Yuri Cunza

Yuri Cunza is a Hispanic-American writer, actor, filmmaker, journalist, and visual artist. Cunza is founder of Y&K Entertainment, a film production and media consulting company based in Nashville. Cunza trained in acting at the International Theater Institute (ITI-UNESCO) and Peruvian Theater Center (CPT) in Lima, Peru. He later earned a scholarship to continue his studies under the guidance of Director Eduardo Navarro. He continued his involvement in theater, film and television in his native Peru and later as a Producer/Director in Argentina and the U.S. Cunza moved to Nashville in 1996. He continued his education at Watkins College of Art & Design earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree and Film Directing. His professional experience includes films such as Conflicto Emocional (Emotional Conflict) and the series Mujeres Sin Fronteras (Women without Frontiers) for CVC- Argentina. In 2000 Cunza produced Hispanos de Hoy, a weekly bilingual television segment with him as primary host thanks to veteran television personality Teresa Hannah for the local NBC affiliate WSMV-Channel 4 Nashville. Cunza's perspective on diversity has been influenced by living in different Latin-American countries and it appears reflected in his work: rich in powerful messages of strong social content. Under the Skin a documentary he wrote, directed and produced in 2001 takes a profound look into the dynamics of racial diversity in human relations -representing accurately America's multicultural dimension. The official selection of the Nashville Independent Film Festival in 2002 and the 2003 International Film Forum, Under the Skin premiered on NBC affiliate WSMV 4 Nashville on July 8, 2001. Cunza was elected last July 2010 as Council Member at Large to the Nashville branch of the Screen Actors Guild. He is co-founder of CineTVLatino conference now on its second year (2021).