Adam Taub
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Adam Taub is a documentary film
director from Colorado
whose films include La Quinceañera, Don Angelo, and El Duque de la Bachata. His film La Quinceañera won the 2007 award for Best Documentary at the Angelus Student Film Festival in Hollywood, California
and Best Documentary at the San Diego Latino Film Festival. He is currently working on a film project entitled El Duque de la Bachata with Joan Soriano, a bachata and merengue
musician from the Dominican Republic
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, Mexico
to help those in need.
La Quinceañera (2007) - Exploring issues of family, faith, and coming of age, La Quinceañera is a portrait of a Mexican family's love and devotion to each other.
El Duque de la Bachata (In production) - This documentary follows Dominican bachata and merengue
musician Joan Soriano as he works to accomplish his dream of a hit song and fame as an artist.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
director from Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
whose films include La Quinceañera, Don Angelo, and El Duque de la Bachata. His film La Quinceañera won the 2007 award for Best Documentary at the Angelus Student Film Festival in Hollywood, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and Best Documentary at the San Diego Latino Film Festival. He is currently working on a film project entitled El Duque de la Bachata with Joan Soriano, a bachata and merengue
Merengue music
Merengue is a type of music and dance from the Dominican Republic. It is popular in the Dominican Republic and all over Latin America. Its name is Spanish, taken from the name of the meringue, a dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar...
musician from the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
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Film career
Don Angelo (2006) - The story of Angelo Chavez, a retired U.S. naval officer who spends his retirement years driving to TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to help those in need.
La Quinceañera (2007) - Exploring issues of family, faith, and coming of age, La Quinceañera is a portrait of a Mexican family's love and devotion to each other.
El Duque de la Bachata (In production) - This documentary follows Dominican bachata and merengue
Merengue music
Merengue is a type of music and dance from the Dominican Republic. It is popular in the Dominican Republic and all over Latin America. Its name is Spanish, taken from the name of the meringue, a dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar...
musician Joan Soriano as he works to accomplish his dream of a hit song and fame as an artist.