American Masters: Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

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ABOUT THE FILM

Producer/Director: Ben DeJesus

Genre: Documentary

Program Length: 1 Episode/60 minutes

Broadcast Date: Friday, September 13, 2019 on PBS

“Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage” is the first documentary about the brilliant and charismatic actor whose magnetic work on stage and screen took the world by storm. Juliá’s journey from his native Puerto Rico, to the creative hotbed of 1960s New York City, to prominence on Broadway and in Hollywood, was one of passion, determination, and joy – a groundbreaking career tragically cut short with his untimely death. This revealing portrait features Rita Moreno, Edward James Olmos, Anjelica Huston, John Leguizamo, Jimmy Smits, Rubén Blades, James Earl Jones, Andy Garcia, Esai Morales, and more. The film is a co-production of ITVS, NGL Studios, Diamante Content, and Latino Public Broadcasting in association with American Masters Pictures. Major support for American Masters – Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional support has been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

Ben DeJesus (Producer/Director)

Ben DeJesus is a director, producer, and writer with over 15 years experience in the multicultural market. Ben’s career began at MTV, where he was a producer/writer for several seasons of Cribs, before working with VH1, Mun2, and The N. In 2003, Ben launched Diamante Pictures, a full-service production & post facility in NYC, delivering 100+ hours of television, commercials, digital content, and music videos, with over 750 million views online. He’s worked with artists Romeo Santos, Don Omar, Prince Royce, Nore, Fat Joe, Chino & Nacho, Joey Montana, Machine Gun Kelly, and more. In 2012, Ben directed the PBS documentary John Leguizamo’s Tales from a Ghetto Klown, which was produced by Oscar winner Fisher Stevens and received NALIP’s Estela Award. In 2016, Ben co-founded NGL Studios with John Leguizamo and David Chitel, where he creates branded, television, and documentary projects.