Matthew Martinez

Screenwriter

Los Angeles, California

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About Matthew

Matthew Martinez grew up as the shampoo boy at his parent’s beauty salon and is a classically trained ballet dancer in the Cecchetti Method. Nurturing this creative talent, he found his calling with professional musical theater, and can still twirl with the best of them on his tippy-toes. After performing in numerous AEA productions and tours, Matthew decided that he was ready to direct his attention towards Cal State Fullerton’s Film and TV program where he received his B.A. in Film and TV Production and his M.F.A. in Screenwriting. For the last fifteen years, Matthew pays the bills by teaching TV writing part-time at Orange Coast College and by working as a network broadcast standards and practices Senior Director Executive for CBS, where he can recite all the classic dirty words you can’t say on television by heart.

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Male

Ethnicity:
Latin/Hispanic

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Lost Levels or Retro Gamers Comedy "Retro Gamers" or "Lost Levels" is a sitcom about four friends, Mike, Jake, Sarah, and Alex, who are passionate gamers in their late 20s. In 2023, they decide to turn their love for retro video games into a business and open up their own arcade, filled with classic games from the 80s and 90s. The show follows their comedic misadventures as they navigate the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, from dealing with stubborn landlords to competing with trendy VR arcades. They also often find themselves getting sucked into the games they love, living out their wildest fantasies in virtual worlds. But through it all, their friendship and love for retro games keep them going, proving that sometimes, it's the nostalgia that makes life worth playing.
HOA: Home Owners Association Comedy After a huge lottery win, Claire and her family decide to upgrade their living situation by purchasing a home in a posh suburb where the neighbors and their cult like HOA are not as welcoming as one would think.
Pages Thriller A young girl discovers several clues in series of public library books that lead her towards the discovery of a missing local teen and the identity of her captor.
Dear Sadie Logan Comedy A desperate father of three teenagers uproots his family from sunny San Diego and relocates to the town where their mother grew up in Buffalo NY in order to connect with grandparents and in-laws who will try to keep the memory of their deceased mother, daughter, and wife alive in their family.
Time Warp Fantasy When three nerdy chemistry students a Larchmont high school discover a new periodic element that contains the power to transport them though time and space, they stop at nothing in order to reclaim their high school image and notoriety.
The Sign Says One Way Horror Traveling to a cabin rental in the remote mountains of Washington State, the Monroe family find themselves trapped after a recent mud slide and road closure, reroutes them through a short cut, leaving them stranded and forced to seek shelter in a remote town where evil deeds are a secret pastime.
Sneak Thief Comedy A down and out petty crook and a professional cat burglar, inadvertently rob the same bank, at the same time, forcing them to form a united front as they try to escape the clutches of the law.
The Green Line In present day New York city, three kids, who get on the wrong subway train, wind up on a wild time traveling adventure aboard the train Ophelia as they untangle the greatest art heist of 1912.
Gunfighters of the Prairie Western When a group of unruly outlaws occupy a local town, and a gambling dispute over land turns into murder, a young boy is forced to seek out his long-lost elusive uncle to help him avenge his father’s death and reclaim the family homestead.
Stranger Hearts Romance In New York City, a female relationship therapist inadvertently falls in love with a man whom she frequently sees from her office window.