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Roberto Monticello. Director: The Stand-in. Roberto Monticello was born in Cuba. He began his career writing and directing for the stage, receiving numerous awards and grants, before becoming a film director and settling in New York City.
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- Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
- Roberto Monticello
Roberto Monticello. (June 7th, 1962 - present) Roberto was born June 7th, 1962 in Santiago de Cuba. In addition to writing and directing films, Monticello has devoted much of his life to human rights and environmental causes. He has journeyed to Ethiopia three times during the famine, once as a refugee camp director.
Sep 25, 2009 · Roberto Monticello moved to Manhattan over a decade ago, (he currently also has homes in Brazil, Paris, and Cuba, his home country), and has since spent the majority of his time living...
Apr 29, 2019 · The Mayor Meatpacking, Post Pandemic. Having not run into Roberto Monticello, the one and only Mayor of Meatpacking, an historic district now more inclined toward art, I was a little concerned. He’s as visible a symbol of any neighborhood as you’re likely to find.
Writer / Director
Feb 4, 2024 · Award-winning film maker Roberto Monticello proclaims, “In NYC you live; other places you just exist.” Thirty years ago, his community declared him the ‘Mayor of the Meatpacking.’. So how did he get to this status? His parents were refugees fleeing from fascist Europe (Spain and Italy).
Roberto Monticello has directed over 28 films in 9 countries as well as written and directed over 56 plays around the world. For a list of other works of Monticello's, click here.
