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

Early life and family

Cabral was born into an upper-middle/upper class family,[1] to José María Cabral Arzeno and Ingrid Josefina González Fiallo.[2] He is related to many eminent Dominicans such as Oscar de la Renta, Viriato Fiallo, J. Antinoe Fiallo, and Fabio Fiallo, by his mother’s side of the family;[2][3] to Carmen Imbert Brugal by his father’s side; and he is also related to José María Cabral, Juan Bautista Vicini Cabral, Peggy Cabral, Donald Reid Cabral, from both sides of his family.

Family of José María Cabral (director)
16. Marcos Antonio Cabral y Figueredo (1843–1903; uncle of #28)
Baní
8. José María Cabral y Báez (1864–1937)
Baní, Dominican Republic
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)
Venezuela, Gran Colombia
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)
London, England, United Kingdom
5. Hilda Isabel Arzeno Brugal (1923–1997)
22. Andrés Pelegrín Clemente Brugal Montané (1850–1931)
Sitges, Catalonia, Spain
11. Lucía Brugal Pérez (1901–1998)
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
23. Lucía Pérez Pérez
El Caney, Santiago, Captaincy General of Cuba
1. José María Cabral González (born 1988)
24. Gen. Ignacio María González Santín (1840–1915)
Santo Domingo
12. José María González Roselló
25. Dolores Roselló Miret
Captaincy General of Puerto Rico
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. Dr. Luis Arístides Fiallo Cabral (1876–1931; nephew of #16)
Santo Domingo
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. Gen. José Oliva Currari (1870–?)
Italy
15. Gracita Oliva García
31. Elisa García

Career

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.[4][5] "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.

Filmography

Sources cited

  1. ^ Sosa, José Rafael (July 3, 2010). "Cultura en sábado" (in Spanish). El Nacional. Retrieved June 16, 2016. Siendo como es un director procedente de una clase media alta, ha mostrado una sensibilidad y una actitud de compromiso social que debe ser elogiada en lugar de ser condenada. Traición Oculta, (2007) fue una denuncia del efecto de la drogadicción en la juventud de clase alta, su ambiente social. {{cite news}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |last1= at position 1 (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b Espinal, Edwin (November 1, 2014). "Cápsulas genealógicas: Oscar de la Renta, entorno genealógico" (in Spanish). Hoy. Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía. Retrieved June 16, 2016. Primo hermano del Dr. Viriato Antonio Fiallo Rodríguez (Azua, 1895-Santo Domingo, 1983), presidente de la Unión Cívica Nacional, y del abogado Fabio Fiallo Cáceres (Tamboril, 1906-Santo Domingo, 2001), Óscar de la Renta cuenta también entre sus parientes al educador, historiador y sociólogo José Antinoe Fiallo Billini (Santo Domingo, 1943), hijo de su primo hermano Antinoe Fiallo Rodríguez; al luchador antitrujillista Oscar Fiallo Suazo, su primo hermano, hijo de Luis Enrique Fiallo Pérez; al joven cineasta José María Cabral González (Santo Domingo, 1988), hijo de José María Cabral Arzeno e Ingrid Josefina González Fiallo (Santo Domingo, 1960), nieta de su primo hermano Hostos Fiallo Henríquez, y a la crítico de arte Laura Gil Fiallo (Santo Domingo, 1957), nieta de su tío Manuel de Jesús Fiallo Pérez. {{cite news}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |last1= at position 1 (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Espinal Hernández, Edwin (December 31, 2015). "Parentescos insospechados de personajes de la República Dominicana" (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Diario Libre. Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía. Retrieved June 16, 2016. {{cite news}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |last1= at position 1 (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ De La Fuente, Anna Marie. "It's 'Checkmate' for foreign-lingo Oscar race". Variety. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  5. ^ Alexandra Gratereaux, "Latino NYILFF: With ‘Jaque Mate,’ Jose Maria Cabral Puts Domican Republic in Lime Light", Fox News Latino, August 17, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Quiñones, Alfonso (April 24, 2013). ""Jaque Mate" gana premio Opera prima en Washington". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. Archived from the original on January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  7. ^ Nova, José (June 13, 2014). ""Despertar", lo más personal de José María Cabral" (in Spanish). El Caribe. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.


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