The Spirited Actor - Ulysses Terrero

Dominican native and New York raised, Ulysses John Terrero has the honor of being the first Latin Dominican Male to earn a “Casting” credit in Hollywood. Coming from a generation of no opportunities for Urban Actors and Film Makers, Ulysses decided to take matters into his own hands and became a gateway for African American & Latinos to get a shot in filmmaking, either in front or behind the camera. After much success with his first casting assignment, “I Like it Like That”, he went on to work on almost every other Ethnic film around, from “Kids”, “New Jersey Drive”, “Sunset Park”, “Above The Rim”, “Prison Song”, “Raising Victor Vargas” and the urban classic “Soul Plane”. This was the beginning of a new revolution. In 1996, he challenged the standards of the Screen Actors Guild by increasing the Latin/African American presence in the union. The Guild viewed him as an opposing force because he brought more non-union Actors into the union than any other NY casting director combined, and YES they were Latin/Urban Actors. Because of him there was an increase in the Latin/African American presence in the Union by more than 60%. From that moment on, if there was any film/commercial shooting that needed some diversity, Ulysses Terrero was the go-to-guy for the casting.. Several years into his casting career, Ulysses decided to take on a new challenge in the film industry. He began dabbling with the directing/creative aspect of production. He has shot several videos with major artists such as Wisin Y Yandel, Maluma, Aventura, Snoop Dog, 50 Cent, Chris Brown, Don Omar, Ozuna, Lil Wayne and many more. Ulysses also had an opportunity to shoot a film for the New York City Board of Education about preventing HIV, this film was used as part of their health curriculum for several schools across the borough of Queens. Twenty years in the entertainment industry, Ulysses continued raising the bar and transitioning into a producer as he Co- Produced his first film called “Kiss of Chaos”, which aired on Showtime. “Kiss of Chaos” gave him even more experience and he joined forces with his brother Jessy Terrero and became an important part of the team with producing, directing and casting for their biggest projects to date. He has become an important part of the team because of his creativity and ability to think outside the box. Ulysses is definitely he guy Jessy wants around if they run into problems on set. Ulysses’ passion for creating opportunities turned his focus to helping aspiring artist from the inner city. While interacting with these artist, he realized a lot of them were not able to afford expensive acting classes so he created a free Acting class called, Acting Rehab with Ulysses Terrero. He’s been teaching this class for 10 years with much success and he has been able to teach this class around the country, including Puerto Rico. Ulysses is a passionate artist that insist on making a way where there seems to be none. He is always willing to sacrifice to make sure we keep diversity in Hollywood and that we all have an equal opportunity to have our stories heard. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com