Tiguex Productions LLC

BRANCHES: Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, New Mexico: With it’s vibrant nightlife, 300-plus days of sunshine and diverse terrain-from red rock and white sand to alpine and arid desert-Albuquerque is fast becoming a mini move mecca. Fiscal year 2009 welcomed 24 film and television productions that took advantage of the city’s ability to double for nearly every type of backdrop, as well as its proximity to Los Angeles and an experienced crew base of 3,000 and growing. Albuquerque Studios, the largest studio in North America. The 54-acre facility houses eight soundstages, office space, a backlot area mill storage and set construction space, production support, post-production suites and a 25,000 square foot prop/costume,wardrobe shop, courtesy of NBC/Universal. New Mexico offers a 25% tax credit on all production expenditures made in the state, a 50% reimbursement of wages for on the job training of New Mexico Residents and a zero-interest film loan program up to $15 million per feature–MovieMaker Magazine Winter 2010

Tito D. Chavez (born June 2, 1974) is a Chicano Film maker. Chavez was born in the South Valley of Albuquerque, NM, the son of an Albuquerque born mother, Crucita, who worked as a custodian, and Leanardo Chavez, a construction worker. Chavez was the youngest of four children (his siblings are Maria, Paul and Wanda.) He was always an outgoing youngster, although he always got into trouble. Chavez began acting in multiple plays and landed himself in a local KOAT TV commercial in 1988 at the age of thirteen. Chavez attended Albuquerque High School in his hometown. Finding it easy to express himself on stage, during a summer school class he had to attend he took the advice of his teacher Mr. Woods and participated in such things as the drama club. At this point in his early career, Chavez developed a cocaine addiction, resulting in him unable to precede with further class productions. Rather than going to college after graduation, Chavez joined the U.S. Marine Corps. After being discharged from the military in 1993, Chavez became a blue-collar worker, drilling water wells in most U.S. Western states. Chavez continued to live a life of drugs and violence. Chavez married had three children (Ciara, Heaven and Tito Jr.) and divorced in 2007 after thirteen years of marriage. Chavez’ cocaine addiction continued to increase to the point where he was in and out of jail and even overdosed, and his family entered him into an Albuquerque rehab clinic. When he successfully completed rehab Chavez returned to his original passion of acting. He enrolled in the Theatre program at Central New Mexico Community College, Chavez will pursue a Masters of English at the University of New Mexico.Chavez has since left his old lifestyle and began to work for several independent film productions being filmed in New Mexico. Chavez is a keen basketball fan, and especially enjoys the Lobos. He stated that he has, “dedicated his life to filmmaking in his home of New Mexico”