Daniel Irrazabal
Founder and Executive Director

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Daniel studied Computer Science and Physical Education. His interest for television and knowledge of computers allowed him to open his own company in 1984 in Argentina, a company dedicated to the design and installation of cable television networks. His greatest accomplishment was to develop the first cable channel with its own programming, which allowed more than 950 homes to have access to TV signals.
In 1989, he immigrated to Toronto, Canada and began to work in the television and film industry, mainly in the Hispanic community. He was worked as cameraman and editor for short films and documentaries, and currently works as a producer and director of television commercials. Additionally, he is a freelance segment producer with a magazine Spanish language television show on TLN TV.
Daniel's objective has always been to promote his culture. In1994, he decided to gather a group of friends to watch films from Latin America. After three years, that small group grew to an overwhelming number of Hispanics who were interested in Latin American filmmaking. Consequently, in 1998 Daniel founded the now known "Toronto Hispano-American Film Festival." Since 2001, the festival has taken place

Alejandro Pereira
Programming Director

Born in Argentina, Alejandro is an artist. He is a song writer and composer, as well as a guitar player. His passion for music took him to develop a career in the television industry working as a Commercial director for the Hispanic Community. He also has experience in film as an editor and recently directed two short films shot in Canada and Argentina. In addition, he is writing his first fiction feature length movie, which will be directed by him. He has also worked in the organization of key events for the community.
Alejandro has been part of the Toronto Hispano -American Film Festival, as a volunteer, since its beginnings. In 2001, he became Director of Programming, being in charge of bringing some the best films Latin America and Spain have to offer.