Alfonso Rodriguez was born on January 5th 1957 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Graduated from the Universidad Autonoma of Santo Domingo (UASD) and in 1979 he studied TV and Films Production in the University of California, Irvine. His first works where as a Head Colorist in Color System Tech where he colored classic B/W movies such as "Miracle on 34th Street" with Natalie Wood, "The Maltese Falcon" with Humphrey Bogart, "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", among others. He returned to Dominican Republic and started to work as a Director of Production in several prestigious TV stations where he started to make TV Movies, Sit Coms and Soap Operas, never done in his country by locals. In 1989 he makes his first Feature Film "Trafico de Niños", and then the hit soap opera Cadena Braga. Along with his popular Sit Coms (Ciudad Nueva, Electrolocos y Pobre Presidente), he makes "Grandes Series Dominicanas", 10 Mini Series of 5 one hour episodes. In 2003 and 2004 he makes the TV Movies "Jarabe de Mar" I, II and III and in 2006 the hit romantic comedy "Un Macho de Mujer". His latest work, "Yuniol" is his most beloved work, and got excellent reviews from national and international critics.
