Cast & Crew
Victor R. Aguilar
Writer, Producer, Director, & Editor
Victor is a digital media professional with over 12 years experience in video production, web development, and graphic design. “It Happened One Day in East LA” is Victor’s writing and directorial film debut.
He was born in Jalisco, Mexico and raised in California in a migrant farm working family. Victor is committed to using his personal experiences growing up as a ‘dreamer’ to continue telling stories through a unique perspective.
Professionally, Victor has assisted former NFL wide receiver, Marco Johnson, in rebranding his vocational academy into the first home-grown regionally accredited university in the Antelope Valley – complete with an athletics brand. He also assisted the inventor of Sir Stephen Hawkings’ talking machine, Walt Woltosz, in developing and executing a modern digital media strategy for his second business, a global pharma software company.
Instagram: @victorhimself
Twitter: @victorhimself_
Roxanne Joseph
Writer
Originally from Ottawa, Ontario Canada, Roxanne spends her time as an audio-visual, literary and performing artist, lyricist, educator, arts administrator, anti-racism activist and mother.
She was a finalist in The City of Palmdale’s 2019 Walk on Words Poetry contest, and a selected participant in FIXT Point’s The Tale of a Town – Canada workshop, capturing the collective memory of Mimico (a Toronto) community.
Roxanne is alumnae of Toronto Film School’s Digital Video Editing Program, Goddard College’s Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts Program (Plainfield, VT) and Obsidian Theatre Company Playwright’s Unit (Toronto).
Her fine art works, including short films, have been shown at the Grey Roots Museum, galleries throughout Ontario and at the Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival.
Roxanne hopes her most recent collaboration with Victor Aguilar and rest of the team will soon be seen on screens domestically and internationally.
Email: pearlife [@] gmail.com
Danny Cano
Associate Producer & Actor
Danny Cano is an actor and musician, who began acting in high school starring as the lead in productions of Grease and Hairspray. He has since gone on to produce his own show, “The Indestructible Podcast,” available on all major podcast streaming platforms. Danny has also released his own independent demo EP the, “Youngblood EP,” available on all major music streaming platforms. Danny has played the LA music scene as a singer-songwriter before recently assembling his own band which is preparing for their live debut performance. Danny has also directed, written, and starred in various shorts posted online with acclaim from his short “Duality”, included as part of the Lift Off film selection titles. Danny is the founder of “Indestructible Productions” and most recent acting credit includes playing the lead in “It Happened One Day in East LA” a film by Victor R. Aguilar.
Instagram: @mr.dannycano
Email: dannycano26 [at] yahoo.com
Yeakun Yoo
Composer
Yeakun Yoo is a composer, arranger, Videogame Sound Designer and orchestrator. He has been writing scores for videogame, Animation, film, and TV projects in Korea and Los Angeles.
Yeakun is a multi-instrumentalist(piano, trumpet, percussion, violin, guitar) and a talented composer. He has done several projects in Korea especially major video game projects. He has a solid knowledge of composition and was a lecturer in the ‘Music School’ of Harmony and composition class.
Yeakun majored in classical composition at Seoul National University in South Korea. Following the completion of his college studies, he decided to study abroad to see more of the world and to broaden his horizons as a composer. He is currently studying at USC in Screen Scoring and doing several professional projects.
Website: https://www.yeakunyoo.com/
Juan Abad
Director of Photography
Born and raised in Lancaster, CA, Juan Abad is an award-winning video producer with 10+ years of knowledge and experience in the field of video production. In addition to being employed by public and private sector entities, he also operates his own video production service, PlanetOther Films.
Instagram: @juanabad
Twitter: @manyofmanyframes
Darla Dangcil
Audio Engineer
Darla Dangcil is an aspiring young filmmaker and astronomer who absolutely adores all facets of expression.
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10695058/
Email: darladangcil [@] gmail.com
