Meet the director of “From Now On” Javier Colón Ríos

Biography : Javier Colón Ríos holds an MA in Directing from the American Film Institute. After directing several award-winning shorts, he wrote, produced and directed his first feature film “I Am a Director”, which was distributed by The Sundance Channel, Starz and Canal +. Following the success of this first film, he co-wrote and directed “Yo Soy Un Político” which was sold to HBO and is now on Amazon Prime. After the success of his first two films, Javier overshadowed television “Jane the Virgin” and “Good Trouble” and directed his third feature film “Inside the Circle”.

Biography : Ivonne Coll is an award-winning actress in theater, television and film, born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, where as a child she trained in classical ballet and flamenco dance with Walter Mercado. In 1967, she won the title of Ms. Puerto Rico to represent the island in the Miss Universe pageant. Coll was a series regular on the award winning show “Jane The Virgin” (CW). Other TV credits include “Switched at Birth” (ABC Family), “Teen Wolf” (MTV), “Glee” (Fox), “East Los High” (Hulu), “Nip Tuck” (FX), “An American Family ”(PBS),“ Six Feet Under ”(HBO),“ NYPD Blue ”(Fox),“ The Practice ”(Fox),“ ER ”(NBC),“ Heroes ”(NBC),“ Crossing Jordan ” (NBC), “Judging Amy” (Fox), “Saturday Night Live” (NBC), “Cold Case” (CBS), “Joan of Arcadia” (CBS), LA Law (Fox), “Wings” (CBS) , “No Trace” (CBS), “CSI” (CBS) and most recently “One Day at a Time” (Netflix) and “Being There” (FX.) The award-winning (Best Love Story overall, Rincon International Film Festival) “From Now On” marks her debut as a director, screenwriter and producer.

Movie Title: “From Now”

Synopsis: Two middle-aged East Coast Latinas stop along the Malibu Coast on their way to northern California. Both come from conservative families. They did something important today, challenging cultural stereotypes imposed by their own culture. A phone message from a beloved young nephew offering unconditional love reveals to us the life-changing decision they made.

Click here to watch the short film “From Now On” by Javier Colón Ríos and Ivonne Coll.