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Jean Jean
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Jean Jean is a Haitian-Dominican actor and filmmaker known for his work in theatre and cinema. He gained international recognition for his leading role in “Woodpeckers” (2017), for which he received the Best Actor award at the Havana Film Festival and Best Ibero-American Actor at the Guadalajara International Film Festival.
He began his career in Dominican theatre, training at the Ángel Haché Performance Laboratory of the National School of Dramatic Arts, and performed in productions such as “An Enemy of the People,” “Paradise,” and “La Peste de Estos Días.” He later appeared in a number of Dominican films, including “La Soga,” “Hermafrodita,” and “Operación Patakón.”
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Jean Jean is a Haitian-Dominican actor and filmmaker known for his work in theatre and cinema. He gained international recognition for his leading role in “Woodpeckers” (2017), for which he received the Best Actor award at the Havana Film Festival and Best Ibero-American Actor at the Guadalajara International Film Festival. He began his career in Dominican theatre, training at the Ángel Haché Performance Laboratory of the National School of Dramatic Arts, and performed in productions such as “An Enemy of the People,” “Paradise,” and “La Peste de Estos Días.” He later appeared in a number of Dominican films, including “La Soga,” “Hermafrodita,” and “Operación Patakón.” After studying documentary filmmaking at the International School of Cinema and Television in Cuba, he expanded his work in film, acting in projects such as “Locki 7” and “Isla Rota.” He also directed the documentary “Si bondye vle, Yuli” (2015), which won several international awards.
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Under the Same Sun
as Baptiste
The Last Meal
as Zorro
Kanaval
as Ceradieu / Korbo
White Dog
Freda
as Yeshua
Breathless
as Negro
1805 A Butterfly Drive
as Médecin
Woodpeckers
as Julián
Cuentas Por Cobrar
as Francés
No Poster
God Willing, Yuli
Hermafrodita
as Brujo
Ladrones a Domicilio
as Gregorio Brown
Operación Patakón
as Caché
Viajeros
as Cabuya
La cárcel de La Victoria: El cuarto hombre
as Haitiano