Biography

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and graduate from the School of Fine Arts at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, his fiction film debut was 12 Horas (2001), which he wrote, directed, and edited. It received the Audience Choice award at the Chicago Latino Film Festival and a special mention as Best Narrative and Best New Director at the 2002 Tribeca Film Festival. It was also Puerto Rico's official entry to the 2001 Oscar's as best foreign film.

His second film is of Spanish nationality: a remake of 1962's Atraco a las 3 y Media (2003), produced by Pedro Maso. It was followed by the drama Bala Perdida (2003), for which he received the Best Editing award at the Icaro Film Festival in Guatemala. Afterwards, he directed and edited the television film El Cuerpo del Delito (2005) and in 2006 co-edited the Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony starring El Cantante, directed by Leon Ichaso.

In 2007, Raúl directed and edited Manuela y Manuel, the first Puerto Rican film with a gay lead, and Chiquito pero Juguetón, with the late comedian Luis Raul.

His next feature film, Broche de Oro (2012), an enormous box office success, includes the participation of the award winning actor/director Jacobo Morales as its lead actor.

In 2017 Raúl wrote, edited and directed OVNI, the first science fiction/ comedy film from the Dominican Republic, and the prequel Broche de Oro: Comienzos.

He served as editor on the feature films Ana (2020) with Andy Garcia, Primal (2019) with Nicholas Cage, American Traitor (2021) with Al Pacino and Force of Nature (2020) with Mel Gibson. He also worked as editor on the Fantasy Island (2021) television update with Roselyn Sanchez and Bravas (2020) an original YouTube episodic drama.

His latest feature film Noche Zero, which he produced, directed, wrote and edited, will premier in 2027.

He recently joined DGA as director of episodic prime time drama for Fantasy Island's second season.
- IMDb mini biography by: Raul Marchand