Fernando produces the kinds of projects he wishes had existed when he was starting out.
Stories led by people who know them from the inside. Stories that don't ask for permission to take up space.
Every project is more than a credit -- it's a commitment to building something sustainable. Not just a moment on screen, but a foundation for the next person to stand on.
In Development · Creator
The Summer I Dyed My Hair Blue
Coming late 2026 / Early 2027 →
Vertical Drama · Associate Producer / Actor
Flash Marraige with My Alpha
Filmmaster LLC · 2024
Web Series · Producer
My Gay Kitchen
Available on YouTube · 2019
Film · Social Media Producer / Actor
CUTAWAYS
Diamond in the Rough Films · 2026
Vertical Drama · Associate Producer / Actor
Lady CEO's Revenge
Filmmaster LLC · 2024
Theatre · Social Media Producer / Actor
Foutain Theatre
Fountain Theatre · 2021-2023
Web Series · Executive Producer / Actor / Co-Writer
New Hardy Boys
Available on YouTube · 2016
The Why
Fernando didn’t always see themselves reflected in the stories they loved. So they started to help build the ones he needed. Producing, for him, means making sure the people closest to a story are the ones shaping it — and sharing in what it becomes.
The How
Fernando develops projects from the ground up; packaging, financing, and shepherding them from script to screen. He builds long-term creative partnerships and stays with the work through distribution, thinking beyond the premiere to what endures.
Collaborate
Have a project that fits this vision? Fernando is actively looking for stories to partner on — film, television, and digital.
The Through-Line
Every Name Held.
A career isn’t a straight line. It’s a series of evolutions.
Each name marks a chapter — growth, risk, becoming.
They all led here.
01
2013 – 2016
[Jose Picado]
The beginning. Community theatre, University training, the "big break."
This was the name that walked into the first audition, heart in throat.
Entirely certain this was the only thing worth doing.
Community TheatreTrainingDisney Channel
02
2016 – 2016
[Fernando Donaire]
New mentors, new demands.
The name shifted — to meet the rooms being entered.
Sorting out what was evolution - and what was compromise.
Producing BeginsWeb Series CreationFirst Manager
03
2016 – 2023
[Jose Fernando]
Learning the difference between refinement and self-erasure.
The headshot is polished.
The artist behind it was deciding polish only matters when it reflects truth.
Commercial WorkUnionAuthorship
04
2023 – 2024
[Fernando Jose]
The in-between years.
Not acting work - alignment work.
Understanding which stories were his to tell,
and the kind of artist he was willing to be in order to tell them.
GroundedWritingReflection
05
2024 – Present
Fernando
This is the name that fits.
The work now feels aligned.
Producing stories that need to exist.
Playing characters like the people who raised him.
No separation between the personal, the political, and the artistic.
They’ve always been the same.
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Let's Build Something.
Casting inquiries, producing partnerships, press, speaking, or collaboration — every great project starts with a conversation.
