Dito Montiel

Birth Name: Orlando Anthony Montiel, Jr.

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 26, 1965

Ethnicity:*father – Nicaraguan*mother – English, Irish

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Dito Montiel is an American author, filmmaker, and musician. He has directed the films A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Fighting (2009), The Son of No One, Empire State, Boulevard, Man Down, and The Clapper. He also wrote his A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, The Son of No One, and The Clapper, as well as the film Critical Thinking, and co-wrote Fighting.

Dito is the son of Orlando Anthony Montiel/Monteil, Sr. His father is from Nicaragua. His mother is American, from Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, and has English and Irish roots. Dito was raised in Astoria, Queens, New York.

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Dito has stated:

My father is from Nicaragua, born and raised there, and my mother is Irish, from Coney Island in Brooklyn. My father used to call me Casper as a kid because I’m so white. But I pretty much grew up in an Italian-Greek neighborhood. It was always ignorance more than racism – a little more forgiving.

Dito’s paternal grandfather was named Roberto/Robert Miguel Montiel. Roberto was born in Granada, Nicaragua.

Dito’s paternal grandmother was named Virginia Quesada. Virginia was born in Granada.

Dito’s maternal grandfather was named William George/George William Chance. William was born in Birmingham, England.

Dito’s maternal grandmother was named Rosabelle/Rosabell West. Rosabelle was born in New York, to parents from England and Ireland, respectively.

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Dito’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census –

Dito’s paternal grandparents, William George/George William Chance and Rosabelle/Rosabell West, on the 1930 U.S. Census –