Jessy Terrero
| Jessy Terrero | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 7, 1972 Dominican Republic[1] |
| Occupation | Film and music video director |
| Website |
www |
Jessy Terrero (born October 7, 1972) is a Dominican Republic film and music video director.
Career
Terrero shot his first student film on Super 8. After college, he landed an associate producer internship on the set of Darnell Martin's I Like It Like That.[2]
In 1996, he teamed up with his brother and formed T and T Casting, supervising extras casting for low-budget films.
His acting credits include appearances in Law & Order, The Sopranos and In Search of a Dream (Buscando un sueño).[3]
Tererro's film director credits include the short film The Clinic. His movie directorial debut Soul Plane[1] 2004. In 2009 Brooklyn to Manhattan was in production.[4]
Terrero is best known for directing music videos for an international clientele of famous artists including Jill Scott, Lionel Richie, Syleena Johnson, 50 Cent, Wisin y Yandel, Daddy Yankee, Maluma, Ludacris, Akon, Paulina Rubio, Enrique Iglesias, Sean Paul, aventura and many others.[5] He is currently associated with Terrero Films and directs music videos and commercials along with five other music video directors including his brother Ulysses Terrero, Steven Oritt, Rich Newey, Ana Mastro and Dava.[6]
Since 2000, Terrero's name has become linked with hip hop and reggaeton for directing popular videos for critically acclaimed artists Wisin y Yandel, 50 Cent, G-Unit, Daddy Yankee and Don Omar.[5] In 2009, Terrero directed Wisin y Yandel's MTV VMA-nominated video Abusadora.[7]
Terrero directed Freelancers, starring Robert De Niro, Forest Whitaker, and 50 Cent.
Terrero is slated to direct the film The Wild Cowboys an urban, crime drama based on the true life events of a notorious New York City gang of the 1980s.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Buscando un sueño | Yeyo | |
| 1998 | Better Living | Biker #1 | |
| 2004 | Soul Plane | ||
| 2006 | The Confession | Casper Delgado | Direct-to-video |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Brooklyn South | Skel #2 | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Law & Order | Shorty | 1 episode |
| 1999 | The Sopranos | Gallegos | 1 episode |
| 2007 | America's Next Top Model | Himself/Guest Judge | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Model Latina | Himself/Music Video Director/Guest Judge | 1 episode |
| Director | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Notes | |
| 2002 | The Clinic | Short film | |
| 2004 | Soul Plane | Also produced | |
| 2010 | Brooklyn to Manhattan | ||
| Gun | |||
| 2012 | Freelancers | ||
Music videography
- 2000: "Deport Them" - Sean Paul
- 2000: "Gettin' In the Way" - Jill Scott
- 2000: "A Long Walk" - Jill Scott
- 2001: "Tarantula" - Mystikal ft. Butch Cassidy
- 2001: "Parents Just Don't Understand"- Lil' Romeo ft. 3LW and Nick Cannon
- 2002: "Wanksta" - 50 Cent
- 2002: "Good Times" - Styles P
- 2003: "Many Men" - 50 Cent
- 2003: "Right Thurr" - Chingy
- 2004: "Wanna Get to Know You" - G-Unit ft. Joe
- 2004: "Smile" - G-Unit
- 2004: "On Fire" - Lloyd Banks
- 2004: "Lean Back" - Terror Squad
- 2005: "Candy Shop" - 50 Cent ft. Olivia
- 2005: "We Be Burnin'" - Sean Paul
- 2005: "No Daddy" - Teairra Mari
- 2005: "And Then What" - Young Jeezy ft. Mannie Fresh
- 2005: "She Says" - Unwritten Law
- 2006: "Say Goodbye" - Chris Brown
- 2006: "Conteo" - Don Omar
- 2006: "Give It To Me" - Mobb Deep ft. Young Buck
- 2006: "Los Infieles" - Aventura
- 2006: "Noche de Entierro (Nuestro Amor)" - Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel, Hector "El Father", Tony Tun-Tun & Zion
- 2006: "Yo Te Quiero" - Wisin & Yandel
- 2006: "Runaway Love" - Ludacris ft. Mary J. Blige
- 2006: "Never Gonna Be The Same" - Sean Paul
- 2006: "Show Stopper" - Danity Kane ft. Yung Joc
- 2007: "Dimelo" - Enrique Iglesias
- 2007: "Sexy Movimiento" - Wisin & Yandel
- 2007: "Ahora Es" - Wisin & Yandel
- 2007: "Watch Them Roll" - Sean Paul
- 2007: "I'll Still Kill" - 50 Cent ft. Akon
- 2008: "Oye, ¿Dónde Está El Amor?" - Wisin & Yandel
- 2008: "Back to You" - Veze ft. MYRA
- 2008: "Síguelo" - Wisin & Yandel
- 2008: "Dime Qué Te Pasó" - Wisin & Yandel
- 2008: "Me Estás Tentando" - Wisin & Yandel
- 2008: "Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis
- 2008: "Pose" - Daddy Yankee
- 2008: "I Like the Way She Do It" - G-Unit
- 2008: "Rider Pt. 2" - G-Unit
- 2008: "Vacation" - Young Jeezy
- 2009: "Me Estás Tentando" [Official Remix] - Wisin & Yandel ft. Franco "El Gorilla" & Jayko "El Prototipo"
- 2009: "Por Un Segundo" - Aventura
- 2009: "Mujeres En El Club" - Wisin & Yandel featuring 50 Cent
- 2009: "Battle Cry" - Shontelle
- 2009: "Lover" [Official Remix] - De La Ghetto ft. Juelz Santana
- 2009: "All Up 2 You" - Aventura ft. Wisin & Yandel & Akon
- 2009: "Abusadora" - Wisin & Yandel
- 2009: "Remember Me" - T.I. ft. Mary J. Blige
- 2009: "Press It Up" - Sean Paul
- 2009: "Gracias a Tí" [Remix] - Wisin & Yandel ft. Enrique Iglesias
- 2009: "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes" - Paulina Rubio
- 2009: "Imagínate" - Wisin & Yandel ft. T-Pain
- 2010: "Te Siento" - Wisin & Yandel
- 2010: "Algo De Ti" - Paulina Rubio
- 2010: "Cuando Me Enamoro" - Enrique Iglesias ft. Juan Luis Guerra
- 2010: "Buzzin'" - Mann ft 50 Cent
- 2011: "Tony Montana" - Future
- 2012: "Follow the Leader" - Wisin & Yandel ft. Jennifer Lopez
- 2012: "Algo Me Gusta de Ti / Something About You - Wisin & Yandel ft. Chris Brown & T-Pain
- 2012: "Limbo" - Daddy Yankee
- 2012: "Un Chance Más" - Mozart La Para
- 2013: "Baby You" - El Poeta Callejero
- 2013: "Descontrol" - Somaya Reece ft. Lapiz Conciente & Anís
- 2013: "Como Le Gusta a Tu Cuerpo" - Carlos Vives ft. Michel Teló
- 2013: "Live It Up" - Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull
- 2013: "La Luz" - Juanes
- 2014: "Adrenalina" - Wisin featuring Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez
- 2014: "I Luh Ya Papi" - Jennifer Lopez
- 2014: "La Botella" - Zion Y Lennox
- 2015: "Rumba" - Anahí featuring Wisin
- 2015: "Sígueme y Te Sigo" - Daddy Yankee
- 2016: "El Perdedor" - Maluma
- 2016: "Sim ou Não" - Anitta featuring Maluma
- 2016: "Vente Pa' Ca" - Ricky Martin featuring Maluma
Nominations
- Jill Scott, Gettin' In The Way, MTV Video Music Awards, 2001
- Jill Scott, Gettin' In The Way, M2 Awards Finalist, 2001
- Jill Scott, Gettin' In The Way, Billboard Music Video Awards, 2001
- Syleena Johnson, I Am Your Woman, Billboard Music Video Awards, 2001
- 50 Cent, Candy Shop, MTV Video Music Awards, 2005
- Wisin y Yandel, Abusadora, MTV Video Music Awards, 2009[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 Soul Plane in Theaters
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110091/fullcredits#cast
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0855843/
- ↑ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809824014/details
- 1 2 Latino Director Jessy Terrero Makes Directorial Debut with MGM
- ↑ Terrero Films Website
- 1 2 Wisin Y Yandel Call Their Video Music Award Nomination A Blessing