Ralph Esparza

Producer at Mario Kassar Productions
Producer

Los Angeles, California

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About Ralph

Wanting to follow his dreams of working in the film industry, Ralph decided to attend Los Angeles City College where he studied Film and Television Production.

Ralph worked on numerous projects as an intern for the American Film Institute (AFI) and wore such hats as Associate Producer, Location Manager and Production Assistant. Soon after that he moved up the ladder and oversaw the daily operations for a successful independent film company.

His first feature film was “Tollbooth” directed by Salome Breziner and starring Fairuza Balk and Will Patton. Ralph landed the job of Assistant to the Director on “Tollbooth” which received rave reviews in Daily Variety and the Los Angeles Times, and premiered at Cannes in 1994. The film Executive Produced by Herschel Weingrod who produced the Warner Bros. hit film “Falling Down” and co-wrote such Hollywood blockbusters as “Trading Places”, “Twins”, “Kindergarten Cop” and “Space Jam”. Ralph also served as Assistant to the Director on another independent film titled "An Occasional Hell" starring Tom Berenger and Valeria Golino.

Ralph is currently a producing partner at Mario Kassar Productions with several projects in various stages of development. Mario Kassar is one of the industry's most successful Producers having done such films as First Blood. Rambo 2 and 3, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Cliffhanger, Terminator 2 and many more.

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Vivir El Dream (2022 - 2023)
Drama by Bloomstone Pictures (Action, Drama and Family) Producer A Mother and daughter cross to the U.S. in search of the American Dream. Years later, The daughter now a young adult, wonders where her life is going as she now faces a new challenge.
The Bride of Bishop (2023)
Film by Bloomstone Pictures (Drama, Fantasy and Romance) Producer Based on the short story by Debra Castaneda. Screenplay by Alexandria Ibarra. A young man new to the rural neighborhood of Bishop in Chavez Ravine meets the woman of his dreams. But Juana has a dark secret. When eviction notices arrive and they're forced to leave their home Tito learns the agonizing truth.
Chola Salvation (2023)
Film (short) by Bloomstone Pictures (Drama and Fantasy) Producer Isabela minds family's restaurant. Frida Kahlo and the Virgen Guadalupe dressed like "cholas" walk in. They help Isabela to escape her parents' physical and sexual abuse. Can she really run away from the self-hatred they've created?