Welcome to MandoVision!

I am Armando "Mando." I grew up in northeast New Mexico, where the Sangre de Cristo Mountains meet the High Plains and where my family roots run at least 10 generations deep. I was taught to appreciate everything New Mexico. Much of my work, visual and written, is inspired by where I live.

I caught the photography bug a long time ago, when film was still a thing and a dark room was essential. Aside from a couple of workshops and a few pointers from other photographers, I'm mostly self-taught. I look for light and shadow, texture and color, layers and patterns. While junk yards, cemeteries and the New Mexico landscape are some of my favorite things to shoot, I don't limit myself. My work has been purchased by the City of Albuquerque and the State of New Mexico.

For information on my screenplays, please scroll down further.

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SCREENPLAYS

Demon Lover

A cynical detective must rediscover the faith of his recently departed grandmother to catch a Satanic killer and save the Catholic priest he loves.

My contemporary writing style draws influence from old New Mexican folktales, stories of witches, demons, saints and angels that have roamed the Sangre de Cristo Mountains for generations. Nearly everything I write has an element of the supernatural.One of the highlights of my writing journey has been the privilege of studying creative writing with Rudolfo Anaya, who many consider to be the Godfather of Chicano Literature. Other writing influences include Stephen King and Fray Angélico Chávez.WRITING Accomplishments and Accolades:B.A. English Pre-Law, University of New Mexico; Student of Creative Writing of Rudolfo Anaya2006 2nd Place Southwest Writers Conference, Horror/Sci-Fi Category2007 New Mexico Filmmaker Intensive, Screenwriting Track. One of 12 writers selected for this 9-month program.2008 Finalist New Visions Award, New Mexico Film Office2009 Co-Writer for winning project, "La Bola Blanca," New Visions Award, New Mexico Film Office

The Curse of Pablita Martín

Inspired by actual events surrounding the hanging of the first woman in New Mexico in 1861

Faced with her inevitable execution, a young woman reflects on the adulterous affair that led her to murder, and the somber realization that her only hope for acquittal is an even darker secret she must take to the grave.