Juan Antonio Rodríguez
Directing
Biography
A native of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, he began his interest in art at an early age through painting. Later, in his youth, cinema became his vocation. He is currently a student at the Escuela de Medios Audiovisuales at the University of the Andes in Mérida. He has worked on multiple fiction and documentary short films in roles such as assistant director, director of actors, editing, screenwriter, and director. Among the most notable: Director and writer of the fiction short film “Astaroth” (2023), Editor and sound post-producer for the documentary short film “Después del Glaciar” (2024), Director, writer, and editor for the fiction short film “Colisión” (2025), and finally, Director, writer, and editor for the short film “El Silencio de los Mártires” (2026). He has also been recognized at various international film festivals for his short film “Colisión.”
Known For
Octavio, a hermit, has visions of an environmental disaster that will destroy the city where his brother lives. Octavio, with the excuse of a false pneumonia, invites him to his isolated house to keep him away from the catastrophe.
Colisión
Jhonny Quintero, the only survivor of the catastrophe in Mérida, Venezuela, in 2000, relives his tragic accident in which a group of high mountain hikers were buried by a block of ice and snow. This event led to a rescue operation that lasted 16 days, known as Operation Humboldt. During this time, an arduous search was conducted to locate the missing and rescue the survivors under extreme conditions.
After the Glacier
Villamarín is a journey of longing and memories of the life of an arranger and guitarist who, after a great career in the artistic milieu, has put aside his career due to limitations. However, his passion for music, the memory of his daughter and the melancholic notes of his guitar keep him more alive than ever.
Villamarín
One day, Akira returns to the Dojo of his old sensei, Minato. There he is reunited with his old friend Shun and a fight breaks out.
Kuji
The year 1890. Lazaro, a painter in search of transcendence, makes a pact with the devil to achieve a tenebrist painting.
Astaroth
A torturer who is a member of a certain society abuses young men, believing that their suffering will give them a glimpse of what lies beyond life.
El Silencio de los Mártires
A boy will do everything he can to get into a dance academy and honor his mother's legacy. Meanwhile, he will try to find out the presence of two beings that follow him.
Luces de Sombras
Sebastián lives under the meticulous order demanded by his Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. His world crumbles when he finds his home ransacked, forcing him into a frantic and desperate search for his belongings. However, his mother's strange reluctance to report the robbery and a disturbing discovery will force him to confront a truth that shatters his reality and everything he considers his own.
Sebastián Ávila Reported a Robbery
Salomé, king herod's stepdaughter, pours out her deepest desires upon the decapitated head of Juan. What begins as an act of revenge turns into a last desperate and obsessive attempt to feel seen amidst the ruins of an unrequited love.