Name: Ricardo Luis Alvarez.
Date of Birth: August 19, 1982.
Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Email: imagessounds@yahoo.com
Schools & High School : Babeque (1986), St. George (1987), Dominico Americano (1988-2000). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
College:
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Majoring In:
Spent first 2 years majoring in Economics, Later graduated Business in 2005. Now going for a masters degree in Marketing.
Film Directors I Admire:
Stanley Kubrick, Brian De Palma, Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Thomas Anderson, Terrence Malick, Luis Buñuel, Robert Altman, Andrei Tarkovsky, Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, Martin Scorsese, Joel & Ethan Coen, David Lynch, Cameron Crowe, Steven Spielberg, Kenji Mizoguchi, Atom Egoyan, Akira Kurosawa, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen, Quentin Tarantino, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Spike Lee.
Actors & Actresses I Admire:
Steve Buscemi, Tom Cruise, William H. Macy, Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn, Robert De Niro, Nicholas Cage, James Stewart, Al Pacino, Tom Hanks, Woody Allen, Cary Grant, John Cusack, Irene Jacob, Frances McDormand, Nicole Kidman, Grace Kelly, Joan Allen.
Best Film Experience I’ve Had At A Movie Theatre:
Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Apocalypse Now Redux (2001), Kill Bill (2003-04).
My Filmography..or Titles of the films i've made (Click for Info.)
08-Primera Cita (First Date) (2007, Short Film)
07-Un Dia Precioso (A Beautiful Day) (2005, Short Film)
06-The Sweetest Thing (2003, Short Film)
05-C.C. Bites (2002, Commercial)
04-Goodman Company (2002, Short Film)
03-Herrera Documentary (2002, Short Documentary)
02-119 Hours Before the Elections (2000, Short Film)
01-A Look at the Dominico Americano (2000, Short Documentary)
Hobbies: Films. Music. Read. Sports. Videogames.
Favorite Type of Music: Alternative Rock. Classical.
Favorite Bands
Smashing Pumpkins. Radiohead.Beatles.Beta Band.Cranberries. Death Cab For Cutie. Our Lady Peace. Collective Soul.
Favorite Music Albums
01- Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness/ Siamese Dream.
02- The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band/ Magical Mystery Tour.
03- Radiohead - OK Computer/ Kid A/ Amnesiac/ Hail To The Thief.
04- The Beta Band - Hot Shots II/ Heroes to Zeroes.
05- Nirvana - Unplugged in New York/ Nevermind.
06- Collective Soul - Disciplined Breakdown.
07- The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?
09- Our Lady Peace - Clumsy/ Spiritual Machines.
10- Chopin - Complete Works For Piano And Orchestra.
11- Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits.
12- Stone Temple Pilots - No. 4.
13- Depeche Mode - The Singles 86>98.
14- Pearl Jam - Vs.
15- Joseph Hadyn - Symphonies Nos. 94, 100, 101.
16- Magnolia - Original Soundtrack. Songs by Aimee Mann.
17- Elastica - Elastica
Favorite TV Show: Seinfeld.
Favorite Comic Book: Superman.
Favorite Sports:
Basketball. Tennis. Baseball. Ping Pong. Swimming. Bowling. Volleyball (Juan Dolio style!).
Favorite Baseball Team:
Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs.
Favorite Athletes:
Greg Maddux (Pitcher for the San Diego Padres)
Andre Agassi (Tennis player)
Mark Price (Basketball player)
Favorite Videogames:
Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time, Super Mario Series, Mortal Kombat Series, Star Fox 64, Goldeneye, Contra, Tetris, Super Tennis, All-Star Baseball 99, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Blast Corps.
