Leonard is an award-winning film and theater director with more than 15
years of experience in the industry.
Recent awards include - the prestigious Hispanic Organization of Latin
Actors Award as Best Director for the Retablo Hispanic Theater's
production "An Empty Shoebox", where he shared the stage with Alfonso
Cuaron and Alfred Molina (2004) and the International ACE Award as Best
Producer for the play "Happy With My Mojo" (2005).
In 2004, Leonard decided to focus on his rising film career in the
United States. He produced the short films "Thou Shalt Not Dream" ,
"December Plans"and "Permanence", wrote "How Do You Kill Yourself" and
wrote and directed "Blind Date", "The Manare Welder Project" and "434".
His first documentary feature "Metralleta" was picked up for theatrical
distribution in Venezuela for Amazonia Films and earned the Best Music
Award in the Venezuelan International Film Festival in 2007.
Leonard is a graduate of the distinguished "Escuela De Cine y TV" in
Venezuela. He also attended the New York Film Academy and the American
Film Institute.
He has been named one of the most promising directors by the Venezuelan
magazine "5to Dia".
This year he gives an in-depth interview to one of the most renowned
newspapers in Venezuela, "El Universal", which named him one of the Top
99 Most Successful Venezuelan Artists.
