Jose Daniel
Freixas
Jose Daniel Freixas is an, award winning writer/producer/director from Miami, Florida. He co-wrote and produced the feature film MAGIC CITY MEMOIRS, which was executive produced by Academy Award nominated actor Andy Garcia. The film was optioned by Fox TV Studios, and picked up for pilot by FOX Broadcast Channel. MAGIC CITY MEMOIRS, a coming of age drama about three best friends during their senior year of high school in Miami can currently be seen on Netflix.
In 2016, Freixas partnered with Paramount Pictures, and Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way on a film entitled THE CORPORATION. The film is based on a book by New York Times Best Selling author T.J. English entitled "The Corporation: An Epic Story of the Cuban American Underworld.” Freixas and his partner Tony Gonzalez, who controlled the book rights, sold to Paramount at a record price after an intense bidding war erupted amongst all the major Hollywood studios and producers. Academy Award-winner Benicio del Toro will star as Cuban Mob boss, Jose Miguel Battle, while Academy Award Winner Leonardo DiCaprio will produce alongside Jennifer Davisson, Alex Heineman, Andrew Rona, Tony Gonzalez and Freixas.
Currently, Freixas is in post-production on a feature film entitled VANDAL. Inspired by true stories, VANDAL, an authentic drama about art, love, war, and the depths of the street graffiti game, was shot during the Fall of 2016 in Miami’s Wynwood, Little Havana, and Little Haiti neighborhoods. Freixas who co-wrote the screenplay, produced, as well as directed the project. VANDAL stars Daniel Zovatto, Otmara Marrero, Juan Pablo Raba, and Richard Schiff.
Most recently, Freixas has partnered with Cedar Park Entertainment, the independent studio founded by David Ayer and Chris Long, to develop THE EXILES, a scripted series that follows members of the CIA as well as the Cuban exiles they recruit to carry out clandestine operations, and the games of manipulation they play with one another in the interest of patriotism, the ongoing Cold War against Communism, and the relentless pursuit of revenge against Fidel Castro. The Series will be Executive produced by New York Times Best Selling author T.J. English, and will be written by Emmy Award winning writer/executive producer Cynthia Cidre.