Born in Madrid and grew up in Valencia. Graduated with MSc in Industrial Engineering. In 2012 he studied filmmaking at Escuela Off in Valencia, where he made his first short movie 'El Poder de la Bata' (2013) along other students. Three years later, after being working in France, India and Emirates, he met some people interested in cinema who decided to make a short movie in Dubai. José Manuel wrote the script for the short film 'The Last Exit' (2017-2018). He also played the main role of the movie after completing three intensive acting courses in Dubai (Two of them in Ductac -Dubai Community Theather & Arts Center). In 2017 he also collaborated in the short movie 'Game's Over' (SAE Institute) and got involved in another project inside the photography area of the short movie 'Trail Lights'. In 2018 He extended the script of his short 'The Last Exit' for a feature film and at the same time participated in the short movie 'El Expolio', filmed in Valencia. In 2020 during the pandemic he collaborated again with the director Abeer Abdullah in UAE in a new short produced in UAE. This time within the production of Gold of the Maze, acting in the role of the Professor, the leader of an international crime organization. In 2024 José Manuel completed a new short movie in Dubai during his practices in SAE Institute (2024). The new movie is called The Book and he is the screenwriter, co-director, producer and plays 3 different characters. In 2024 he moved to Madrid to write, work and check out the Spanish filmmaking market.

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Jose Manuel Martinez

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