Ramón Menéndez
| Ramón Menéndez | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1981–2002 |
Ramón Menéndez is American film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the 1988 film Stand and Deliver.
His other film directing credits include Money for Nothing (1993) starring John Cusack and the Disney Channel original film Gotta Kick It Up! (2002). He also served as a screenwriter for all of the films he directed. His only film as a screenwriter and not as a director was the 2001 film Tortilla Soup.
He has also worked in episodic television, directing episodes Tales from the Crypt and Perversions of Science, in 1994 and 1997, respectively.
Menéndez won two Independent Spirit Awards for work on Stand and Deliver.[1]
Menéndez is a native of Cuba and grew in California. He is an alumnus of San Francisco State University and UCLA Film School. His first credit in film industry was serving as an assistant director on the Oliver Stone-directed film Salvador (1986). He is a frequent collaborator with film producer Tom Musca.[2]
[edit] Filmography
- Madame X (1981, actor as Luis)
- Salvador (1986, first assistant director, also actor as Gomez)
- Stand and Deliver (1988, director and screenwriter)
- Money for Nothing (1993, director and screenwriter)
- Tales from the Crypt (1994, director, episode: "The Bribe")
- Perversions of Science (1997, director, episode: "Given the Heir")
- Tortilla Soup (2001, screenwriter)
- Gotta Kick It Up! (2002, director, teleplay writer)
[edit] References
- ^ "Stand and Deliver - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/46436/Stand-and-Deliver/details. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
- ^ "Ramón Menéndez". Dramatic Publishing. http://www.dramaticpublishing.com/AuthorBio.php?titlelink=9648. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
