Born in Miami, Florida, David Mendez at the age of 17 joined the US Army Infantry and was stationed on the East/West German border in 1986-88. He became a civilian and continued to live in Germany until 1993. Returning to the US to attend Film school at Valencia College in Orlando, Florida 1996-98. Moving to San Francisco in 2000, he continued studies in documentary film making, while working as a nightclub manager. In 2004 he decided to re-enlist into the California National Guard as a Light Infantryman. After a stint on the Korean DMZ, he was deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom and served as a protective security for a Command Staff General. After the 18 month deployment, he returned to California with honors. Now as a civilian he resides in Atlanta working in the Film industry experiencing every level of production and acting.
Unique traits: Qualified first-aid/CPR/AED, fluent in German, HAM radio technician, Freefall Skydiver, practices transcendental meditation
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All Night
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Broken Dreams Blvd
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Con Man
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The Apprentice
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This Path
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Hashtag: Apocalypse
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Titanium
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Sniper: Special Ops
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How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse
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Doomsday: 10 Ways the World Will End
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Open
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Sayyid
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The Big Raincheck
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Midnight Sex Run
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Winter Dragon
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Catharsis
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The Diamond in the Desert
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Los Niños Sicarios
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How Not to Propose
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This is Sinterklaas
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Letter Never Sent
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A Beautiful Now
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Germany's Next Topmodel
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Winter Light
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Baker's Alley
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Family Impossible
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7 Days
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First Word
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Guardian Angel
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The Other Side
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Bullet
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The Team Unicorn Saturday Action Fun Hour!
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Legends
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Game of Truth
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The Storm
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Nothing Real
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Dark Space
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It's Dark Here
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Gone Missing
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Thor: The Dark World
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Real Husbands of Hollywood
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The Marriage Counselor
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Paradox Alice
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Greetings from Home
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Wedding Band
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Counter Culture
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Crooked Arrows
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K-11
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The Collection
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Deadline
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Momentum
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Holiday Engagement
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Borderline Murder
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Conception
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A Comic Trap
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I Win You Lose
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Moon
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Medal of Valor
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Pizza Man
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Loverly
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Final Sale
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From Darkness
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Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
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Jeremy
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The Sinners
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Trapped: Haitian Nights
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More Women on Men
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Ijé: The Journey
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Kill the Habit
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Good Luck Charlie
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Shadow Man
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Acholiland
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Dark Moon Rising
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Who Stole the Electric Car?
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Devlin Made Me Do It
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Live from the Artists Den
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America's Next Producer
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Sense of Need
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Carry Me Home
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Hide and Go Seek
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Zombie 360
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N.Y.P.D.M.
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Where the Bears Are
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Lineage
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Valencia College
(1996-1998)
Film Arts Foundation
(1996-1998)
Make-up Designory
(1996-1998)