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Zachary Laoutides is an American actor, screenwriter and filmmaker from Chicago, Illinois. In 2014, he co-founded independent film company Ave Fenix Pictures, the first Latino film studio in Chicago and originator of an art house filmmaking style known as "la raza". Inspired by La raza cósmica, this technique involves working together with the urban youth in recreating their own stories, regardless of film background.His first starring role was in the film Adiós Vaya con Dios , which earned him nominations for Best Actor and Best Screenplay at the Bel Air Film Festival. He also wrote and acted in Ave Fenix Pictures' Arise from Darkness , based on the story of psychic Lázaro Rubén Torres, and Black Ruby , claimed to be the "first feature to be shot on an iPhone 7." Wikipedia  

✵ 13. December 1986
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“It is a test mentally, physically and spiritually at times. You must try to stay in the process of creating which will always have obstacles.”

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La France: Paris Tribune (French) 2016: Le drame Roumain, l’architecte Mexicain et le Grec Odyssey

“We probably had a one percent chance and succeeding because most people who attempt to do this fail, but if you’re not afraid to fail let’s go for it.”

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ABC Eyewitness News Chicago 2016: Award-winning Latino filmmakers thrive in Aurora https://abc7chicago.com/entertainment/award-winning-latino-filmmakers-thrive-in-aurora/1464700/

“I started to write a screenplay on people’s stories and what they were going through.”

Zachary Laoutides

WGN Chicago 2016: Chicagoland’s own Latino film studio making its mark in cinema http://wgntv.com/2016/10/12/chicagolands-own-latino-film-studio-making-its-mark-in-cinema/

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