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Jose Escamilla | |
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| Born | March 25, 1951 |
| Died | 12 December 2018 (aged 67) |
| Occupation(s) | American Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, Executive Producer |
| Years active | 1974-2018 |
| Known for | Owner of TBLN Films |
Jose Escamilla (March 25, 1951 – December 12, 2018)[1] was born “Jose” Jesus Garza Escamilla. He was an American Song Composer, Singer, Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, and Editor. He is best known as the creator and owner of TBLN Film Company.[2] Mr. Escamilla is the producer of ten films and he directed seven of them. [3] Mr. Escamilla appeared on various radio and television shows, including Coast to Coast AM[4][5] and MSNBC.[6]
Career
[edit]Jose Escamilla was born in Roswell, New Mexico in 1951. He is a graduate of Roswell High School, New Mexico. He moved to Los Angeles, CA in 1977. He started his filming career as a background actor and evolved into a world renounced documentarian, film producer and director.
In 1985, Jose Escamilla composed and sang the title song, "One Minutes of Peace" in a concert of the same name to honor Samantha Smith at the Hollywood Bowl televised live to the UK and Russia.[7]
In 1994, Jose branched out into the study of cryptozoology when he was on location to film a segment for a new ufology documentary. He states that in the High-speed camera he used in the filming, it captured something out of the ordinary. He called them "Sky Fish", also known as "RODs". Flying Rods: Elusive Sky Phenomena is one of his know works with the Discovery Channel of the UK.[8]
From December 17, 1996 to January 12, 2006 - Coast to Coast AM host Art Bell and later George Noory, had many interviewed with Jose Escamilla about his findings.[9][10]
In 2007, Iowa State University's engineer students built and tested "flying rod" models and was documented on The History Channel's MonsterQuest.[11] In a segment of the film, students made two models of the ROD, one with flimsy wings and the other with stiff wings. The flimsy winged model shows little aerodynamic qualities, but the stiffer wing model did show it was flyable. In another segment, Professor Robin Wootton, biologist at University of Exeter in the United Kingdom,[12] demonstrated with his own ROD model the possibility of prehistoric bugs could look and have the same flight characteristics shown in the original Escamilla film. He stated that the items filmed were not flying but were projectiles. In the ending segment, two cameras (one regular, the other high speed) were used to question the RODs theory.[13]
Due to the nature of the MonsterQuest findings and after a public ridicure by Joe Rogan on July 6, 2013 during a Q&A at a UFC Fan Exposition, Mr. Escamilla suffered from "Verbal attacks and my business have been greatly affected". To help in his defense, he published a counter film called, Jose Escamilla vs Monster Quest. [14] It was viewed over twenty-one thousand times with his over eleven thousand subscribers.
With the help of all his friends like Doctor Roger Leir, UFO researcher Ed Grimsley [15], fellow directors, producers, and the paranormal - ufology community, Jose Escamilla continued his filming career.
Jose Escamilla died after a long battle with congestive heart disease on December 12, 2018.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Distribution |
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| 2016 | UFO: The Greatest Story Ever Denied III - UFOs from Outer Space | TBLM Films |
| 2012 | Celestial | TBLN Films |
| 2009 | Luna | TBLN Films |
| 2009 | UFO: The Greatest Story Ever Denied II - Moon Rising | Jose Escamilla Media Works |
| 2006 | UFO: The Greatest Story Ever Denied | Jose Escamilla Media Works |
| 2004 | RODS: The Smoking Gun Evidence | UFOTV (US) |
| 1998 | Solar Obliteration Method | The Joseph Martin Company Ultimate Dinosaur Productions |
Actor
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1989 | Up Your Alley | Rudy | as Jose Escamilla | [16] |
| 1999 | You Asked for It! | Guest | unknown episode | [17] |
| 2013 | Contacto Extraterrestre | Self | 1 episode, 2013 | [18] |
External links
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- ^ "Roswell Daily Record Obituaries December 31, 2018"
- ^ "Jose Escamilla on LinkedIn"
- ^ "Jose Escamilla - IMDb Filmography"
- ^ "Coast to Coast with George Noory - Interview with Jose Escamilla"
- ^ "The 'Rods' Aerial Phenomenon"
- ^ "UFOs the Battle of LA 65th anniversary MSNBC News"
- ^ "One Minute of Peace"
- ^ "Mysteries - Flying Rods: Elusive Sky Phenomena"
- ^ "Coast to Coast AM - RODS Update Jan 12, 2006"
- ^ "The Unbelievers Podcast Episode 55 - Jose Escamilla: The Passion of the Rods Jan 29, 2020
- ^ "Iowa State engineers on the History Channel"
- ^ "Robin Wootton"
- ^ "Monsterquest Season 1 Episode 11 - Unidentified Flying Creatures January 8, 2008"
- ^ "Jose Escamilla vs Monster Quest July 10, 2013"
- ^ "UFO Battles Captured On Video? Not Likely, Expert Says May 4, 2011"
- ^ "Jose Escamilla as Rudy"
- ^ "Jose Escamilla as Guest"
- ^ "Jose Escamilla as Self"