Jorge Oliver
Dean - School of Art
Biography
Independent filmmaker, actor, and educator born and raised in Puerto Rico; first male filmmaker in the history of Puerto Rican cinema to openly deal with gay images; screenings include the Cork International Film Festival, the Havana Film Festival, the Festival de Viña del Mar (Chile); performed as a professional actor off-Broadway and in San Juan, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and St. Louis, and in radio, television, film, and commercials for the Hispanic market in the United States; member of the Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and Actors Equity.
Education
B.A. Psychology and Zoology, George Washington University; M.A. Media Studies, The New School; M.F.A. Cinema, San Francisco State University.