Board Member
Born and raised in the South Bronx, Josué has always had an avid love for art, film, and animation. At a young age, you could find him glued to the television screen watching Saturday morning cartoons, such as Dexter’s Laboratory, Tenchi Muyo!, Gundam Wings, Dragon Ball Z and a ton of Hanna-Barbera classics.
Fast forward to 2015, Josué had graduated from Hostos Community with an Associates in Digital and Animation. There he was able to further hone both his artistic and storytelling skills. During his academic years at Hostos, he had produced two animated short films under the guidance of Andy London and Debra Solomon. His 2017 short film I’ve Been Thinking made its television debut on BronxNet. His 2018 short film Fetch was screened at the MONSTRA Lisbon Animation Festival.
Josué’s first studio experience began at The Productive Studios, working alongside Susan Godfrey and Christi Bertelsen. As he continued his academic career, Josué aimed to further develop his skills in animation. While pursuing his Bachelor’s in 2020, Josué interned at Pig Apple LLC. There he did visual effects work for Netflix’s Emily in Paris, HBO Max’s Search Party, Hulu’s Life & Beth, Sesame Street and more.
Josué is currently a board member of ASIFA-East and teaches animation at Hostos Community College and Borough of Manhattan Community College. In addition to his teaching, Josué is currently pursuing his MFA in Digital Media at Lehman college. He hopes to continue to create animated shorts and is actively working on his animated web series titled Work Buddies.