DIRECTOR | PRODUCER | ARTIST

LENOVO BACK TO SCHOOL

EDIFIER X WARREN HUE

AMTRAK X UNION STATION

EDIFIER X JARED MCCAIN

HONDA X 88 RISING

Ricardo shares the realities of working a low-wage job in the U.S. through the lived experiences of his mother, a college-educated immigrant from Venezuela.

BARTEES STRANGE - SOBER

LENOVO BACK TO SCHOOL

PJ MORTON - PLEASE BE GOOD
Ricardo Betancourt Director, New York, LA, New Orleans

MOMENTOS DE AMOR

LUCY VIVES - CENIZAS

LISU VEGA AT MOCA ARLINGTON

Nice to meet you, my name is

Jose Ricardo Tadeo Betancourt Linares

Ricardo Betancourt is an award winning Venezuelan-born, bilingual director based in New York, New Orleans, and Washington D.C. He works across commercials, music videos, and branded content in English and Spanish bringing a documentary-rooted honesty to brand storytelling that connects with Latino and youth audiences.
His clients include Honda, Lenovo, Amtrak, Tommy Hilfiger, 88 Rising, Edifier, STARZ, and Capitol Records. His work has been recognized by Sundance (Latine Fellowship), Gotham (Storytellers to Watch), and the Emerging Voices Directors Lab. His documentary short SUDAKAS is streaming on VIMEO and YOUTUBE.

Ricardo started his career as a producer working with companies like Smuggler,DoomsDay, slmbrprty, which gives him an unusually hands-on fluency across the full production process. Ricardo is a proud memeber of Free The Works, Minorities In Film, Emerging Voices Fellow and part of Undocumented Filmmakers Collective.

ask about my produced work, I have tons.

Personal Contact
Betvncourt@Gmail.com
504.261.7331