User:Juanshamsul alam

Juan Shamsul Alam, Executive Artistic director of The theatre company The Family/the Famila inc. is a film maker and a partner and executive director of Taino Rosa films prod. Alam is half Puerto Rican and half Indian his father by way of Calcutta India..His Father Shamsul de, a merchant seaman met his mother Julia on the job...Alam was born 1946..he spent most of his time in Puerto Rico, at age four he came to live on 107 th st..three years later the family moved to Chelsea 226 west 27 th street. He spent great times there attending Public School 33.by 1960 his family moved to 308 west 82nd street. Here is where he started to write poetry, and learning from Sandra Lansky who took Alam under her wing as her little brother. Here Alam was known as Johnny Baby Face of the Vampires and he went to PS 44....Alam had join or hung out with almost everyone...by 1976 he joined The Family Rep, they had a hit on Broadway Short Eyes, directed and developed by Marvin Felix Camillo...Alam made history with his first play produced received 5 Villager awards for "BULLPEN"including best American play. 1981...His Play God's Children was published In Ollantay Theater Magazine Volume 1 number 2 along with President Bill Clinton on Theater....His other works...Midnight Blues published with ARTE publico Press John Antush Editor, Zookeeper with Penquin Books, John Antush editor, Salvation NorthEastern press. Jeff Evans Editor.....His film "Once upon a time en el barrio written and directed by Alam, IMPACT 1991, Puerple Paradise, Mr Alam with his Partner Emilio Rosa wrote and directed films like, Xavior Morales, Happy House, The Sun Shines on the other side of the street(He co starred with Tito Puente Jr.), Alam was given a recognition Certificate for his writing and acting from the Latino Festival of The town of Hempstead. The Familia will shoot in July 2009.