Joaquin Montalvan

Joaquin Montalvan

director, editor, producer

Joaquin Montalvan was born on Oct 03, 1964 in USA. Joaquin Montalvan's big-screen debut came with Adagio directed by Joaquin Montalvan in 2002. Joaquin Montalvan is known for Trashtastic directed by James Balsamo, Lloyd Kaufman stars as Lloyd and Lynn Lowry as Lynn. The most recent award Joaquin Montalvan achieved is Dances With Films. The upcoming new movie Joaquin Montalvan plays is Hole which will be released on Nov 24, 2015.

Joaquin Montalvan is the Writer, Editor, and Director of "Cannibal Corpse Killers" and also plays the craziest character in the film, the "Psychotic Drifter".Known as the "Salvador Dali of Horror" by his fans, he is oft quoted as saying that "A film without Blood, is like a marriage without Sex".Upon having finished the Cult, Grindhouse film "Legend of the Hillbilly Butcher" he wanted to make a film with that aesthetic on a larger scale in an Apocalyptic landscape, with a Western flavor, Horror elements, and this group of 5 people going around the landscape, killing...At a recent Son of Monsterpalooza panel Q and A, he was asked about his cinematic inspirations for the film, and he answered, "It was a kind of a mash-up, a genre mash-up, you mentioned Apocalyptic, Horror, Western, so, basically, it's like "Apocalypse Now", "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly", and "Dawn of the Dead."Born in Alhambra, California and raised in Pasadena, California, Montalvan took a trip to India when he was 15 and was handed a camera by his Father and told to take pictures, which was the beginning of his lifelong obsession with photography.Montalvan is presently working on a Biker film, and a documentary on an idiosyncratic and controversial artist.

  • Birthday

    Oct 03, 1964
  • Place of Birth

    Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Dances With Films
2006
Fusion Section - Documentaries
Winner - Audience Award

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