A.D. Calvo
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Alejandro Daniel Calvo is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

-born producer, writer, and director.

Biography

Calvo was born in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

 and moved to Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, when he was four. In 1974, his family relocated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Calvo's filmmaking and screenwriting efforts gained the praise and support of Oscar-nominated producers Howard and Karen Baldwin
Howard Baldwin
Howard Baldwin is an American entrepreneur and film producer. He is the CEO of Baldwin Entertainment, which has produced films such as the Academy Award-nominated Ray. Baldwin founded the New England Whalers ice hockey franchise in the WHA and has also owned part of the Minnesota North Stars and...

, and Grammy-winning musician Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack...

. All three were executive producers on his feature film debut, The Other Side of the Tracks
The Other Side of the Tracks
The Other Side of the Tracks is a 2008 independent fantasy film written and directed by A. D. Calvo.-Plot:...

, a romantic thriller shot in Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

 during the summer of 2007 and picked up by Showtime (TV network). Calvo has a Gothic mental illness trilogy in the works including a dark adaptation of Snow White
Snow White
"Snow White" is a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the German one collected by the Brothers Grimm...

 and the thriller House of Dust
House of Dust
House of Dust is an upcoming 2012 supernatural thriller film directed by A.D. Calvo.-Plot:College students exploring an abandoned insane asylum accidentally shatter canisters holding the cremains of former mental patients; inhaling the dusty ash filling the air, they’re soon possessed by the souls...

.

As director

  • House of Dust
    House of Dust
    House of Dust is an upcoming 2012 supernatural thriller film directed by A.D. Calvo.-Plot:College students exploring an abandoned insane asylum accidentally shatter canisters holding the cremains of former mental patients; inhaling the dusty ash filling the air, they’re soon possessed by the souls...

     (2012)
  • The Melancholy Fantastic
    The Melancholy Fantastic
    The Melancholy Fantastic is a upcoming American independent film written and directed by A.D. Calvo.-Plot:Still suffering from her mother's recent suicide, a delusional young girl falls for an alluring Goth, against the objections of a life-size talking doll...

     (2011)
  • The Other Side of the Tracks
    The Other Side of the Tracks
    The Other Side of the Tracks is a 2008 independent fantasy film written and directed by A. D. Calvo.-Plot:...

     (2008)
  • La Danse Macabre: Portrait of a Serial Sculptor (2007)

Documentary

  • Castro in Central Park (short documentary) (2006)
  • Hillary's Bust (short documentary) (2006)
  • The Several Severed Heads of Daniel Edwards
    Daniel Edwards
    Daniel Edwards is an American sculptor whose pieces address celebrity and popular culture in ways that have often stirred controversy. The release of the pieces is generally accompanied by press releases...

     (short documentary) (2005)

Short

  • Hypnogothic (short film) (2005)
  • Nine Lives: A Buddhist Ghost Story (short film) (2006)
  • Sitter (short film) (2004)

Music film

  • Pink Floyd
    Pink Floyd
    Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...

    's Wish You Were Here (music video) (2004)
  • Aimee Mann
    Aimee Mann
    Aimee Mann is an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and bassist.-Early life:Aimee Mann grew up in Bon Air, Virginia, graduated from Open High School in 1978 and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but dropped out to sing with her first punk rock band, the Young Snakes...

    's The King of the Jailhouse (music video) (2007)

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