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Daniel Villarreal
Bio
DANIEL VILLARREAL in 1973 moved to the heart of East Los Angeles, a neighborhood called Boyle Heights. He attended Hollenbeck Jr. High where he took up writing and Roosevelt High School where he learned photography. Villarreal performed his poetry readings at art openings and was a frequent contributor of photography to the Rock Y Ondas music column in La Opinion. Villarreal’s talents produced the cover shots for the East L.A. punk rock band, The Brat. His photographic output has been archived at UC Santa Barbara.
In 1980 Villarreal was introduced to the elite performance art troupe from East LA called ASCO (nausea). For the following 4 years, Villarreal exercised his acting talents as a performer with the controversial ASCO group.
In 1984, Villarreal met Ramon Menendez, who would go on to direct the feature film, Stand and Deliver in 1987. As an actor in the film, Villarreal developed a close relationship with Edward James Olmos, who brought Villarreal into the epic fold of Latino story telling in the highly acclaimed film, American Me, 1992. This opportunity allowed Villarreal to continue a professional acting career in such films as Speed, Menace to Society and The Getaway.
Villarreal developed several projects with Juan Carlos Garza, a Cal Arts Graduate and TV and Film editor. They were commissioned by AFI Film Institute, ITVS Television Series and The J.P. Getty Foundation.
Villarreal cowrote and coproduced the independent feature film, Brother Jonas which was optioned by the great director Alfonso Arau. In addition, Villarreal has written a pilot script, All These Little Divas, for a possible tv series with writer/producer Mary Fry which can air on multiple platforms. Currently Villarreal is producing and appearing in the documentary Ninety Minutes Later based on the life and murder of actress Vanessa Marquez.
Villarreal is a community activist with 40 years experience. He has worked with many community organizations including All Nations Neighborhood Center, Cispes, The Christic Institute, The Heart Project, Plaza Community Services and Homeboy Industries. Early this year Villarreal received a letter of commendation from City Of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti for his service to the community.
In 1980 Villarreal was introduced to the elite performance art troupe from East LA called ASCO (nausea). For the following 4 years, Villarreal exercised his acting talents as a performer with the controversial ASCO group.
In 1984, Villarreal met Ramon Menendez, who would go on to direct the feature film, Stand and Deliver in 1987. As an actor in the film, Villarreal developed a close relationship with Edward James Olmos, who brought Villarreal into the epic fold of Latino story telling in the highly acclaimed film, American Me, 1992. This opportunity allowed Villarreal to continue a professional acting career in such films as Speed, Menace to Society and The Getaway.
Villarreal developed several projects with Juan Carlos Garza, a Cal Arts Graduate and TV and Film editor. They were commissioned by AFI Film Institute, ITVS Television Series and The J.P. Getty Foundation.
Villarreal cowrote and coproduced the independent feature film, Brother Jonas which was optioned by the great director Alfonso Arau. In addition, Villarreal has written a pilot script, All These Little Divas, for a possible tv series with writer/producer Mary Fry which can air on multiple platforms. Currently Villarreal is producing and appearing in the documentary Ninety Minutes Later based on the life and murder of actress Vanessa Marquez.
Villarreal is a community activist with 40 years experience. He has worked with many community organizations including All Nations Neighborhood Center, Cispes, The Christic Institute, The Heart Project, Plaza Community Services and Homeboy Industries. Early this year Villarreal received a letter of commendation from City Of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti for his service to the community.
