“Ay, Severo Perez… estoy triste because I no longer have your words to begin my mornings… ie, I FINISHED your marvelous book. What a beautiful homage to artists and art-making and community and friendship and kindness and love and courage. I know people speak to how well you know San Antonio, (and clearly you do! ), but for me, it is how well you know what it means to be an artist – in all mediums and at all stages of life… your specific, detailed accounting – of the art itself, as well as the artist (and the artist who recognizes artistry)… what an eye you have (have always had) … Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!!!”
Actor, Writer, Director – Rose Portillo
(Review of Odd Birds)
Award-winning filmmaker, playwright, and writer, Severo Perez grew up in Westside San Antonio and graduated from the University of Texas, Austin. For over forty years, he produced films for PBS, network and cable television, corporate sponsors, and the educational market. His feature film adaptation of the novel …and the earth did not swallow him (1994) by Tomas Rivera won eleven international awards, including one for Best Director and five for Best Picture. His first novel, Willa Brown & the Challengers, is historical fiction based on the real-life African American aviation pioneer, Willa Beatrice Brown. Odd Birds is his second novel. His third book, Filmmaker's Journey, was published in 2024.