Juan Fischer

Juan Fischer is a Colombian director, actor, producer, writer and acting coach best known for his 2007 film, Buscando a Miguel. After working in various jobs and participating in acting classes, Fischer switched to filmography in the late 1990s.

Early life

Colombia

Before moving to the United States, Juan Fischer lived in the Choco Jungle in Colombia. He survived by working as a sawyer, fisherman.[1]

United States

In New York City, Juan Fischer worked as a construction worker, demolition worker, bike messenger, truck driver and assistant director at The Public Theater. After going to Berlin, Germany to study acting, Fischer returned to New York City. There, Fischer studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, Actors Conservatory, The School of Visual Arts, and The New School.[2]

Career

Peak years

Fischer made his screenwriting and directing debut with the 1999 film, "El séptimo cielo," which won the Best Colombian Film award the following year. In 2007, he wrote and directed Buscando a Miguel, a comedy-drama film about a Colombian politician-turned nobody. For the next three years after the film's release, "Buscando a Miguel" would go on to receive five separate awards.[3][4]

Theater work

Juan Fischer took a break from filmography and returned to Colombia. In 2019, Fischer brought Martin Sherman's Bent to the stage. It has received critical and audience acclaim, though live performances have since been put on hold due to the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020. Since then, Fischer has been coaching acting students online.[5]

Filmography

Film
  • 1989: "Morning" (Lead role)
  • 1999: "El séptimo cielo" (director, writer, producer)
  • 2007: Buscando a Miguel (director, editor, writer, producer)
  • Pre-production: "Squatters" (director, writer)

Television
  • 1987: "El cuento del domingo" (actor)
  • 1993: "Dulce ave negra" (actor)
  • 1993: "Crónicas de una generación trágica" (actor)
  • 1996: "The Shadow of Desire" (actor)

Awards

References
  1. "IMDb".
  2. "IMDb".
  3. "Juan Fischer - IMDb".
  4. "Looking for Miguel - IMDb".
  5. "Espacio Privado".
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