Helping Get into the Screen Actors Union!
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Hey guys the time has finally come for me to go after my Union card, which is what 100% of the funds are going to, I will still be responsible for the yearly dues for as long as I am in the Guild, but now I have been eligible for about 6-7 months and have to make a decision that will change my life forever. Let me give you a quick run down of my career thus far, for those of you that are interested in supporting:
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I started from the very bottom, working in the background of student short films for free, occasionally with a bagel or a slice of pizza as a means of compensation. I worked my way to background castings of Major TV and Film productions, including the likes of such shows as Law & Order, The Blacklist, Orange is the New Black , Jessica Jones, Blue Bloods, Power, Shades of Blue, Mr. Robot and Quantico. Whilst doing this I worked my way up in the ladder of booking acting gigs, now working student films as a supporting actor, and some short films as small supporting roles.
In 1 year I had 20+ projects under my belt, from student films & modeling to Music Videos, and Spec Commercials. I hadn’t found my footing, but I found momentum in the type of characters I could channel in these projects, while trying to push the boundaries further.
It was not until I booked my first Co-Star on a show called The Perfect Murder, in which I played a man charged with Homicide, that I finally found myself on even ground, in a role that would change the tracjectory of my thinking for the first time, which would not happen again until I was casted in my first recurring role on Street Justice: The Bronx.
Along this journey I met and worked with tons of talented and generous people, a road in which I would book agents and book even greater gigs, leveling up to a plane I would find with some of the most hungry and elite performers. A plane that exceeded my wildest dreams years ago when I first submitted myself to free student work. Now I find myself at a stepping stone that will take me to even greater heights, and I need some help from those of you who have watched me as a young rookie know nothing to a slightly experienced know nothing.
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I grew up in a family that had no one in the industry. No one could even tell me where to start, let alone handle a camcorder. This is a zillion to one chance, and my end goal isn’t to be a star or famous, but to eventually make something great out of the potential my parents nurtured and supported since day one and create opportunities and open doors for those who are like minded, to motivate and move those who doubted themselves and have friends who are jealous, unsupportive families who never believed, and sat alone wondering if they will grow to be a failure. Thinking that they will never amount to nothing. This is to tell you that at one point I thought I would be nothing. I almost failed out of community college, almost got thrown out of my house and kept no connections between family or what little friends I had. You reach a point where everything feels mediocre and you don’t want to settle for normal. This is for you.
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Now I have over 35+ projects under my belt from various studies and companies-
I act, voiceover, sing, perform, direct, write, produce, edit and create-
I dream to lead the panel of a convention, drive the hearts of those who want to become something greater than themselves-
I want to create great passionate works with like minded people-
I will be that person, and you can help.
Official Instagram IMDb Page My Official Website
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I started from the very bottom, working in the background of student short films for free, occasionally with a bagel or a slice of pizza as a means of compensation. I worked my way to background castings of Major TV and Film productions, including the likes of such shows as Law & Order, The Blacklist, Orange is the New Black , Jessica Jones, Blue Bloods, Power, Shades of Blue, Mr. Robot and Quantico. Whilst doing this I worked my way up in the ladder of booking acting gigs, now working student films as a supporting actor, and some short films as small supporting roles.
In 1 year I had 20+ projects under my belt, from student films & modeling to Music Videos, and Spec Commercials. I hadn’t found my footing, but I found momentum in the type of characters I could channel in these projects, while trying to push the boundaries further.
It was not until I booked my first Co-Star on a show called The Perfect Murder, in which I played a man charged with Homicide, that I finally found myself on even ground, in a role that would change the tracjectory of my thinking for the first time, which would not happen again until I was casted in my first recurring role on Street Justice: The Bronx.
Along this journey I met and worked with tons of talented and generous people, a road in which I would book agents and book even greater gigs, leveling up to a plane I would find with some of the most hungry and elite performers. A plane that exceeded my wildest dreams years ago when I first submitted myself to free student work. Now I find myself at a stepping stone that will take me to even greater heights, and I need some help from those of you who have watched me as a young rookie know nothing to a slightly experienced know nothing.
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I grew up in a family that had no one in the industry. No one could even tell me where to start, let alone handle a camcorder. This is a zillion to one chance, and my end goal isn’t to be a star or famous, but to eventually make something great out of the potential my parents nurtured and supported since day one and create opportunities and open doors for those who are like minded, to motivate and move those who doubted themselves and have friends who are jealous, unsupportive families who never believed, and sat alone wondering if they will grow to be a failure. Thinking that they will never amount to nothing. This is to tell you that at one point I thought I would be nothing. I almost failed out of community college, almost got thrown out of my house and kept no connections between family or what little friends I had. You reach a point where everything feels mediocre and you don’t want to settle for normal. This is for you.
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Now I have over 35+ projects under my belt from various studies and companies-
I act, voiceover, sing, perform, direct, write, produce, edit and create-
I dream to lead the panel of a convention, drive the hearts of those who want to become something greater than themselves-
I want to create great passionate works with like minded people-
I will be that person, and you can help.
Official Instagram IMDb Page My Official Website
Organizer
Alex G Piñeiro
Organizer
New York, NY
