José Enrique Pintor

José Enrique Pintor
Born
José Enrique Pintor Carretero

(1966-10-20) 20 October 1966[1]
Other namePinky Pintor
OccupationsFilm and television director, producer and screenwriter
Years active1986–present

José Enrique Pintor Carretero (born 20 October 1966), known professionally as Pinky Pintor, is a Spanish-Dominican film and television director, producer and screenwriter. He began his career in audiovisual production in Spain and later settled in the Dominican Republic, where he has worked in television, narrative cinema, documentary filmmaking and live entertainment production.[2][3]

Pintor is particularly known for directing and writing Sanky Panky (2007), a commercially successful Dominican comedy that developed into a film franchise. He also directed its first sequel, Sanky Panky 2 (2013).[4] His other films include La cárcel de La Victoria: el cuarto hombre (2004), Santicló... La vaina de la navidad (2008), No hay más remedio (2014), Mañana no te olvides (2017), Hay un país en el mundo (2017), Sol y Luna (2019), Culpables (2020), and Santo Domingo, primera de América (2020).[5]

Career

Early career

Pintor began working in audiovisual media in 1986 as a dubbing director at Imaxe Galega. In 1988, he joined the production company K-2000, where he began directing television productions. He founded the film services company Magma Imagen S.A. in 1991. The following year, the company obtained a contract to provide audiovisual services for Expo '92 in Seville.[6][2]

Pintor also worked in theatre and radio. He directed the stage productions Cepillo de dientes and Pares y nones. In 1994, he created the radio programme Estación Madrid and directed the short film Sólo para ella.[6]

After settling in the Dominican Republic, Pintor continued working in television and audiovisual production. In 1997, he directed El talk show de Norma A. for Telemundo and later became director of the production company ENEDOM.[2]

Television and live productions

During the late 1990s, Pintor created or worked on programmes including Punto y seguido, Misión deportiva, Lotto Quiz, La aldea mágica, Super 10, and El señor de los Bancredipuntos. In 1999, he took charge of the creation and production of Divertido con Jochy.[6]

Pintor later became production director of the MEDCOM group, where he participated in the development of programmes such as Bembere, El escándalo del 13, and Farmacia 24 horas. He was also involved with reality television productions including Operación Hispaniola, La casa de cristal, Encadenados, and ¿Quién baila mejor?.[2][7]

In 2010, Pintor worked as a producer of the Casandra Awards ceremony.[8] As of 2017, he was corporate production director of the electronic media division of Grupo Corripio.[2]

In 2019, Pintor produced the red-carpet television broadcast for the Soberano Awards.[9] During the COVID-19 pandemic, he was involved in the production of educational television programming for preschool students on behalf of the Dominican Ministry of Education.[10]

Pintor co-directed the comedy series Líos de familia with Frank Perozo and co-wrote it with Juan Tejeda. Produced by Caribbean Films and Pantaya, the series was filmed in 2021 and released in 2022. A second season was released in August 2022.[11][12]

In August 2022, Pintor produced a televised event commemorating the 70th anniversary of Dominican state broadcaster RTVD's Canal 4.[13]

Film

Pintor made his feature-film directorial debut with La cárcel de La Victoria: el cuarto hombre in 2004. Written and directed by Pintor, the prison drama addressed corruption and living conditions within the Dominican penitentiary system.[14]

In 2007, Pintor directed and wrote Sanky Panky, a comedy starring Fausto Mata, Tony Pascual, Aquiles Correa, and Massimo Borghetti. The film follows a Dominican resort worker who attempts to establish a relationship with a foreign tourist in the hope of leaving the country. It became commercially successful in the Dominican Republic and was subsequently released in international markets, including cinemas in New York and New Jersey.[15][4]

Pintor later directed the Christmas comedy Santicló... La vaina de la navidad (2008), the sequel Sanky Panky 2 (2013), and the comedy No hay más remedio (2014).[5]

In 2017, he directed and produced the drama Mañana no te olvides, based on an original idea by Pintor. The film centres on the relationship between a teenager with Down syndrome and his grandfather, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Pintor announced that the producer's share of the film's theatrical revenue would be donated to the Yo También Puedo foundation, an organisation supporting people with disabilities through educational and artistic programmes.[16]

Mañana no te olvides won Best Film at the inaugural Castelli Romani Film Festival in Italy in December 2017.[17] The film was later included in the official out-of-competition section of the 44th Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival.[18]

Also in 2017, Pintor directed and wrote the documentary Hay un país en el mundo, which examines Dominican history, culture, geography, music and national identity.[19]

In 2019, he directed Sol y Luna, also released under the title Dos mejor que una. The film was a Dominican-Spanish co-production filmed in Galicia and the Dominican Republic.[20][21]

Pintor directed and co-wrote the 2020 thriller Culpables with Junior Rosario. The film follows several characters whose lives become interconnected through a homicide investigation.[22]

That same year, Pintor directed and co-wrote the historical docudrama Santo Domingo, primera de América with Dominican journalist Huchi Lora. The production examines the history of Santo Domingo between 1492 and 1551 through documentary narration and dramatic reconstructions.[23]

The film opened the inaugural Cana Dorada International Film Festival in January 2020, where Pintor received a special recognition for the production and his contribution to Dominican cinema.[24] It was also selected for the 2020 Baja California International Film Festival.[25]

In March 2025, an agreement was announced for Santo Domingo, primera de América to be broadcast by Italian public broadcaster RAI as part of the historical television programme 5000 anni e più.[26]

Recognition

At the 2008 Casandra Awards, Pintor received a nomination for Best Director for Sanky Panky.[27]

In 2012, the second Dominican Film Festival in Puerto Rico was dedicated to Pintor and the cast of Sanky Panky.[3]

In 2017, Pintor was selected as a jury member in the television-series category of the Platino Awards. According to Cinema Dominicano, he became the first representative of the Dominican Republic to serve on the jury in that category.

In 2018, Pintor received an Iris Award in the documentary category for Hay un país en el mundo.[28]

In 2020, the ninth Dominican Film Festival in New York included a tribute to Pintor as part of its programme.[29]

Selected awards and honours

Year Organisation Category or honour Work Result
2008 Casandra Awards Best Director Sanky Panky Nominated
2012 Dominican Film Festival in Puerto Rico Festival dedication José Enrique Pintor and the cast of Sanky Panky Honoured
2017 Castelli Romani Film Festival Best Film Mañana no te olvides Won
2018 Iris Awards Documentary Hay un país en el mundo Won
2020 Cana Dorada International Film Festival Special recognition Santo Domingo, primera de América and contribution to Dominican cinema Honoured
2020 Dominican Film Festival in New York Festival tribute José Enrique Pintor Honoured

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Sólo para ella Director Short film
2004 La cárcel de La Victoria: el cuarto hombre Director and screenwriter Feature film
2007 Sanky Panky Director and screenwriter Feature film
2008 Santicló... La vaina de la navidad Director and co-screenwriter Feature film
2013 Sanky Panky 2 Director and co-screenwriter Feature film
2014 No hay más remedio Director Feature film
2017 Mañana no te olvides Director and producer Feature film
2017 Hay un país en el mundo Director and screenwriter Documentary film
2019 Sol y Luna, also known as Dos mejor que una Director and co-screenwriter Feature film
2020 Santo Domingo, primera de América Director and co-screenwriter Historical docudrama
2020 Culpables Director and co-screenwriter Feature film

Television and live productions

Year Title Role Notes
1997 El talk show de Norma A. Director Programme produced for Telemundo
1999 Divertido con Jochy Producer and creator Television programme
2001 Operación Hispaniola Producer Reality television programme
2003 El escándalo del 13 Creator Daily variety programme
2007 ¿Quién baila mejor? Executive producer Reality television programme
2010 Yemen Director Documentary television production
2010 Casandra Awards Producer Televised awards ceremony
2019 Soberano Awards red carpet Producer Live television broadcast
2020 Aprendemos en casa: Preprimario Producer Educational television programming
2021–2022 Líos de familia Co-director and co-screenwriter Pantaya comedy series
2022 Canal 4 70th-anniversary special Producer Televised commemorative event

References

  1. ↑ "José Enrique Pintor Carretero". Galegos – Galicia Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Biografía de la semana: José Enrique Pintor (Pinky)" [Biography of the week: José Enrique Pintor (Pinky)]. Cinema Dominicano (in Spanish). 19 October 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 Guerrero, Teresa (1 July 2012). "Dedican II Festival de Cine Dominicano en la isla a José Pintor" [Second Dominican Film Festival on the island dedicated to José Pintor]. Acento (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Sanky Panky, una franquicia que marcó la historia del cine dominicano" [Sanky Panky, a franchise that marked the history of Dominican cinema]. Listín Diario (in Spanish). 15 May 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 Lora, Félix Manuel (19 February 2024). "Cinco realizadores dominicanos concentran la mayor producción fílmica en RD" [Five Dominican filmmakers account for the largest film output in the Dominican Republic]. Cinema Dominicano (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 "José Enrique Pintor". Acento (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "¿Quién baila mejor? activa reality shows en la TV" [¿Quién baila mejor? revives reality television]. Listín Diario (in Spanish). 5 September 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Edilenia ante reto de otro Casandra" [Edilenia faces the challenge of another Casandra ceremony]. Listín Diario (in Spanish). 3 March 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Lo que promete la alfombra roja de Premios Soberano 2019" [What the 2019 Soberano Awards red carpet promises]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "José Enrique Pintor: "A la exhibición la crisis le va a durar muchísimo más tiempo"" [José Enrique Pintor: “The exhibition sector's crisis will last much longer”]. Listín Diario (in Spanish). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Líos de Familia, serie dominicana exclusiva para la plataforma de Pantaya" [Líos de familia, a Dominican series exclusive to Pantaya]. Listín Diario (in Spanish). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Líos de familia, la serie dominicana que triunfa entre los latinos de Estados Unidos" [Líos de familia, the Dominican series finding success among Latinos in the United States]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Canal 4 celebra 70 aniversario; asiste Luis Abinader" [Canal 4 celebrates its 70th anniversary]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). 2 August 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "La cárcel de La Victoria: realismo y ficción" [La cárcel de La Victoria: realism and fiction]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). 20 February 2004. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Sanky Panky se estrenará en cuatro cines de Nueva York y New Jersey" [Sanky Panky to open in four New York and New Jersey cinemas]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). 23 May 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Pinky Pintor regresa al cine con "Mañana no te olvides"" [Pinky Pintor returns to cinema with Mañana no te olvides]. Dirección General de Cine (in Spanish). Government of the Dominican Republic. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "'Mañana no te olvides' vince il Castelli Romani Film Festival" [Mañana no te olvides wins the Castelli Romani Film Festival]. Cinecittà News (in Italian). 18 December 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "La chilena Swing, película de apertura de la 44 edición" [Chilean film Swing to open the 44th edition]. Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  19. ↑ Sosa, José Rafael (9 November 2017). "Hay un país en el mundo, ¿el gran documental de la dominicanidad?" [Hay un país en el mundo: the great documentary of Dominican identity?]. Acento (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Todas las miradas sobre Sol y Luna, una coproducción de República Dominicana con España" [All eyes on Sol y Luna, a Dominican Republic–Spain co-production]. Dirección General de Cine (in Spanish). Government of the Dominican Republic. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  21. ↑ Tejada, Pachico (9 May 2019). "Dominicana y España unidas en el cine" [The Dominican Republic and Spain united through cinema]. Listín Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  22. ↑ "El cineasta José Pintor estrenará "Culpables"" [Filmmaker José Pintor to release Culpables]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). 26 December 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Documental "Santo Domingo", de José Pintor, abre el Cana Dorada International Film Festival" [José Pintor's documentary Santo Domingo opens the Cana Dorada International Film Festival]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). 13 January 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  24. ↑ Figueroa, Rocío (17 January 2020). "Inicia con éxito la primera edición de Cana Dorada Film Festival" [First edition of the Cana Dorada Film Festival begins successfully]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  25. ↑ "Documental Santo Domingo seleccionado por el Baja California International Film Festival 2020" [Santo Domingo documentary selected by the 2020 Baja California International Film Festival]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). 19 May 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  26. ↑ "Logran acuerdo de difusión del documental "Santo Domingo" en Italia" [Distribution agreement reached for the Santo Domingo documentary in Italy]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). 11 March 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  27. ↑ "Cuatro películas optarán al Premio Casandra al mejor film dominicano" [Four films to compete for the Casandra Award for Best Dominican Film]. LatAm Cinema (in Spanish). 21 January 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  28. ↑ "Carpinteros se impone con siete estatuillas de los III Premios Iris" [Carpinteros wins seven prizes at the third Iris Awards]. Acento (in Spanish). 12 March 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  29. ↑ "Estados Unidos: el cine latino gana protagonismo durante el Mes de la Herencia Hispana" [United States: Latin cinema gains prominence during Hispanic Heritage Month]. LatAm Cinema (in Spanish). 27 October 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
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