucía Pérez Pérez

1. José María Cabral González (born 1988)

24. Ignacio María González Santín (1838–1915)

12. José María González Roselló

25. Dolores Roselló Miret

6. Francisco José González Machado (1927–)

26. Leoncio Machado Echavarría (†1910)

13. Altagracia Alicia Machado Sánchez

27. Francisca Sánchez González

3. Ingrid Josefina González Fiallo (1960–)

28. Luis Arístides Fiallo Cabral (1876–1931; nephew of #16)

14. Hostos Fiallo Henríquez (1903–1988)

29. Flor de María Gregoria Henríquez García (†1963; daughter of Federico Henríquez y Carvajal)

7. Sonia Antonia Fiallo Oliva (1932–)

30. José Oliva Currari

15. Gracita Oliva García

31. Elisa García

Filmography

Excexos, 2008
Jaque Mate, 2011^[3]
Arrobá, 2013^[3]
Despertar, 2014^[4]
Detective Willy, 2015

Sources cited

↑ De La Fuente, Anna Marie. "It's 'Checkmate' for foreign-lingo Oscar race". Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
↑ Alexandra Gratereaux, "Latino NYILFF: With ‘Jaque Mate,’ Jose Maria Cabral Puts Domican Republic in Lime Light", Fox News Latino, August 17, 2012.
1 2 Quiñones, Alfonso (24 April 2013). ""Jaque Mate" gana premio Opera prima en Washington". Diario Libre (in Spanish) (Santo Domingo). Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
↑ Nova, José (13 June 2014). ""Despertar", lo más personal de José María Cabral" (in Spanish). El Caribe. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

External links

Sánchez, Dagoberto (22 July 2012). "José María Cabral: "Mi estilo en cine anda en desarrollo"". El Dia. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
Biography for José María Cabral at IMDb.

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