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Dito Montiel, born as Orlandito Montiel, (July 26, 1965) is an American author, screenwriter, director and musician.
Born in New York City, he came into the public eye after the breakup of his hardcore punk band Major Conflict. Later, Montiel would gain notoriety in 1989 when Geffen Records signed his newly formed outfit Gutterboy to a $1 million record deal – an unheard of sum at the time. The band was dropped after its debut and was dubbed one of the most "successful" unsuccessful bands in rock history [1].
In 2003, Montiel published A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, a memoir[2] detailing his life growing up in Astoria, Queens in the early 1980s during the rise of the hardcore punk scene. The book describes his time spent touring with his band Gutterboy and his brief modeling career with Versace along with other personal anecdotes.
After adapting his best-selling book into a screenplay, Montiel made his directorial debut with the film version of A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, with Robert Downey Jr. (as the older Montiel), Dianne Wiest and Shia LaBeouf. The film was executive produced by Trudie Styler.
Montiel released the self-titled album Dito Montiel in 2006 through Rhino Records.
His second novel Eddie Krumble Is the Clapper was published in April 2007.
Montiel also directed a film, Fighting, about a young street hawker in New York City who is introduced to the world of underground street fighting. The film stars Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard and Luis Guzmán.
External links
- Dito Montiel in IMDb
- Montiel in AMG.
- Interview with Montiel on www.indiewire.com - 1/29/2006
- MySpace page
References
- ^ The NY Sun: Going Home to a City That No Longer Exists by Meghan Keane, 11/29/2006
- ^ The Independent: Dito Montiel: The story of my life- 02/17/2007
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