User:Chachato/Roberto Quezada

Roberto A. Quezada (Also: Roberto Quezada Dardon) (born February 22, 1949) is an American filmmaker who has worked mainly as a gaffer, cinematographer, assistant director, and producer. His credits include the Phantasm series, The Beastmaster, Survival Quest, and Pasttime.

Other careers include magazine writer and Web site producer.

As a magazine writer, he was a founder and the first editor of the online film magazine, IndieWire, and a contributing editor for Independent Film and Video Magazine. He has also written articles for Filmmaker Magazine.

As a Web site Producer he developed the first professional Web sites for Amnesty International-USA and then Planned Parenthood Federation of America Quezada was born in Guatemala and raised near Los Angeles. His family is of Spanish, Cuban, Salvadoran, and Guatemalan descent. His father, Roberto Polanco Quezada, is a novelist writing mainly in Spanish and published in Guatemala.

Sources: The Internet Movie DataBase: Wired Online Magazine

First Person: indieWIRE @ 10, And Counting…

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