About the Film
actor. fighter. influencer. legend.
PROJECT SYNOPSIS
Mad Mex is the groundbreaking tell-all, the definitive inside look, the stories you’ve never heard, the side you’ve never seen. A deep look at a shallow man. The peek behind the mask of the legendary Juan Tyrone Garcia.
As influential as Bruce Lee, as famous as Elvis Presley, from 1975 to 1979 Garcia flashed through the martial arts and film communities like a lightning bolt, then suddenly and tragically disappeared, never to be heard from again.
THE DOCUMENTARY
Through interviews, rare film footage, photos, and archival material we will finally learn the truth about the life, the loves, the career, the ambitions, the disappointments, the accomplishments, and of course, the tragic disappearance of Juan Tyrone Garcia, the most famous fighter that never was.
About the Film
actor. fighter. influencer. legend.
PROJECT SYNOPSIS
Mad Mex is the groundbreaking tell-all, the definitive inside look, the stories you’ve never heard, the side you’ve never seen. A deep look at a shallow man. The peek behind the mask of the legendary Juan Tyrone Garcia.
As influential as Bruce Lee, as famous as Elvis Presley, from 1975 to 1979 Garcia flashed through the martial arts and film communities like a lightning bolt, then suddenly and tragically disappeared, never to be heard from again.
THE DOCUMENTARY
Through interviews, rare film footage, photos, and archival material we will finally learn the truth about the life, the loves, the career, the ambitions, the disappointments, the accomplishments, and of course, the tragic disappearance of Juan Tyrone Garcia, the most famous fighter that never was.
Creative Team
Ray
Ellingsen
PRODUCER
Ray began his film career in 1987 as a writer. He has since gone on to pursue numerous aspects of filmmaking, from directing and producing, to supervising post production of feature films, documentaries, and commercials. In 1999, Ellingsen helped form the motion picture entertainment company, Ugly Old Bird Productions, which produced multiple film and video projects during its five years of doing business.
Ellingsen moved to Arizona in 2005 to manage the largest motion picture film studio in the state of Arizona, Hollywood-Phoenix Film Studios. Within a year, Ellingsen brought in three feature films, numerous commercials, as well as a television series for the studio to produce. Ellingsen left the studio and moved back to Los Angeles to further his filmmaking career.
To date, Ellingsen has written and directed two documentaries and a feature film, along with a multitude of commercial, instructional and industrial projects. He has also produced nine feature films and over 30 video and commercial projects, with two feature films currently in development.
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Moving Pictures Media Group
Moving Pictures Media Group, also known as MPMG, is a production company founded for motion picture, television, and internet content. MPMG provides a full suite of services to assist independent filmmakers, production companies and investors in the development, production, post-production, distribution, and marketing of their projects. Managing Director and Chief Creative Officer, Michael Minkler is a three-time Academy Award winner for his outstanding work on Black Hawk Down, Chicago, and Dreamgirls. A seasoned professional who has collaborated on over 200 projects with Hollywood’s elite directors, his most recent works include the Academy Award winning film, The Hateful Eight, written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Chief Legal and Operations Officer, Ron Takehara, has a wide range of legal experience in the entertainment industry, from high profile cases involving motion picture and television industry litigation, to representing entertainment production companies, television networks, actors, stunt men and women, and screenwriters.