More than stories, we tell realities
Our team
PRODUCER, DIRECTOR & WRITER.
Yerania del Orbe,
She is a Dominican American Actor, Writer, Director and Producer.
Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in The Bronx, NY. She attended High school at St. Thomas Aquinas in the Bronx and served 10yrs in The US Army. She began her higher education at Central Texas College, Temple Texas studying Business during her military service. She was honorably discharged in 2008, and continued her studies. She graduated from The New School, NYC with a Bachelors in Liberal Arts & Media Studies in 2013. Masters in Film Vermont College of Fine Arts class of April 2021.
In 2019 she started Latina Made Media. A production company dedicated to making films that center around Latino cultures and families.
Latina Made Media is a Film and Media Production Company established on the principle of making media for all audiences based on reflections of the Latino culture and experiences produced and told by Latino Artists. Formed with a Family based working environment in mind Yerania Del Orbe, a Dominican-American Actor, Writer, Producer and Filmmaker founded Latina Made Media in 2019 out of Somerville, Massachusetts.
I want to make films that tell about my colorful culture and open people's eyes. I am obsessed with making films that show how powerful a woman can be and center around familial bonds and their struggles.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Michael Bonaventura,
Michael Bonaventura is an Italian American Producer. Co-founder of Latina Made Media ™. Michael studied Business at Salem State College, Massachusetts. He began his career in Business in 2000, focusing on Hospitality and Entertainment. Michael has managed several Boston, New York City and Miami Restaurants and Bars. A bar and nightclub entrepreneur for over 20 years; Michael studied production on the film La Santera (2020) as well as producing Sergeant Vasquez’s Playlist (In-Production).
PRODUCER
Roosevelt
Davis,
Roosevelt Davis is an actor, screenwriter, filmmaker, and producer, known for American Gangster (2007), La Santera(2020), OZ (1997-2003), Hunters (2020), and The Night Of (2016).
Roosevelt is the son of a Vietnam veteran and a Haitian immigrant mother. Born and raised multi-lingual in Woodside, NY, and Jamaica Queens. he enrolled at John Jay College for Criminal Justice but soon left the CUNY institution. Upon discovering a passion for acting, Roosevelt is a New York NightLife veteran known on the scene as “Rosie” he has worked as a bouncer and Doorman at some of NYC hottest clubs and lounges. He has written and created several scripts that have garnered attention, The Elijah Project, an urban Sci-fi story that made it into the second round of the Austin Film Festival, Jungle Crooks his wildly creative animated series which caught the attention of Curtis “50 cent” Jackson at G-Unit Film and Television, Clifford “TI” Harris production company Grand Hustle Entertainment and Wilmer Valderama of that seventies show. In the summer of 2020, he launched Life In Thought Media LLC and joined the Latina Made Media Team. Roosevelt Davis works as a Producer on all Latina Made Media projects.
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Talitha Alcaine,
An African-American writer and editor, known for her work on La Santera (2020), Sergeant Vasquez's Playlist(In-Production). Born in Dayton, OH and raised in Hampton, VA. Talitha studied Accounting at Saint Leo University and minored in English Studies. Talitha has always been an avid reader since her youth. She found enjoyment in reading different types of literature. In her youth she journaled, wrote poems, short stories and dreamed of becoming a published author. Her life’s experience with trauma and the loss of her oldest child has fueled her passion to create stories to help heal herself as well as to help others. An essential part of the team Talitha is The Script Supervisor on all Latina Made Media projects.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER & DIRECTOR’S ASSISTANT
Juanita Venegas,
Juanita is an industrial designer focused on design product and graphic development, with great conceptualization capabilities, branding identity and knowledge in materials and productive processes.
She is a passionate and proactive person, responsible and committed with her career , with excellent interpersonal skills, and motivated to achieve results.
Her experience has been leading and developing creative projects in industrial design, promoting multidisciplinary and teamwork. She has worked a lot in the fields of advertising, marketing communication, commercial exhibition, point of purchase (POP) and
architectural furniture. Therefore thanks to the broadness of her skills and interests, it is easy for her to adapt to any work environment. She feels comfortable to work across many industries and subjects.
Her work includes, poster art for La Santera (2020), Santeras serie TV show (In production) and Sergeant Vasque’z Playlist (In production).
Juanita oversees all Latina Made Made social media and promotional services and products.