Alex Kruz
{{short description|American public figure}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use American English |date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Alex Kruz
| image = Alex_Kruz,_London,_UK,_Oct_2023.jpeg
| caption = Alex K. Rojas / Alex Kruz - London, UK 2023
| birth_name = Alex K. Rojas
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|11|30|mf=y}}
| birth_place =Jersey City, New Jersey
| education=Rutgers University
| occupation = Scientist, film director, producer, screenwriter, actor
| years_active = 2011–present
| fields =
| notable_works = The Garden Left Behind, "Parivara", "Fallen: The Search of a Broken Angel', Tom in America
}}
Alex Kruz, aka Alex K. Rojas (born November 30, 1975) is an American public figure, director, producer, scientist, television, theater and film actor.{{cite press release |url=http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/5771373/ |title=Exclusive movie news from Celebrity Spotlight |first=Sue |last=Thurman |date=May 3, 2013 |publisher=Top News Today |accessdate=May 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207022805/http://us.topnewstoday.org/us/article/5771373 |archivedate=December 7, 2013}}{{Cite web |date=2018-06-10 |title=Powerful film "Parivara" written and directed by Alex Lora and Alex Kruz, wins "Best Documentary" in New York {{!}} IFFNY |url=https://iffny.com/powerful-film-parivara-written-and-directed-by-alex-lora-and-alex-kruz-wins-best-documentary-in-new-york/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |language=en-US}}
Early life
Alex Kruz was born in New Jersey. He is of Ecuadorian descent.{{cite web|first=Rachel|last=Slaiman|website=Latin Trends|date=March 12, 2014|title=Q & A with Latino Actor Alex Kruz|url=https://latintrends.com/q-and-a-with-actor-alex-kruz}} He claims a Ph.D. in Quantum engineering and received letters of appreciation from the White House and President Joe Biden.{{primary-inline|date=July 2024}} He has been inducted into the Marquis Who's Who registry for the year 2023.{{Cite web |title=August 2018 - Native American Veterans Exhibit Opening - Angel Fire, New Mexico |url=https://news.marketersmedia.com/august-2018-native-american-veterans-exhibit-opening-angel-fire-new-mexico/377837 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=news.marketersmedia.com}}
Career
As an actor, Kruz played the role of a bad boyfriend in various TV shows and films. He worked opposite Bruce Willis in theatrical production at the Creative Artist Agency before retirement. He played the Zorro character for Zorro Productions. He took over as Zorro from Antonio Banderas for live shows in Los Angeles. Kruz had his projects on the Academy Award Shortlist 3 times and at Sundance and SXSW 2 times.{{Cite web |last=Medici, LoLo |date=2023-12-12|title=FLORENCE FILM AWARDS, Alex Kruz. |url=https://florencefilmawards.com/interview8#bed2641c-8cdc-4e54-94ac-4708b5da499c
|language=it-IT}}IMDB - Alex Kruz Awards, [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4330314/], December 20, 2023, Retrieved December 20, 2023
In 2014, Kruz produced the short film Godka Cirka (A Hole in the Sky), about the female genital mutilation in Somalia, directed by Alex Lora Cercos which premiered at Sundance. It won the Gaudí Awards.{{Cite web |date=2013-12-10 |title=Sundance Institute Announces Short Film Program for 2014 Sundance Film Festival - sundance.org |url=https://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/2014-festival-short-film-program-announced/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2020-10-23 |title=Godka Cirka/ A hole in the sky |url=https://mailukifilms.com/portfolio/godka-cirka-a-hole-in-the-sky/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=MAILUKI FILMS |language=en-GB}}
In 2016, he co-directed the short film Parivara with Alex Lora Cercos. It premiered at the Cambridge Film Festival and won Best Documentary at several international film festivals, including the International Film Festival of New York.{{Citation |last=Kruz |first=Alex |title=Parivara |date=2016-10-20 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5646492/ |type=Documentary, Short, Drama |access-date=2023-12-16 |others=Siva Sapkota |publisher=Wolf Circle Productions |last2=Lora |first2=Àlex}}{{Cite web |date=2018-06-10 |title=Powerful film "Parivara" written and directed by Alex Lora and Alex Kruz, wins "Best Documentary" in New York {{!}} IFFNY |url=https://iffny.com/powerful-film-parivara-written-and-directed-by-alex-lora-and-alex-kruz-wins-best-documentary-in-new-york/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Parivara {{!}} Inicia Films |url=https://www.iniciafilms.com/en/parivara/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.iniciafilms.com}}
Kruz directed Parivara and Fallen: The Search of a Broken Angel.{{Citation |last=Kruz |first=Alex |title=Fallen: The Search of A Broken Angel |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24241182/ |type=Sci-Fi |access-date=2023-10-06 |others=Christalo Castro, Alex Kruz, Serena Profaci |publisher=Wolf Circle Productions}}{{Cite web |date=2023-09-06 |title=Feature Film Review – Fallen: The search of a Broken Angel – Indy Reviews |url=https://indyreviews.com/feature-film-review-fallen-the-search-of-a-broken-angel/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Demo |first=Dreamate |date=2023-09-24 |title="Fallen: The Search of A Broken Angel" (EXCLUSIVE) Interview with Alex Kruz & Christalo Castro |url=https://wildfilmmaker.com/fallen-the-search-of-a-broken-angel-exclusive-interview-with-alex-kruz-christalo-castro/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Wild Filmmaker |language=it-IT}} He received a nomination and won an award at the New York Emmy Awards alongside Alex Lora Cercos.{{Cite web |title=Nueva York - Carlos Aguasaco, Alex Kruz, Flamenco Night and Matilde Galeano |url=https://tv.cuny.edu/show/nuevayork/PR2005211 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=CUNY TV |language=en}}
Kruz is involved in global charitable work, focusing on children's welfare and combating human trafficking.{{Cite web |date=2013-12-16 |title=American Actor Alex Kruz Supports Several Nepali Charities |url=https://lexlimbu.com/blog/2013/12/16/american-actor-alex-kruz-supports-several-nepali-charities/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Lexlimbu |language=en-US}} He helped found the Samarpan Foundation (“Unconditional Service” in Sanskrit), a Nepal-based NGO, operating as a 501(c) organization.{{Cite web |date=2015-12-04 |title=FEEL GOOD: Project Hopes to Build Home For Needy in Nepal |url=https://news.yahoo.com/video/feel-good-project-hopes-build-042616751.html |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Yahoo News |language=zh-Hant-TW}}{{Cite web |title=Video about Alex Kruz - FEEL GOOD: Project Hopes to Build Home For Needy in Nepal |url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3gwhyd}}
Recognition
- Alex Kruz was interviewed at the Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival.{{Cite web |title=Interview with filmmaker Alex Kruz |url=https://www.aimaff.eu/interviews/1-m9re2-dk6st |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=ATHENS INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY ART FILM FESTIVAL |language=en-US}}
- The film Parivara, co-written and directed by Alex Lora and Alex Kruz, won the "Best Documentary" award at the New York International Film Festival (IFFNY).{{Cite web |last=Moibi |first=Day |date=2016-10-27 |title=Interview with Alex Kruz {{!}} TAKE ONE {{!}} |url=https://takeonecinema.net/2016/parivara-family-interview-alex-krutz/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=TAKE ONE |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2018-06-08 |title=TV Coverage & Media {{!}} IFFNY |url=https://iffny.com/tv-coverage-media/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |language=en-US}}
- An interview featuring Alex Kruz, the director, and Ewa Pirog, the producer, of Fallen: The Search of a Broken Angel took place at the Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards.{{Cite web |last=prismaadmin |date=2023-09-04 |title=An interview with Alex Kruz and Ewa Pirog, director and producer of "Fallen: The Search of a Broken Angel" |url=https://www.romeprismafilmawards.com/2023/09/04/an-interview-with-alex-kruz-and-ewa-pirog-director-and-producer-of-fallen-the-search-of-a-broken-angel/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards |language=it-IT}}{{Cite web |title=FILMMAKERS INTERVIEWS |url=https://www.romeprismafilmawards.com/filmmakers-interviews/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards |language=it-IT}}
- In an award interview with Florence Film Awards, Kruz discussed receiving the Congressional Award for Humanitarianism in 2018 and his Emmy Nominations in the same year, along with a subsequent win in 2021 with his long term collaborator, Alex Lora Cercos.
- Kruz was interviewed at MADFA (Madrid International Movie Awards) in Spanish about his film Fallen: The Search of a Broken Angel.{{Cite web |last=Reyes, Samantha |date=2023-08-20 |title=MADRID INTERNATIONAL MOVIE AWARDS, Alex Kruz. |url=https://madridinternationalmovieawards.blogspot.com/2023/08/breaking-news-interview-with-director.html |language=es-ES}}
References
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External links
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:American male stage actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:Male actors from Jersey City, New Jersey
Category:American people of Ecuadorian descent
Category:American people of Quechua descent