Rememering Big: Juan "Chi Chi" Rodriguez Story
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Marisol González (Director/Writer/Executive Producer) is a Dominican filmmaker and producer. She lives in New York. Currently she works at HBO. González earned Siempre Mujer Magazine’s ‘Always Inspiring’ honor for her hands-on commitment to important causes in the Hispanic community. In 2011 she was presented the ‘Proclamation Award’ by New York State Senator José Peralta for her “outstanding service to the Latino community.” In 2018, her documentary Children Behind the Wall won an award for Best Produced Documentary (International) and was nominated for Best Director Feature and Best Indie Film at the Hudson River International Film Festival. The same year, González was invited to speak at the United Nations in a roundtable with Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Ernest Kahan and prominent Latino designer Raul Peñaranda; they discussed how creative economy, education, and independent film can be used for development. González is González is in the final stages of capturing her story in her first book.
Alina Mogollon-Volk (Director/Writer/Producer) is a Long Island based producer, videographer and editor. Her film, Festival, was selected for the 2020 Long Beach International Film Festival and Point Lookout Film Festival and her original screenplay 40 Miracles was a finalist at the Long Island
International Film Expo. Her work has also been selected for the Making Waves Film Festival and her short film Home screened at the MOMA Studio Museum of Harlem. Alina was the senior technician and lead producer at LYNBROOK - TV, the government television station of the Village of Lynbrook for many years before starting her current role as the multimedia Senior Production Manager for all of HealthCentral brand websites. She has produced and edited videos for NYU Langone, a number of citizen non-profits, Paper Tiger TV and worked as a freelance producer for HBO. Alina is an MFA graduate in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College where she has been an adjunct professor in the Film and Media department.
In this episode, Kevin, Marisol and Alina discuss Chi Chi Rodrigues's storied gold career and his philanthropic pursuits. Their documentary, "Remebering Big: Juan "Chi Chi" Rodriguez Story, is truly fascinating and if you love golf then you are a friend of mine.
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