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{{Short description|Colombian American writer and director}}
'''Andres Useche''' was born in [[Manizales, Colombia]]. He is an artist, musician and filmmaker.
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'''Andrés Useche''' is a Colombian American writer, film director, graphic artist, singer-songwriter and activist.
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He begun writing at three, drawing at five and saw his first political cartoon "Soy Libre" published on a College newspaper at age eleven. While in High School, Andres won the Colombian Ministry of Culture Individual Creation Prize in Graphic Arts with his graphic novel Vana Espuma. Upon high school graduation Andres wrote "Azul de Noche", a quintet performed by members of the Manizales Chamber Orchestra. Its conductor, lead violinist [[Gillermo Gomez]], would go on to perform with Andres on the compositions and live multimedia projects Andres created during his college years.


==Early life==
In the late nineties, Andres also scored [[documentary film|documentaries]] and in the course of a three day weekend wrote, directed, edited and scored ''Vana Espuma'', a film with a 100 dollar budget which won the Best Fiction Film, Best screenplay and Best actress South American Cesar awards
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Andres Useche was born in [[Manizales]], [[Colombia]] where he wrote and drew his first published [[political cartoon]], "Soy Libre", at age 11. In high school, he won the Colombian Ministry of Culture Individual Creation Prize in Graphic Arts with his [[graphic novel]] ''Vana Espuma'' ("Idle Mist"). Upon high school graduation Useche scored documentaries and composed "Azul de Noche", a quintet performed by members of the Manizales Chamber Orchestra.
(Cesares), along with other nominations for Andres for Best Actor and
Best Music.


==Career==
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After graduating as a visual designer with emphasis on Film from the [[Universidad de Caldas]], Andres moved to Los Angeles, California. In LA Andres has worked as a ghost writer and script doctor, and is in talks to produce his first feature film.
Useche wrote and drew comics as a child, turning 11 years old by the time his political cartoons were first published. While in high school he created award-winning comics which led to his multiple roles, writing, directing, editing, scoring and starring in a film adaptation of one of his graphic novels. The movie had a minuscule $100 budget <ref>{{cite web |last1=Brunell |first1=Doug |title=Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat |url=http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=4896 |website=Film Threat |accessdate=9 March 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228184414/http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=4896 |archivedate=28 December 2007 |language=en |date=28 August 2003}}</ref> but won the Best Fiction Film, Best screenplay and Best actress [[César Award]]s,<ref>{{cite web |title=Big Film Shorts: The Source for Short Films |url=http://www.bigfilmshorts.com/catalog/target.asp?FilmNumber=S-0601 |website=www.bigfilmshorts.com |accessdate=9 March 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031073212/http://www.bigfilmshorts.com/catalog/target.asp?FilmNumber=S-0601 |archivedate=31 October 2007 |language=en}}</ref> along with other nominations for Useche for Best Actor and Best Music.


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After graduating as a visual designer with emphasis on Film from the Universidad de Caldas, Useche moved to [[Los Angeles, California]] to work as a filmmaker, eventually gaining dual citizenship.
in 2008, in support of [[Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008|Sen. Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign]], Useche wrote and performed in the [[viral video]] ''[[Si Se Puede Cambiar]]'', which debuted on [[YouTube]] on February 22.

In 2008, in support of [[Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign|Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign]], Useche volunteered, sang and spoke at rallies and wrote, performed and co-directed in the [[viral video]] "[[Si Se Puede Cambiar]]", a [[Spanish language]] [[music video]] also directed by [[Eric Byler]] and Warren Fu, which debuted on [[YouTube]] on February 22, from the group [[United For Obama]]. On April 8, 2008, "Si Se Puede Cambiar" was chosen by YouTube to represent Obama in the first-ever "Trendsetter Tuesday".

Andres continued pushing for immigration reform in the United States and wrote the song "Dream to Belong" in direct support of the [[DREAM Act]]. Actor [[John Leguizamo]] has featured Andres Useche on his page.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gastelum |first1=Juan |title=Univision News Tumblr, Colombian singer-songwriter dedicates song to … |url=http://univisionnews.tumblr.com/post/18043580004/colombian-singer-songwriter-dedicates-song-to-dreamers |website=univisionnews.tumblr.com |accessdate=24 February 2012 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120717073452/http://univisionnews.tumblr.com/post/18043580004/colombian-singer-songwriter-dedicates-song-to-dreamers |archivedate=17 July 2012 |date=21 February 2012}}{{Verify source|date=May 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080306234513/http://www.themodernword.com/borges/borges_infl_useche.html Borges: Influence and References - Andrés Useche] by Manu El on www.themodernworld.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081012112453/http://www.miamiherald.com/1043/story/585707.html "Election rocks to a new Latin beat'' "Andrés Useche", '' and other artists express their support] on The [[Miami Herald]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111006024544/http://media.rcn.com.co/plantillas/audio.php?ubicacion=http%3A%2F%2Faudio.rcn.com.co%2Fmedia%2Frcn%2Faudios%2FAndresUseche081108.mp3 ''Protagonistas del Mundo: Andrés Useche ''] on [[RCN TV|RCN]] Radio/TV station
* [http://cbs2.com/video/?id=79092@kcbs.dayport.com ''Channel 9 News: Andrés Useche and other young Democrats on Vice-Presidential debate''] on [[CBS]] Television
* [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/marcos-doesnt-live-here-anymore/transcript/ ''Frontline on PBS''] on [[PBS]] Television
* [https://templeofgeek.com/saturdays-list-of-panels-with-diverse-voices-at-wondercon-2022/ ''Andrés Useche hosts Wondercon Panel''] on Temple of Geek

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Latest revision as of 03:47, 1 March 2024

Andrés Useche
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OriginManizales, Colombia
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Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/andres1/

Andrés Useche is a Colombian American writer, film director, graphic artist, singer-songwriter and activist.

Early life[edit]

Andres Useche was born in Manizales, Colombia where he wrote and drew his first published political cartoon, "Soy Libre", at age 11. In high school, he won the Colombian Ministry of Culture Individual Creation Prize in Graphic Arts with his graphic novel Vana Espuma ("Idle Mist"). Upon high school graduation Useche scored documentaries and composed "Azul de Noche", a quintet performed by members of the Manizales Chamber Orchestra.

Career[edit]

Useche wrote and drew comics as a child, turning 11 years old by the time his political cartoons were first published. While in high school he created award-winning comics which led to his multiple roles, writing, directing, editing, scoring and starring in a film adaptation of one of his graphic novels. The movie had a minuscule $100 budget [1] but won the Best Fiction Film, Best screenplay and Best actress César Awards,[2] along with other nominations for Useche for Best Actor and Best Music.

After graduating as a visual designer with emphasis on Film from the Universidad de Caldas, Useche moved to Los Angeles, California to work as a filmmaker, eventually gaining dual citizenship.

In 2008, in support of Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign, Useche volunteered, sang and spoke at rallies and wrote, performed and co-directed in the viral video "Si Se Puede Cambiar", a Spanish language music video also directed by Eric Byler and Warren Fu, which debuted on YouTube on February 22, from the group United For Obama. On April 8, 2008, "Si Se Puede Cambiar" was chosen by YouTube to represent Obama in the first-ever "Trendsetter Tuesday".

Andres continued pushing for immigration reform in the United States and wrote the song "Dream to Belong" in direct support of the DREAM Act. Actor John Leguizamo has featured Andres Useche on his page.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brunell, Doug (28 August 2003). "Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat". Film Threat. Archived from the original on 28 December 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Big Film Shorts: The Source for Short Films". www.bigfilmshorts.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
  3. ^ Gastelum, Juan (21 February 2012). "Univision News Tumblr, Colombian singer-songwriter dedicates song to …". univisionnews.tumblr.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.[verification needed]

External links[edit]

Andrés Useche at IMDb

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