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Montiel released the self-titled album Dito Montiel in 2006 through Rhino Records. His second novel, Eddie Krumble Is the Clapper, was published in April 2007. Montiel also directed a film, Fighting, about a young street hawker in New York City
- Filmmaker, author, musician
- Orlandito Montiel, New York City, U.S. Queens
- 1989–present
Dito Montiel is a New York-born filmmaker who has worked with Channing Tatum in several movies. He has directed and written films such as A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Fighting and Riff Raff, and also acted in some of them.
- January 1, 1
- 3 min
- New York City, New York, USA
Feb 17, 2007 · An interview with the author and director of A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, a memoir and film based on his gang-infested youth in Queens, New York. He talks about his writing, his music, his friends and his guardian saints.
Dito Montiel is a filmmaker who started as a punk musician in the 1980s. He adapted his memoir A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints into a movie starring Robert Downey Jr. and Rosario Dawson.
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit94%No Score YetScreenwriter19%33%Director, Screenwriter, Producer16%59%Director, Screenwriter75%74%ProducerSep 27, 2006 · Dito Montiel is a filmmaker who made his debut with a movie based on his memoir of growing up in New York. He talks about his influences, challenges, and creative process in this 2006 interview with indieWIRE.
- Indiewire
Nov 2, 2011 · Dito Montiel talks about his latest film, a thriller set in Queens, New York, where he grew up and was a punk rocker. He discusses his themes, influences, cast and his personal connection to the story.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dito Montiel, born as Orlandito Montiel, (July 26, 1965) is an American author, screenwriter, director and musician. Born in New York City, he came into the public eye after the breakup of his hardcore punk band Major Conflict. Later, Montiel would gain notoriety in 1989 when Geffen Records signed his newly formed outfit Gutterboy to a $1 million record ...