Zavaleta Film Studios

Independent Latino Cinema and Music

About

Founder & Filmmaker

 

Juan Daniel Zavaleta is an award winning independent filmmaker. He is founder of Wineskins Entertainment Inc, and has over 20 years of video production experience.


His first film "El Evangelista' has won multiple awards and has aired nationally in the U.S. on the NBC affiliates Telemundo, and Telexitos and on PBS. It was presented at various prestigious film festivals and recieved international DVD distribution in 2008. It is currently available for streaming worldwide. He is listed on IMDB as a writer, director, producer, editor, and even as an actor as he's had to step into some roles last minute.

 

Juan Daniel is also an accomplished singer/songwriter. His two music albums are available on Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora and Amazon Music.

 

His four films are availbale on Tubi and are free to watch! His self-produced music videos are available on YouTube.
 

Zavaleta is currently updating and remastering his films using the latest in editing technology and a.i. in effort to improve on his previous works which were originally produced with very limited resources and are to be re-released in 2025.

 

He has several new film projects in the works.

Films

New updated versions of Haunted Valley, The Evangelist and Death Do Us Part will release in 2025

Haunted Valley

A young man and his family encounter one of the many spirits that lurk throughout the Rio Grande Valley. He and his family must confront the evil head-on in effort to be freed from its grip.

 

Haunted Valley is the first feature from director Juan Daniel Zavaleta to be produced in The South Texas Rio grande Valley.

Glorious

Glorious is a film based on a true story about a young man's journey from an abusive home and his involvement in gang violence that ultimately sets his path to an encounter with God's love, mercy, and forgiveness.

The Evangelist

Pablo (J. Salomé Martínez, Jr.) is a Bible-quoting hit man who works along side of his wise-cracking sidekick Pedro (Nicolas Guzmán).

 

The dual relish in their work and even offer their victims the opportunity to redeem themselves before terminating their life.

 

Conflict occurs when Pablo is asked to kill a local pastor whose community outreach is curtailing the neighborhood drug trade. The security of his family, his friendship to Pedro and his own life are threatened when Pablo has second thoughts about killing a Reverend.

Death Do Us Part 

After finding that her husband has been unfaithful, Carmela decides to take matters into her own hands while underestimating the cost. Soon she is trapped in a world of blackmail and deception.

 

Winner of the 'BEST FEATURE' award at the 2010 Naperville Independent Film Festival and was also nominated for 'Best Actress' and 'BEST DIRECTOR'. It also screened as part of the Chicago Latino Film Festival that same year.