WELCOME
SAFADA Y SANO PRODUCTIONS, based out of Los Angeles and formed by JADE PUGA and RICHARD MONTES, are committed to stories that keep the integrity of diverse characters alive, bringing entertaining cultural experiences to audiences.
Also known as SYS Films, Safada Y Sano's movies have screened around the globe in movie theaters, over 50 film festivals and college/university screenings, winning several awards. SYS’s feature length documentary PASS THE MIC! screened as part of American Film Institute's Fourth Annual Music Documentary Series. Their feature comedy film AGURUPHOBIA had a limited theatrical release. Their series LOST ANGELES WARD was featured in USA Today. Safada Y Sano's films are available on multiple platforms including Tubi, Plex, Apple TV, Xumo, Amazon Prime, YouTube TV, Roku, Google Play, Midnight Pulp, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Stash TV, Deep C Digital, Hoopla, Docurama, Mansa, Fawesome, Blu-Ray and DVD.
ABOUT US
Jade Puga and Richard Montes are a producing and writing team. They have developed with major studios and production companies for film, scripted and unscripted televison. They are 2023 FOX WRITERS INCUBATOR Fellows. Their historical drama was in the top 10% of the 2022 Nicholl Fellowship. Richard is an award winning director and a NAMA Features fellow. Jade is a NAMA TV Writers Lab Fellow and a Hola Mexico Film Festival “Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today” Fellow. In 2021, Jade was named the California Arts Council Arts Administrator of Color Fellow for the Los Angeles Region. Jade and Richard have been featured in various media outlets, including The Hollywood Reporter, USA Today, Variety, Deadline, Vibe Magazine, and Fox 11 News.
FILMS
Seeing the importance of preserving Chicano Art and Culture, Jade Puga and Richard Montes wrote the HCM application and constructed the cultural significance argument on why the mural, Tenochtitlan: The Wall That Talks, located in Highland Park, should be recognized as a Historical Cultural Monument (HCM). On March 15th, 2023, by unanimous City Council vote, Tenochtitlan: The Wall That Talks became the FIRST STAND ALONE MURAL added to the list of historic-cultural monuments by the City of Los Angeles.