Born in Rio Cuarto, Argentina, in the summer of 1977, Dan's immediate
family immigrated to the United States in 1980. Sacrificing everything
they had built for themselves in their own country, Dan's parents
wanted their four children to have access to the wealth of
opportunities available in the United States. In 1995, at the age of
17, Dan produced the world's first all-teenage-made feature film,
Common Bonds (1997), which premiered at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. Described
as "monumental achievement [and] an inspiration to young filmmakers
everywhere" by the prestigious film festival. Dan and his team of teen
prodigies were featured in a blitz of media coverage ranging from a
three-part series by Entertainment Tonight, and a cover of the Los
Angeles Daily News, to feature stories by CNN, ABC, PBS, Turner
Entertainment, the Los Angeles Times, and others. The film was sold to
Denver-based Encore Media, and had its television debut across markets
in Asia and the United States on Encore's WAM Network in the fall of
1997. Dan then wrote and produced a 23-minute directorial debut short
film, Anything Once (1998), which premiered at OUTFEST 98, The Los Angeles Gay &
Lesbian Film Festival. The film has since screened in competition all
over the world, in more than 20 international film festivals in 10
different countries. Anything Once was recognized as one of the best
short films of the year at the 1998 Palm Springs International Gay and
Lesbian Film Festival and Dan was featured in the September '98 issue
of QV Magazine (www.qvmagazine.com/qv6/). Dan has moved on to new
projects with tremendous passion, a new short film and a feature debut
are coming soon.
