Matthew Valdovinos

Matthew Valdovinos was born December 13th 1976 in Los Angeles, CA. His family relocated to his mother's hometown of El Paso, TX where he was soon immersed in the border culture. He started his education at The University of Texas El Paso where he was a part of the university's first film program. After taking a few years off, he went off to attended school in neighboring New Mexico. He would go on to graduate with honors from The Creative Media Institute at New Mexico State University. It is here Matthew began to make a name for himself as an up and coming filmmaker, obtaining recognition for his ability to seamlessly meld story and visuals with maximum impact and artistic vision. After directing several shorts including Choices, Love Lies Bleeding, and the fan film Rocketman, he decided to focus on his feature screenplay Precious Cargo. The quality of the writing, as well as his determination to make a film true to the cultures and locations depicted within, soon attracted attention from potential producers and collaborators. Matthew recently wrapped production on his first feature film River with longtime friend and collaborator Mark Vasconcellos.