After a career in product design, Jose Gomez De Vargas moves to Italy in 2000 to pursue two consecutive Masters Degrees in Industrial Design and Transportation Design, having his first exposure to the tools that would awaken his interest in cinematography. In 2003, back in his homeland, he studies film editing, screenplay writing and direction. With his first short movie, "Bajo la Sombra de la Sangre" he was awarded the Best Dominican Short Movie at the 8th International Film Festival of Santo Domingo. He has participated in: Festival de Guadalajara, Mexico 2009, Berlin Film Festival, Talent Campus, Germany, 2008, IBERTALENT, Valencia España, 2007, amongst others.