Vicente was born in the mountains of Utuado, Puerto Rico in 1951 and soon after, his

family moved to New York City, where he grew up.

Studied film directing in the New York School of Visual Arts in the 1970’s, and later

moved to Philadelphia to work for ABC television. After (5) years of producing public

affairs programing for the Hispanic community, he returns to Puerto Rico in 1983.

He worked as an independent producer/director/editor in the advertising and industrial

markets. At the same time, he collaborated on numerous documentaries relating to the

history and culture of Puerto Rico.

Throughout the 1980’s & 90’s he worked in the film industry in various capacities. As

assistant director, he worked on more than (15) films produced in Puerto Rico and the

United States.

In 2003, he directed Cayo, his first feature film. Cayo, provided the opportunity to work

with the best theater actors in Puerto Rico, and with Roslyn Sanchez, who came from

Hollywood to work on the project. Since then he has directed award winning films such

as: Hay Hombres para Todas (2008), Il Viaggio: Una DocuMedia Surrealista (2011), El

Rey del Bar (2012). In addition, he has directed various documentaries and two stage

productions; Voces Contra el Poder (Spanish version of Speak Truth to Power written

by Ariel Dorfman) and Julia Íntima (based on the writings of the Puerto Rican poet, Julia

de Burgos).

From 2006-2013, along with actress/professor, Idalia Pérez Garay, taught Actuando

para la Cámara; workshops designed to teach film acting techniques.

He currently in post-production for (2) feature length documentaries: La Verdadera

Historia de Teatro del Sesenta (Puerto Rico’s oldest theater company) and El Sueño de

Andy (The life and times of singer Andy Montañez).