Luis Moro

Luis Moro (born January 2, 1964[1]) is a Cuban-born American actor, filmmaker, and writer. He first gained notability for co-writing, producing and acting in the film Anne B. Real, which was nominated for two Independent Spirit Award.

Luis Moro
Moro at The Havana Film Festival in Cuba 2003
Born (1964-01-02) January 2, 1964
San Antonio de los Banos, Cuba
Other namesLouie Moro
Occupationactor/producer/writer
Websitemorofilms.com

Career

In 1991, Moro created and hosted the Real Estate America television series, which followed the format of news magazine shows but covered topics on real estate news. Moro worked in real estate and held a show for 10 years on the local TV station Univision, but in the last eight years he worked on film and stage productions across the country.[2]

Moro received screen story by credit for his screenplay rewrites on Anne B. Real. He also co-wrote all the main hip-hop rap lyrics in the film performed by the lead character of Cynthia. After Anne B. Real, Moro produced three films, the southern drama The Unseen, Love and Suicide, a bilingual love story set in Havana, Cuba that was the first film shot by an American in Cuba since 1959, and Venus & Vegas, a buddy comedy set in Las Vegas.

Moro's other film projects include The Siege and King of the Ants. Moro also performs comedy.

Moro in a scene from Love & Suicide, 2005.

In 2008, Ben Kingsley's SBK-Pictures announced it would work with Moro to produce Whispers Like Thunder, a film about the Conley Sisters legal battle over the Wyandot National Burying Ground in Kansas. Kingsley agreed to play the role of Charles Curtis, the first and only Native American to become Vice President of the United States. The screenplay was written by Moro and Trip Brook.[3]

Political views

Moro has been active in promoting his political views on human rights. According to Vanessa Arrington of the Associated Press, "Cuban-American filmmaker Luis Moro expressed his disdain for the long-standing U.S. trade and travel restrictions against Cuba in a very public way: he made a movie there."[4][5]

Filmography
Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Real Estate America Host Also creator and writer
1996 Lowball Slick
1998 The Siege Hubbard FBI Decoy
1999 For The Love of The Game Detroit Tiger
2001 Firestorm Rising Marcus
2001 3000 Miles to Graceland FBI Agent
2003 King of the Ants Coach Garcia Also stunt coordinator
2003 Anne B. Real Tommy Morrel Also producer and writer
2003 The Weather Report Bob Short film
2004 The Tollbooth Consulting Producer
2005 Love & Suicide Alberto Also producer and writer
2005 The Unseen Producer
2010 Venus & Vegas Bathroom Bob Producer
2015 Where We Begin Consulting producer
2017 Roll With Me Producer
gollark: Have you never played the sims or something?
gollark: Planning the next disaster.
gollark: Not the Judaic (is that even an adjective) one.
gollark: That's the Christian perspective, though?
gollark: There is the "thou shalt not kill" thing, although that does tend to be... mostly ignored.

See also
  • Cuban Americans
  • Afro-Latinos

References
  1. "Luis Moro bio Award winning Writer, Producer/Independent Spirit Award Nominee". Official website. MoroFilms.com. Retrieved August 23, 2008. External link in |work= (help)
  2. Jessica Rosero Union City Reporter The Revolution Begins Within
  3. Ben Kingsley's SBK announces slate-Variety Nov 17, 2008
  4. "Luis Moro's anti-Embargo film Love and Suicide about Havana". Associated Press. Havana Journal. September 17, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2006. Moro, who left Cuba with his mother at the age of 5, says his campaign doesn’t mean he favors the Cuban government or its leader Fidel Castro. “I’m not pro-Castro. I’m anti-embargo,” he said by telephone from Los Angeles.
  5. "' See Sicko – I Am Cuban and I Approve This Message'". self published. Scribd. June 29, 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2007.
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