Alberto Ortiz de Zárate

Born in Cárdenas, Cuba on January 28, 1948. After studying visual arts and graphic design, at the National Schools of Arts, and Educative Cinema and Journalism in Havana, Cuba, he worked in Cinematografia Educativa (CINED) He co-created, wrote and directed the "En Video" Weekly TV show that showcases the Art of Video in Cuba, between 1991 and 1993. In 1993 he won the Grand Paoa Prize in the Festival Viña del Mar, Chile; country where he resided until 1995, when he moved to the United States. Since then he has worked in Pipin Productions, Miami, Telemundo 47 and HITN-TV New York, as a director of Documentaries and producer of promotional. He currently works for channel 41 Univision New York. He has won 30 International Prizes including the Valdivia Film Festival in Chile, plus many awards at the Encuentro Nacional de Video, Prize Caracol, and the Art of the video, in Havana, Cuba.