About

Known credits:
29
Birthday:
1988-07-24
Place of birth:
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Website:
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José María Cabral

Overview

José María Cabral (b. Santo Domingo, July 24, 1988) is a Dominican film director, screenwriter, and producer. Cabral started making films when he was 16 years old, making private screenings of short films to family and friends in local movie theaters, one of them “Excexos” got national distribution in 2008. His first feature film, Jaque Mate (2011), was screened at a high number of film festivals and selected as the Dominican entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. Arrobá and Despertar followed in 2013 and 2014, also making it into the festival circuits. In 2015 he released Detective Willy a comedy adventure film. Cabral premiered his last film, Carpinteros, in January at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, a story about the realities and relationships of prisoners in Dominican jails. Another films The Projectionist (2019), Isla de Plastico (2019), Hotel Coppelia (2020)

Known for

Acting
2019 Plastic Island Actor Self N/A
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2009 Un Millón por Sobeida Actor N/A
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Directing
2025 La 42 Directing Director N/A
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2025 42nd Street Directing Director N/A
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2024 Tiger Directing Director N/A
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2023 Tumba y Quema Directing Director 59
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2022 Parsley Directing Director 59
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2021 Hotel Coppelia Directing Director 60
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2019 Plastic Island Directing Director N/A
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2019 The Projectionist Directing Director 59
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2017 Woodpeckers Directing Director 58
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2015 Detective Willy Directing Director N/A
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2014 Despertar Directing Director N/A
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2013 Arrobá Directing Director 58
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2012 Check Mate Directing Director 58
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2009 Un Millón por Sobeida Directing Director N/A
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2009 15 minutos Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2025 La 42 Writing Writer N/A
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2024 Tiger Writing Writer N/A
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2023 Tumba y Quema Writing Writer 59
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2022 Parsley Writing Screenplay 59
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2021 Hotel Coppelia Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
2019 Plastic Island Writing Writer N/A
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2017 Woodpeckers Writing Writer 58
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2014 Despertar Writing Writer N/A
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2012 Check Mate Writing Writer 58
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Production
2025 La 42 Production Producer N/A
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2023 Tumba y Quema Production Executive Producer 59
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Editing
2017 Woodpeckers Editing Editor 58
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