Antone Pagan- Bio

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    Antone Pagan-Actor/Producer/Director/Writer  

    

A proud ‘Bronxite’, Antone Pagán is a member of the famed Actors Studio since the late 80s and recently on its Membership Committee.

He produced there a special evening presentation of Miguel Piñero’s prison classic “SHORT EYES with Paul Calderone directing and

cast legendary Puerto Rican actor and his Dear Friend, the late VICTOR ARGO.  Antone recently honored VIC on his date of birth (Nov.

5th - also Puerto Rican Heritage Day) by shooting a project film short, “Nightlife” by Shandor Garrison.  He intends to help it manifest

into a feature film as ‘VIC’ would’ve done to help aspiring, positive talent to develop, emerge and forward.   

 

*Also is a member of several professional actors’ unions: SAG/AFTRA and AEA (please see:www.imdb.com  for professional Film/TV

Antone Pagán credits and resume).

 

*Antone Pagán's current SAG Film Screenings include "Here and There" by Serbian Writer-Director Darko Lungulov.  This film

World Premiered April 23rd 2009 in Robert DeNiro's, TRIBECA Film Festival in competition with 11 other features for 6 screenings

and was eamarked early by MTV Productions as one of 2 of the features in to watch out for. Indeed it was & won 1st Prize Award as

"Best Narrative Feature Film".  

*A good pre-premiere review (4/22/09) can be read by Peter Gutierrez, a critic for FIREFOX NEWS (www.firefox.com ).  Please see

Premiere Red Carpet, Q and A, Festival screenings and on location set photos below by Giulia Piccari and Serge with Cyndi Lauper &

David Thornton, who worked together well on screen as well as on the Red Carpet, Q and A's and Interviews.  The film screened twice

in Japan from July 10th through the 20th, 2009 in The Skip City HD Film Festival where it won a “Special Audience/Director Award”.  It is

currently released in Serbia, Germany & other territories in Europe soon before releasing in the USA.  Also recently screened in The Milano,

Hamptons Film Festivals among others and garnered several more awards.  Antone attended and supported many screenings

and participated in Q and A sessions with the producers and its writer/director.  Antone Pagán plays a potentially positive

Puerto/Nuyorican Mechanic, Jose Escobar (somebody is coming closer to getting it right).  Thanks Darko!  For Film updates and news

please visit: http://www.hereandtherethemovie.com/A Film Promo with Antone Pagán, Cyndi Lauper and David Thornton is posted

on YouTube by ActZero Prods./Jason DeSimone at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHHAVuebOLY

An earlier trailer scored with with Ms. Lauper's wonderfully composed and sung song for the film, "Heart and Soul" can be heard and

viewed on the You Tube site link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCKGt7h3gSU .  Also posted on You Tube is a positive and inspiring

interview with Antone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsIhu2P4AT4&feature=channel_page and also on vimeo link at:

http://vimeo.com/4988720 representing the entire cast/crew/ filmmakers not able to attend the Opening Gala at The Hoboken Film Festival

on  5.31.09.    

 

*Also New York Urban Music from Antone Pagán's Warrior Artist Brother Julian Rosado of "The Whole Damn Showis featured

and gives a New York Flava to this positive feature film; as well as a wonderfully scored Serbian Soundtrack.  *KinoKamera Productions'

George Lekovic(Polycarp with Charles Durning) & Darko Lungulov had a preliminary screening in the May 2008 Cannes Film

Festival as a Serbian Special Presentation work in progress.  Antone Pagán and Benicio Del Toro (Che) were the only two Puerto Rican

actors featured as leads or principles and Antone is glad to have been there on screen to represent New York 'real' actors and Nuyoricans

Baby!! Pa'lante

*Antone Pagán also had the privilege in Nov. of 2008 to work with Emmy Winners Todd Robinson and Joel Surnow ("24" TV show

co-creator) on location in Alburqurqee, New Mexico on  Brother Tom Willeto and Family’s Native Twa'hajalee Navajo Land (see

Native Land Pics Below).  Their new TNT TV pilot is called, "Night and Day" and airs in 2010.  Antone Pagán guest stars as Weapons

Arms Dealer/ Terrorist Antone Bello; he survives a massive shootout and hopes to be seen again to bring correct closure to his character. 

Directed by Milan Cheylov who has also directed several episodes of "24".  A wonderful and very professional experience which led to

finding his Navaho Family.  Please see below for on set Production stills and Native Family Pics.

 

*Antone Pagán has shot in the jungle as Miguel (see character pics below) in Dec.2008 in Horror Icon George A.

Romero Presents DeadTime Stories"  Vol. 2 - "Valley of the Shadow" 2009/10 release Horror Trilogy written by Jeff Monahan. 

It had 3 Market screenings in Cannes Film Festival 2009-May 13-24th. 

 

 *Horror film, " screened dozens of times in 2008 & 2009 on the Scy Fy channel as well as premiering on it Oct.11th, 2008 as part of the

31 Days of Halloween.   The DVD was released 3/08/08 by Lionsgate's 8 Films To Die For series: (Belladonna Productions/Linda

Moran Producer/Jim Mickle/Director).  It was the opening film in Nov. 07's Toronto After Dark Films' Horrorfest where it won 1st

prize for a feature and screened nationally in select movie theaters for two weeks in The After Dark Films Festival Tour.  In the past

year two years this film has been well received in U.S./Int’l Film Festivals and re-released in 2009 as “Zombie Virus on Mulberry

Street”.

 

 *Antone Pagán’s positive and uplifting interview for Revolucion Latina can be viewed on YouTube - "Revolucion Latina & the

Power of Antone Pagan".  YouTube link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC9xRunAahg .  This interview is conducted by fellow

Puerto Rican (dancer/teacher/choreographer/actor)

Luis Salgado, who is currently enjoying the success of the Hit Broadway Latino Musical, In The Heights.  It is long overdue & time for a

shift on Broadway and change!  May "In the Heights" do well...indeed it is still doing so!  Vaya!  Antone and his New FAMILY

Theater/SILENT WARRIOR Prods. look forward to joining them on the Great White Way in 2010 with Miguel Piñero’s, signature

classic prison play “SHORT EYES”. 

 

 *Antone Pagán can also be seen in the Jennifer Lopez produced film of Salsa music legend Hector Lavoe in “El Cantante” (as J

Lo’s brother Papo) also starring Marc Anthony. 

 

 * Some of Antone Pagán's earlier film appearances include Columbia Pics Army Comedy Classic STRIPES, Abel Ferrara’s -

RX’mas, The Killing Hour, Dirty Dancing, Bringing Out The Dead,The New York Ripper & The Warriors among others. He

has done all major NYC soaps and several guest star stints in all spin-offs of "Law & Order" including 2 episodes on the original show,

The Sopranos, Miami Vice, N.Y. Undercover, among others.  He has done several TV pilots and TV movies.  His stage and touring

credits are extensive and has played BERNARDO in English and Spanish in multiple national and international productions of West Side

Story

 

 *As an actor/producer, Antone Pagán won a prestigious award in 2004 for 18B Justice with Ralph Nieves/Nuyorican Productions in

The HBO sponsored N.Y. Int. Latino Film Festival with 2 films screened in the Experimental Student Film (The Starseed Incident-

Myztico Campo) and Documentary (18B) genres.  These works are a result of being a proud student of Mevlut Akkaya (AKKAYA

FILMS) at The Digital Film Academy.

 

 *He has currently three feature film projects in development and is proud to be re-uniting on upcoming ventures with award winning

Production/Scenic Designer Richard Hoover (“Dead Man Walking”, “Twin Peaks” and “Cradle Will Rock” and designing SHORT

EYES 2010), writer/actor Malachy Murray (2007 to present best seller book – “Unigue New York”) and with Martial Arts Master

Sifu Jose Grados, who will bring his talents and Combat Wing Chun as a Fight Coordinator/Actor & Associate Producer to SILENT

WARRIOR film/TV and stage projects.  Antone recently worked with Jennifer Tilly on “30 Beats” with wonderful cinematography by

Lisa Rinzler (“Dead Presidents”, “Pollock” and “Menace II Society”) among many others.  Susan Batson was the Executive Producer

on this film and one of Antone Pagán’s Producing partners on the “SHORT EYES” revival as well as one of his Actor Studio

directors/acting teachers/mentors along with Paul Calderon, Frank Corsaro, Lee Grant, Harvey Keitel, Elizabeth Kemp, Arthur

Penn, Al Pacino and Estelle Parsons among others. 

 

 *The innovative, talented and steadfast Production Esquire/Producer, Jonathan Gray of Gray/Krauss, LLP in New York City was “30

Beats ” Production Counsel among his over 100 other features.  Antone Pagán plans to someday work with again and hopefully be

represented by this talented, professional and inspiring individual.  A terrific guy! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Antone proposal pic
Antone proposal pic
Detective dad pic
Detective dad pic
Antone headshot 2007 stockholm film festival
Antone headshot 2007 stockholm film festival
Clean shaven jacket tie pic
Clean shaven jacket tie pic
Antone-23
Antone-23
Navaho
Navaho
Flight Face of Freedom
Flight Face of Freedom
The graduate
The graduate
2008-turkish film festival antone
2008-turkish film festival antone
Filmmaker Antone Pagan
Filmmaker Antone Pagan
Father and Son in "NIGHTLIFE" film.
Father and Son in "NIGHTLIFE" film.
Deadtimestories
Deadtimestories
Antone-25
Antone-25
Antone Pagan with Shrunken Heads
Antone Pagan with Shrunken Heads
Antone Pagan and writer/director Jeff Monahan on set in the jungle.
Antone Pagan and writer/director Jeff Monahan on set in the jungle.
Antone as Miguel in a stressed moment in George Romero presents DEADTIME STORIES
Antone as Miguel in a stressed moment in George Romero presents DEADTIME STORIES
Miguel-1
Miguel-1
Bellogold357magmumalatodd
Bellogold357magmumalatodd
Antone bello and backupman blast back night and day
Antone bello and backupman blast back night and day
Antone bello blasting on run1 night and day
Antone bello blasting on run1 night and day
Antone bello blasts
Antone bello blasts
Antone Pagan.357 Gold Magnum
Antone Pagan.357 Gold Magnum
Antone bello lock and loaded w lil friend in dessert
Antone bello lock and loaded w lil friend in dessert
Antone bello w stingermissilesdeal productionshot night and day
Antone bello w stingermissilesdeal productionshot night and day
Antone Pagan as Antone Bello blasts back!
Antone Pagan as Antone Bello blasts back!
Belloshootandflashalasherry2
Belloshootandflashalasherry2
Rosie Perez and Antone Pagan
Rosie Perez and Antone Pagan
El Cantante
El Cantante
Antone with J-Lo in "El Cantante"
Antone with J-Lo in "El Cantante"
El cantante1 set jlo
El cantante1 set jlo
""El Cantante/The Singer"
""El Cantante/The Singer"
Papo
Papo
Antone and Marc
Antone and Marc
Antone-14
Antone-14
Papo
Papo
Antone-15
Antone-15
Hector
Hector
Antone and J. Lo
Antone and J. Lo
1a here and there poster 2009
1a here and there poster 2009
Here and There film starring David thornton and Cyndi Lauper.
Here and There film starring David thornton and Cyndi Lauper.
Jose
Jose
Darkolunguluv
Darkolunguluv
Antone darko work2gether
Antone darko work2gether
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24 0059
David
David
Antoneasjoseescobarfixingcaringarage10
Antoneasjoseescobarfixingcaringarage10
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10a 0137
Antone-12
Antone-12
Tobeornottobe joseecobar
Tobeornottobe joseecobar
1abigger
1abigger
Antone,Cyndi,Darko,David
Antone,Cyndi,Darko,David
Tribeca Film Festival Premiere 2009 of Here and There
Tribeca Film Festival Premiere 2009 of Here and There
1a tribecapremierescreening4
1a tribecapremierescreening4
Stripes
Stripes
Stripes Cast
Stripes Cast
Antone in STRIPES cut
Antone in STRIPES cut
Antone & John Candy
Antone & John Candy
Stripes Cut
Stripes Cut
STRIPES Basic Training
STRIPES Basic Training
STRIPES Basic Training
STRIPES Basic Training
On the set of STRIPES
On the set of STRIPES
Antone-producer pics by myztico
Antone-producer pics by myztico
18B JUSTICE
18B JUSTICE
Ralph Nieves and Antone
Ralph Nieves and Antone
Q & A at NYILFF 2004
Q & A at NYILFF 2004
NY International Latino Film Festival
NY International Latino Film Festival
The Starseed Incident
The Starseed Incident
NYC Latino Film Festival 2004
NYC Latino Film Festival 2004
The Die-t
The Die-t
Rockaway pic det
Rockaway pic det
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
The New York Ripper
The New York Ripper
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
The Warriors
The Warriors
Law and Order
Law and Order
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