Leonardo Ramirez is a Lounge Moderator for Stage 32 as well as a screenwriter. His screenplay, THE JUPITER CHRONICLES was a semi-finalist in the "New Voices in Animation" contest and is currently in the top 18% on Coverfly.
Leonardo’s roundabout journey to his love of screenwriting began with daydreaming, movies, authoring award-winning books, singing, musician with multiple instruments and martial arts. Because sometimes you just don’t figure out who you are until you take the long and winding road to arrive at your true love.
He still swings a sword every now and then but settled down on a love for screenwriting with HAVEN OF DANTE, THE JUPITER CHRONICLES and AGENTS OF C.O.W. with tons more to come.
"I love my family, pie and world building. My daughter and I collect comics, toys and action figures together and she also swings a sword. Genres I love include sci-fi, superhero, fantasy and action. Recently, I delved head-first into the world of voice acting.
And being of Puerto Rican descent, I also love plantains. And no, they're not bananas."
Unique traits: Martial artist. 4th Degree Black Belt Brown Belt in American Bushido Kenjutsu (katana or samurai sword)
The Jupiter Chronicles Sci-fi ⋄ Animation In a world of advanced machines powered by the mist of Jupiter’s skies, an impoverished and heavy-hearted boy learns the truth about his missing father and fights to free him and the planet from subjugation by Martian invaders before their final plan for total conquest unfolds.
Homeless Budget: $0 - $100K | Fantasy ⋄ Drama In a city plagued by forgotten promises, an otherworldly stranger has eight hours to find refuge for one of its forgotten inhabitants or be condemned to an unwanted fate on Earth.
Agents of C.O.W. Animation ⋄ Sci-fi An orphaned, intelligent alien young cow is cast off to Earth to live in hiding before being abducted back onto his home planet by an evil organization of mysterious forces, forcing him to go on the biggest adventure that he never asked for.
Haven of Dante Fantasy ⋄ Animation After a brutal attack resulting in the annihilation of her family, a courageous young woman is compelled to prevent a secret society born from the nine circles of hell from enslaving humanity.
The Book of Jon: A Blade of Saints & Angels Budget: $10M - $30M | Action ⋄ Fantasy In a dystopian city, an angel-turned-human and a former special ops soldier must stop an ancient evil from replacing humanity’s bloodline with that of the Nephilim - a hybrid race of fallen angels and human giant warriors, before humankind is lost forever.
The Jupiter Chronicles Book 1: The Secret of the Great Red Spot
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Author It is the year 1892 and Ian and Callie Castillo have had to suffer the hardships of a single parent family since their father went missing five years ago. Since then Ian has refused to use the last gift that his father left the wounded boy; a telescope that sits collecting dust in the attic. When Callie decides to peer through its murky lens it activates the device and sends the Castillos to the steam-powered floating cities of Jupiter where they discover the secret behind their father's disappearance. But can they uncover the secret behind the Red Spot and save the Jovians before the Martians launch their attack?
The Jupiter Chronicles Book 2: The Ice Orphan of Ganymede
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Author The war has been won, the Jovians are free of the tyranny of Phobos, but the planet now lies in ruins. The Sinu and the Fiegan Firelords are threatening a civil war and the people of Jupiter are going hungry. First Petros has failed as their protector and General Ardor wants him replaced. To make matters worse, the Castillos face a new challenge.
Ian is sick and no doctor on Earth can help him.
When Ian and Callie return to Jupiter to find a cure, they discover that the secret may be found in the Book of Ganymede. But now, the book is missing.
Left with no answers they are forced to face a painful truth.
Ian is dying.
The Jupiter Chronicles Book 3: The Orb of Terra
Author As he struggles with his identity, Ian Castillo helps one of Earth’s greatest scientific minds, Dr. Nikola Tesla, make the scientific discovery of a lifetime: a strange mineral that can perhaps power our world for years to come! They discover it is not just an energy source, but something much more! When the device powered by the mineral is activated, it awakens a sleeping giant buried under the Earth by the Martians generations before. The beast known as “Gigantes” leaves behind a trail of destruction and calls out to a deadly enemy headed for Earth. And the secret inside the mineral will change everything for Earth and the entire Jovian Realm…forever.
Haven of Dante: The Graphic Novel
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Writer The Dante family line has been in the fires of an ancient war between humanity and the nine circles of hell for generations. As a self-proclaimed "Aristocracy" the circles have now set their sights on the one chosen to fight the raging war ... Haven Irena Dante. But soon after the tragic death of her mother, Haven endures the vile theft of her innocence and disappears. No one has seen or heard from her in two years ... until now.
Somehow she has been changed. And when all nine circles of hell conspire to recreate their realm on the surface there is no one that can stop them. No one, that is, except Haven.
Steeped rich in history, Haven races at the speed of thought into the realms of action and adventure with fantasy and horror while seizing the places where pain can fuel staggering powers and generational wars are fought to the death.
Haven of Dante
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Author In the year 1308, a poet named Dante Alighieri passed through the nine circles of hell as part of a quest to ease his soul from the loss of his beloved Beatrice. Incensed by the gall of this human to leave their realm unscathed, the nine circles banded together. Known as the "Aristocracy", the nine circles have formed a secret cabal that has infiltrated every level of society.
And now, a war is coming- a battle between the darkness and the light and a wrestle of faith in a God that that an anguished young woman does not believes exists.
Haven Irena Dante, struggles in a dysfunctional family. The strife between an absent, workaholic father and a loving mother is heightened by a generational family secret. Unbeknownst to her, Haven is the heir to a centuries-old legacy to fight the evils unleashed by the Aristocracy.
For this war to be won, Haven must embrace her heritage and do what she has never done. She must find a seed of faith that will ignite just enough courage to pick up the torch and engage in battle with demons within and without. Because ready or not, the war is coming.
And even her new power may not be enough to fight the dark.
Quarterfinalist - Inroads Fellowship for HOMELESS
(2024)
Semifinalist - Nashville Film Festival Pitch Competition for BOOK OF JON: A BLADE OF SAINTS & ANGELS
(2024)
Quarterfinalist - New Voices in Animation for THE JUPITER CHRONICLES
(2023)
Semifinalist - New Voices in Animation for THE JUPITER CHRONICLES
(2023)
Quarterfinalist - Screencraft Animation and Family Competition for AGENTS OF C.O.W.