Luis Moro (born January 2, 1964) is a Cuban-born American actor, filmmaker, and writer. He first gained notability for co-writing, producing and acting in the film '' Anne B. Real'', which was nominated for two

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Career

In 1991, Moro created and hosted the ''Real Estate America'' television series, which followed the format of news magazine shows but covered topics on real estate news. Moro worked in real estate and held a show for 10 years on the local TV station

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, but in the last eight years he worked on film and stage productions across the country. Moro received screen story by credit for his screenplay rewrites on '' Anne B. Real''. He also co-wrote all the main hip-hop rap lyrics in the film performed by the lead character of Cynthia. After ''Anne B. Real'', Moro produced three films, the southern drama ''The Unseen'', '' Love and Suicide'', a bilingual love story set in

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set in

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. Moro's other film projects include ''

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'' and ''

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''. Moro also performs comedy. In 2008,

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's SBK-Pictures announced it would work with Moro to produce ''Whispers Like Thunder'', a film about the Conley Sisters legal battle over the

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in Kansas. Kingsley agreed to play the role of

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, the first and only Native American to become Vice President of the United States. The screenplay was written by Moro and Trip Brook.

Political views

Moro has been active in promoting his political views on human rights. According to Vanessa Arrington of the

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, "Cuban-American filmmaker Luis Moro expressed his disdain for the long-standing U.S. trade and travel restrictions against Cuba in a very public way: he made a movie there."

Filmography

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Moro Films
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Career

Political views

Filmography

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