Jessy Terrero

Jessy Terrero (born October 7, 1972) is a Dominican film and music video director.

Career Terrero appeared as an extra on the 1992 film Juice starring Tupac Shakur. According to Terrero, it was his experience on the set of the movie that inspired him to become a director.

Terrero shot his first student film on Super 8. After college, he landed an associate producer internship on the set of Darnell Martin's I Like It Like That.

In 1996, he teamed up with his brother and formed T and T Casting, supervising extras casting for low-budget films.

His acting credits include appearances in Law & Order, The Sopranos and In Search of a Dream (Buscando un sueño).

Tererro's film director credits include the short film The Clinic. He made his movie directorial debut with the film Soul Plane Terrero also directed Freelancers, starring Robert De Niro, Forest Whitaker, and 50 Cent. The movie was released in 2012.

In 2014, Terrero founded Cinema Giants. In addition to being the production house for music videos, Cinema Giants has also served as a production company for films and television. Directors currently associated with Cinema Giants include Terrero, Mike Ho, Rodrigo Films, Roxana Baldovin, and Steven Gomillion.

Terrero directed Nicky Jam: El Ganador, a bio-series about the life and career of reggaeton artist Nicky Jam. The series was released on Netflix in Latin America on 30 November 2018, and on Telemundo in the U.S. and Puerto Rico in 2019.

Terrero directed the YouTube Originals documentary Maluma: Lo Que Era, Lo Que Soy, Lo Que Seré, a documentary about Colombian singer Maluma. It premiered on 5 June 2019. The next year, on 7 October 2020, Bravas, another YouTube original series produced and directed by Terrero, was released. The series, in addition to Terrero, was also executive produced by Dominican singer Natti Natasha.

Terrero is best known for directing music videos for an international clientele of famous artists including Jill Scott, Lionel Richie, Syleena Johnson, 50 Cent, Wisin y Yandel, Daddy Yankee, Ludacris, Akon, Paulina Rubio, Enrique Iglesias, Sean Paul, Aventura, and many others. Since 2000, Terrero's name has become linked with hip hop and reggaeton for directing popular videos for critically acclaimed artists such as Wisin y Yandel, 50 Cent, G-Unit, Daddy Yankee, and Don Omar.

In recent years, Terrero has found success working with artists such as Ricky Martin, Maluma, Nicky Jam, J Balvin, Bad Bunny,

Filmography As actor Film Year Film Role Notes 1997 Buscando un sueño Yeyo 1998 Better Living Biker #1 2006 The Confession Casper Delgado Direct-to-video Television Year Title Role Notes 1997 Brooklyn South Skel #2 1 episode 1998 Law & Order Shorty 1 episode 1999 The Sopranos Gallegos 1 episode 2007 America's Next Top Model Himself/Guest Judge 1 episode 2008 Model Latina Himself/Music Video Director/Guest Judge 1 episode

As director

Music videography 2000: "Deport Them" - Sean Paul 2000: "Gettin' In the Way" - Jill Scott 2000: "A Long Walk" - Jill Scott 2001: "Tarantula" - Mystikal ft. Butch Cassidy 2001: "I" - Petey Pablo ft. Timbaland 2001: "Raise Up" - Petey Pablo 2001: "Lifetime" - Prophet Jones 2001: "Parents Just Don't Understand"- Lil' Romeo ft. 3LW and Nick Cannon 2002: "Wanksta" - 50 Cent 2002: "Good Times" - Styles P 2003: "Many Men" - 50 Cent 2003: "Right Thurr" - Chingy 2003: "Too Much for Me" - DJ Kay Slay ft. Amerie & Foxy Brown 2004: "Wanna Get to Know You" - G-Unit ft. Joe 2004: "Smile" - G-Unit 2004: "On Fire" - Lloyd Banks 2004: "Lean Back" - Terror Squad 2005: "Candy Shop" - 50 Cent ft. Olivia 2005: "We Be Burnin'" - Sean Paul 2005: "No Daddy" - Teairra Mari 2005: "And Then What" - Young Jeezy ft. Mannie Fresh 2005: "Can You Believe It" - Styles P ft. Akon 2005: "She Says" - Unwritten Law 2006: "Say Goodbye" - Chris Brown 2006: "Conteo" - Don Omar 2006: "Give It To Me" - Mobb Deep ft. Young Buck 2006: "Los Infieles" - Aventura 2006: "Noche de Entierro (Nuestro Amor)" - Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel, Héctor el Father, Tony Tun-Tun & Zion 2006: "Yo Te Quiero" - Wisin & Yandel 2006: "Runaway Love" - Ludacris ft. Mary J. Blige 2006: "Never Gonna Be The Same" - Sean Paul 2006: "Show Stopper" - Danity Kane ft. Yung Joc 2007: "Dimelo" - Enrique Iglesias 2007: "Sexy Movimiento" - Wisin & Yandel 2007: "Ahora Es" - Wisin & Yandel 2007: "Watch Them Roll" - Sean Paul 2007: "I'll Still Kill" - 50 Cent ft. Akon 2008: "Oye, ¿Dónde Está El Amor?" - Wisin & Yandel 2008: "Back to You" - Veze ft. MYRA 2008: "Síguelo" - Wisin & Yandel 2008: "Dime Qué Te Pasó" - Wisin & Yandel 2008: "Me Estás Tentando" - Wisin & Yandel 2008: "Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis 2008: "Pose" - Daddy Yankee 2008: "I Like the Way She Do It" - G-Unit 2008: "Rider Pt. 2" - G-Unit 2008: "Vacation" - Young Jeezy 2009: "Me Estás Tentando" [Official Remix] - Wisin & Yandel ft. Franco "El Gorilla" & Jayko "El Prototipo" 2009: "Por Un Segundo" - Aventura 2009: "Mujeres En El Club" - Wisin & Yandel featuring 50 Cent 2009: "Battle Cry" - Shontelle 2009: "Lover" [Official Remix] - De La Ghetto ft. Juelz Santana 2009: "All Up 2 You" - Aventura ft. Wisin & Yandel & Akon 2009: "Abusadora" - Wisin & Yandel 2009: "Remember Me" - T.I. ft. Mary J. Blige 2009: "Press It Up" - Sean Paul 2009: "Gracias a Tí" [Remix] - Wisin & Yandel ft. Enrique Iglesias 2009: "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes" - Paulina Rubio 2009: "Imagínate" - Wisin & Yandel ft. T-Pain 2010: "Te Siento" - Wisin & Yandel 2010: "Algo De Ti" - Paulina Rubio 2010: "Cuando Me Enamoro" - Enrique Iglesias ft. Juan Luis Guerra 2010: “No Dejemos Que se Apague” - Wisin & Yandel ft. T-Pain & 50 Cent 2010: "Buzzin'" - Mann ft. 50 Cent 2011: "Tony Montana" - Future 2012: "Follow the Leader" - Wisin & Yandel ft. Jennifer Lopez 2012: "Algo Me Gusta de Ti / Something About You" - Wisin & Yandel ft. Chris Brown & T-Pain 2012: "Limbo" - Daddy Yankee 2012: "Un Chance Más" - Mozart La Para 2013: "Baby You" - El Poeta Callejero 2013: "Descontrol" - Somaya Reece ft. Lapiz Conciente & Anís 2013: "Como Le Gusta a Tu Cuerpo" - Carlos Vives ft. Michel Teló 2013: "Live It Up" - Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull 2013: "La Luz" - Juanes 2014: "Adrenalina" - Wisin featuring Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez 2014: "I Luh Ya Papi" - Jennifer Lopez 2014: "La Botella" - Zion & Lennox 2015: "Rumba" - Anahí featuring Wisin 2015: "Sígueme y Te Sigo" - Daddy Yankee 2015: "Nota de Amor" - Wisin & Carlos Vives featuring Daddy Yankee 2015: "Que Se Sienta El Deseo" - Wisin featuring Ricky Martin 2016: "Culpa al Corazón" - Prince Royce 2016: "El Perdedor" - Maluma 2016: "Sim ou Não" - Anitta featuring Maluma 2016: "Vente Pa' Ca" - Ricky Martin featuring Maluma 2016: "Vacaciones" - Wisin 2017: "Felices los 4" - Maluma 2017: "Escapate Conmigo" - Wisin featuring Ozuna 2017: "Como Antes" - Yandel featuring Wisin 2017: "Bella y Sensual" - Romeo Santos, Daddy Yankee, & Nicky Jam 2017: "Corazón" - Maluma featuring Nego do Borel 2018: "X" - Nicky Jam & J Balvin 2018: "El Préstamo" - Maluma 2018: "Me Lloras" - Gloria Trevi featuring Charly Black 2018: "Mala Mia" - Maluma 2018: "Jaleo" - Nicky Jam & Steve Aoki 2019: "Aullando" - Wisin & Yandel featuring Romeo Santos 2019: "Te Robaré" - Nicky Jam & Ozuna 2019: "Ni Bien Ni Mal" - Bad Bunny 2020: "Hawái" - Maluma 2020: "Pa' Ti + Lonely" - Jennifer Lopez & Maluma 2020: "Hawái" [Remix] - Maluma & The Weeknd 2021: "Qué Rico Fuera" - Ricky Martin & Paloma Mami 2021: "Cambia el Paso" - Jennifer Lopez & Rauw Alejandro

Nominations Jill Scott, Gettin' In The Way, MTV Video Music Awards, 2001. Jill Scott, Gettin' In The Way, M2 Awards Finalist, 2001. Jill Scott, Gettin' In The Way, Billboard Music Video Awards, 2001. Syleena Johnson, I Am Your Woman, Billboard Music Video Awards, 2001. 50 Cent, Candy Shop, MTV Video Music Awards, 2005. Wisin y Yandel, Abusadora, MTV Video Music Awards, 2009.