Ulysses terrero biography

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