Alfredo De Villa

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Alfredo De Villa is a film director from Puebla, Mexico. He is best known for directing award winning films such as Adrift in Manhattan and Washington Heights, which won a special mention for directing and acting at the Tribeca Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alfredo De Villa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Fugly! (2014)

Fame proves elusive for comic Jesse Sanchez, who reflects on life from the bottom of a bathtub in this film based on John Leguizamo's one-man show. The story that unfolds has it all: love, loss, mistakes, adventure and redemption.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfredo De Villa
CAST:  John Leguizamo  •  Radha Mitchell  •  Rosie Perez  •  Griffin Dunne

Fame proves elusive for comic Jesse Sanchez, who reflects on life from the bottom of a bathtub in this film based on John Leguizamo's one-man show. The story that unfolds has it all: love, loss, mistakes, adventure and redemption.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfredo De Villa
CAST:  John Leguizamo  •  Radha Mitchell  •  Rosie Perez  •  Griffin Dunne

Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)

It’s Christmastime and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents’ home in Chicago to celebrate the season and rejoice in their youngest brother’s safe return from combat overseas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfredo De Villa
CAST:  Elizabeth Peña  •  Freddy Rodríguez  •  Luis Guzmán  •  John Leguizamo

It’s Christmastime and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents’ home in Chicago to celebrate the season and rejoice in their youngest brother’s safe return from combat overseas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfredo De Villa
CAST:  Elizabeth Peña  •  Freddy Rodríguez  •  Luis Guzmán  •  John Leguizamo

Washington Heights (2002)

"Washington Heights" tells the story of Carlos Ramirez, a young illustrator burning to escape the Latino neighborhood of the same name to make a splash in New York City's commercial downtown comic book scene. When his father, who owns a bodega in the Heights, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfredo De Villa
CAST:  Tomas Milian  •  Manny Pérez  •  Danny Hoch  •  Bobby Cannavale

"Washington Heights" tells the story of Carlos Ramirez, a young illustrator burning to escape the Latino neighborhood of the same name to make a splash in New York City's commercial downtown comic book scene. When his father, who owns a bodega in the Heights, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfredo De Villa
CAST:  Tomas Milian  •  Manny Pérez  •  Danny Hoch  •  Bobby Cannavale

Amarillo (2006)

Amaryllis Campos is a young, classically trained Puerto Rican ballerina, who dreams of leaving her impoverished home in Puerto Rico to pursue fame and fortune as a dancer. Amaryllis heads for New York City, where she is forced to work in a seedy strip club to make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfredo De Villa
CAST:  Roselyn Sánchez  •  Sully Díaz  •  Bill Duke  •  Jaime Tirelli

Amaryllis Campos is a young, classically trained Puerto Rican ballerina, who dreams of leaving her impoverished home in Puerto Rico to pursue fame and fortune as a dancer. Amaryllis heads for New York City, where she is forced to work in a seedy strip club to make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfredo De Villa
CAST:  Roselyn Sánchez  •  Sully Díaz  •  Bill Duke  •  Jaime Tirelli