Hugo Perez is a filmmaker, producer and writer whose work has often focused on his Cuban heritage. These include the shorts "Betty la Flaca", the winner of the HBO NYILFF Short Film Award, "Julieta y Ramon," a finalist in the 2005 Showtime Latino Filmmaker's Showcase, and the documentaries "Cuba: The Ecstasy," "The Old Man and Hemingway" and "Dance Cuba: Dreams of Flight." Additionally he's produced and directed two feature documentaries on the arts titled "In the Footsteps of Orpheus" and "Summer Sun, Winter Moon," as well as the PBS series "The Writer," a collaboration with The New York State Writer's Institute and Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Kennedy. His writing has been featured in the New York Times Magazine, Salon, and the art book Cuba: On the Verge. Having employed Francisco Bello's talents as his editor, Hugo is lending his experience as a producer to bringing Francisco's personal vision of "My Favorite Actor" to life on the screen.

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