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Andrés Useche
Andrés Useche
	Andres Useche
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Origin	Manizales, Colombia
Occupation(s)	Singer; songwriter; film director; writer;
Instrument(s)	Vocals; guitar; piano;
Website	https://www.facebook.com/andres1/

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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]

^ 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.
^ "Big Film Shorts: The Source for Short Films". www.bigfilmshorts.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
^ 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

Borges: Influence and References - Andrés Useche by Manu El on www.themodernworld.com
"Election rocks to a new Latin beat "Andrés Useche", and other artists express their support on The Miami Herald
Protagonistas del Mundo: Andrés Useche on RCN Radio/TV station
Channel 9 News: Andrés Useche and other young Democrats on Vice-Presidential debate on CBS Television
Frontline on PBS on PBS Television
Andrés Useche hosts Wondercon Panel on Temple of Geek

[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]}

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-'''Andrés Useche''' (born November 7, 1977 in [[Manizales]], [[Colombia]]) is an award-winning writer, film director, graphic artist and singer/songwriter.
+'''Andrés Useche''' is a Colombian American writer, film director, graphic artist, singer-songwriter and activist.
 ==Early life==
-Useche published his first [[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 composed "Azul de Noche", a quintet performed by members of the Manizales Chamber Orchestra.
+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==
-In the late 1990s, Useche also [[film score|scored]] [[documentary film|documentaries]] and wrote, directed, edited, scored and starred in ''Vana Espuma'' (1998), a 25-minute film adaptation of his graphic novel.<ref>[http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=4896 Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The film had a $100 budget and won the Best Fiction Film, Best screenplay and Best actress [[César Award]]s,<ref>[http://www.bigfilmshorts.com/catalog/target.asp?FilmNumber=S-0601 Big Film Shorts: The Source for Short Films<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> along with other nominations for Useche for Best Actor and Best Music.
+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.
-After graduating as a visual designer with emphasis on Film from the Universidad de Caldas, Useche moved to [[Los Angeles, California]], where he has worked as a script writer and is developing a feature film project.
+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 presidential campaign]], Useche 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". The video was featured on the main page of the site along with videos about the other remaining US presidential candidates. "Si Se Puede Cambiar" quickly reached 325,000 views and maintained a rating of 4/5 stars, beating the scores for the [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[John McCain]] videos. The video had been watched in 193 countries. Versions of the video with subtitles in [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]], [[Korean language|Korean]] and [[Arabic language|Arabic]] have also been released.
+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>
-Through 08 Andrés gave television, radio and newspaper interviews in which he promoted Obama's campaign.
-<ref>[http://www.mega.tv/EkEFEFkZVVutcLgLMP.html Andrés Useche in a live news broadcast TV interview]</ref>
-On December 29, a live TV news program reported Andrés Useche had been tapped to sing at the Presidential Inaugural Ball and Gala "We The People" at Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2009.
-Andres was also confirmed to perform at The Latino Inaugural Gala to be held at the Hall of the Americas / The Organization of American States (OAS) across the street from White House grounds on January 19, 2009.
-In 2009 El Principio (Del Final) with music and vocals by both Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails) and Andres Useche was made available as a free download at Useche's website http://www.andresuseche.blogspot.com
-On 09/09/09, a 96.3 FM Colombian radio special featuring an Andres Useche career retrospective, mentioned Useche's stated intention to direct another film in Colombia.
-In 2010 Andrés Useche directed ''[[The Cove (film)|The Cove]]'':"My Friend is..." in which he joined forces with Oscar-winning producer [[Fisher Stevens]], [[Lina Esco]], [[Jennifer Aniston]], [[Ben Stiller]], [[Robin Williams]], [[Hayden Panettiere]], [[Paul Rudd]], [[Naomi Watts]], [[Courteney Cox]], [[Mariska Hargitay]], [[Woody Harrelson]], [[Jason Mraz]], [[James Gandolfini]], [[John Leguizamo]], [[Evan Handler]], [[Rob Morrow]], [[Tamlyn Tomita]], [[Carrie Ann Inaba]], [[Chris Tashima]], [[Russell Simmons]], [[James Kyson Lee]] and [[Richard Kind]] among other talented artists. Andres also worked as composer, co-writer and co-editor on the project.<ref>[http://mashable.com/2010/04/22/the-cove-psa/ The Cove PSA directed by Andrés Useche and webcam interview for Mashable]</ref>
-In response to the passing of [[Arizona SB 1070]], Andres Useche wrote and recorded the song "Marching into the Light". On May 19, 2010 he traveled to Phoenix, performing the song and joining marches protesting the law. Images from the rallies and subsequent travels around the country appear in the music video for "Marching into the Light", also directed by Andres and dedicated to the memory of Tam Tran and Cinthya Felix, two recently deceased [[DREAM Act]] activists from UCLA. Andres also took to the airways speaking on various TV news programs to denounce what he felt was racial profiling implicit in the law and called for compassion, unity and comprehensive immigration reform in the United States.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bJHaI5EqdI/ RT TV news Andres Useche Live interview on Immigration ]</ref>  The Obama administration also opposed [[Arizona SB 1070]] and the bill was blocked at the federal level. Republican Arizona State Sen. Russell Pearce, who had been the architect of the controversial senate bill, was voted out of office in a special recall election.
-In 2010, the Coffee Party USA website announced that Andres Useche would perform at the National Convention on September 24 of the same year.
-The [[Internet Movie Database]] released the first trailer for "Aún Aquí" a film written, directed, scored and produced by Andres Useche.
-Andres Useche released his film "Aún Aquí" on the United Nations' International Human Right's day in 2011. The film deals with the forced disappearance of a young anti-war activist in Manizales, Colombia. On a newspaper interview given on opening day, Useche called the film a tribute to the disappeared and a call to non-violent protest.  <ref>[http://www.lapatria.com/story/se-abre-espacio-en-hollywood Andres Useche Newspaper interview about Aun Aqui]</ref>
-Andres continued pushing for immigration reform in the United States and wrote the song "Dream to Belong" in direct support of the [[DREAM Act]]. <ref>[http://univisionnews.tumblr.com/post/18043580004/colombian-singer-songwriter-dedicates-song-to-dreamers Andres Useche dedicates song to Dreamers on Univision news]</ref> He first performed the song at the Dream Alliance State Wide Summit in Austin, TX on Saturday, January 28th, 2012. A week later, a short clip of the song was broadcast for the first time during a lengthy interview Andres Useche gave to a radio station out of Denver, CO. <ref>[http://andresuseche.blogspot.com/2012/02/dream-to-belong-new-song-preview-radio.html First 2012 Andres Useche Dream Act radio interview]</ref> Useche defended the DREAMers throughout the interview and contrasted [[Barack Obama]]'s support for the legislation with the Republican position against it.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+{{IMDb name|id=0882277|name=Andrés Useche}}
-* [http://mashable.com/2010/04/22/the-cove-psa/ director ''Andrés Useche'', Hollywood and "The Cove" Join Forces for Dolphin Awareness, Andres Useche interview] for [[Mashable]]
+* [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
-* [http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/7/14/884247/-In-Response-to-Arizonas-SB1070-:-Marching-into-the-Light-music-video- ''Marching into the Light" music video by Andrés Useche] on [[Daily Kos]]
-* [http://www.mega.tv/EkEFEFkZVVutcLgLMP.html ''Andrés Useche'' TV news interview] on [[Mega TV]]
+* [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://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi3505456665/ Trailer for "Aun Aqui" a film by Andres Useche] on the [[Internet Movie Database]]
-* [http://andresuseche.blogspot.com/2009/04/andres-useche-tv-news-interview-about.html ''Andrés Useche'' TV interview] on [[Univision]] news program.
-* [http://www.elcolombiano.com/BancoConocimiento/A/andres_useche_el_otro_colombiano_que_cantara_para_obama/andres_useche_el_otro_colombiano_que_cantara_para_obama.asp?CodSeccion=72 ''Andrés Useche, el Otro Colombiano que Cantara para Obama] on [[El Colombiano]]
-* [http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Blogs/Screens/?oid=596141 ''Andrés Useche sings for Change (the Obama Kind) ''] on [[the Austin Chronicle]]
-* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ky8Hvq-F0U Si Se Puede Cambiar]'' Useche for Obama video on [[YouTube]]
-* {{imdb name|id=0882277|name=Andrés Useche}}
-* [http://www.conexioncolombia.com/andres-useche-activista-cineasta-y-musico.html ''Andrés Useche Activista, Cineasta y Músico'' ] on [[Semana]] Conexión Colombia
-* [http://www.themodernword.com/borges/borges_infl_useche.html Borges: Influence and References - Andrés Useche] by Manu El on www.themodernworld.com
-* [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.channel&ChannelID=328421435 ''Vana Espuma'' trailer] on [[myspacetv]].com
-* [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]]
-* [http://www.lapatria.com/Noticias/ver_noticia.aspx?CODNOT=52844&CODSEC=31 ''Andrés Useche le canta a Obama ''] on [[La Patria]].com
-* [http://media.rcn.com.co/plantillas/audio.php?ubicacion=http://audio.rcn.com.co/media/rcn/audios/AndresUseche081108.mp3 ''Protagonistas del Mundo: Andrés Useche ''] on [[RCN TV|RCN]] Radio/TV station
-* [http://dipdive.com/member/Andres-Useche/tv/ ''Andrés Useche music videos on Will.i.am's website''] [[Dipdive]].com
 * [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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