Juan Delancer

A master storyteller of Dominican cinema, Juan Delancer was born in 1948 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Active in the film industry from the 1990s onwards, he is renowned for his work in drama and historical genres with notable films like "Trópico de Sangre" and "Duarte, Traición y Gloria". Despite the absence of major international awards, Delancer's distinctive style of weaving historical narratives with profound emotional depth has earned him a special place in Latin American cinema. Juan Delancer, with his unwavering commitment to narrate the tales of his homeland, is truly the heart and soul of Dominican filmmaking.