Luis John Ugarte was born January 6, 1981 in Brooklyn, New York. Captivated by the world of Art and Entertainment from early in his life at the age of five, Louis began singing and taking dance and acting classes . As his skill and talent developed over the years he fueled it by taking ballet. This lead to his admittance to Ballet Hispanico Dance Company, where as a student, he was able to master the art even more, enjoying every moment of it. During this time however, Lj embraced every opportunity to develop and diversify his love for art and entertainment. In 1997 Lj's family moved him to West Palm Beach Florida where he attend Palm Beach Lakes High School and continued to study and take acting classes. While in High School he also continued dancing his senior year. He had the chance to perform for the Florida Stage Company in the production of Gun Play. The next year he attend Kaiser College and studied Computer Graphic Designing and Imaging. While in college Lj was also working on starting up his music career. Following college Lj began concentrating his skills on performing professionally at small venues with local artists at various nightclubs in the South Florida area. Lj is currently in the process of writing and producing his own music with an eye towards much more success in the music industry, in addition to his acting.
The Deadly Inferno
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Film
Actor
I Am God
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Film
Actor
Jeff Carroll's the Death Pledge
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Film
Actor
Lonely Obsession
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Film
Producer
Backlash
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TV Mini
Actor
Undocumented: A Dreamer's Decision
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Film
Actor
Shut Up, You!
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Film
Actor
Red Cloud
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Film
Actor
Feeling the Music
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Film
Actor
What America Looks Like
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Film
Producer
Talented Monsters
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Film
Producer
Eye IWatch
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Film
Actor
Gorenos
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Film
Actor
54:17
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Film
Producer
POV
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Film
Actor
Dirty Deals
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TV Series
Actor
McClintock
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Film
Makeup Department
Bonk
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Film
Actor
A Way Out
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Film
Actor
Schizo
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Film
Producer
The 954
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Film
Actor
Snakes on a Plane: Nobody in the Theater
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Film
Actor
The Gallery
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Film
Actor
Gray People
Actor
You're Never Alone
Producer
The Fear of Darkness
Actor
Investigation 13
Miscellaneous Crew
Hollywood Gold Awards LJ Ugarte Executive producer ((Winner))
(2021)
IndieX Film Festival LJ Ugarte ((Winner)) Honorable Mention (Best Producer) Attraction Man
(2020)
Best Global Shorts 2021 ((Winner)) LJ Ugarte (Best Producer) Attraction Man
(2020)
Roma Short Film Festival 2021 LJ Ugarte ((Winner)) Roma Short Film Festival Award
(2020)
Guerilla Movie Making Awards LJ Ugarte ((Winner)) Best Supporting Actor (Short Film) Shut Up, You
(2019)
Spotlight Short film Awards * Sliver Award Best Short film
(2019)
Love All Human's Humanitarian Award
(2014)