Gilberto Giles-Sosa

Gilberto Giles-Sosa (Houston, July 3, 1997), better known as Gilbert/Gilberto Sosa, is an American film director, actor, photographer, YouTuber and entrepreneur of Mexican descent.
==Early years and career==
Sosa was born on July 3, 1997, in Houston, Texas, to Mexican parents originally from the states of Guerrero and Michoacán. He graduated from Episcopal High School (Bellaire, Texas), in 2016, where he was part of an advanced filmmaker program, learning about cinematography.
During his senior year of high school, his short film was selected to screen at the 2016 South by Southwest (SXSW) festival. At this festival, Sosa had the opportunity to meet U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and film director J.J. Abrams.
Months later, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he interned at the entertainment collective Team 10, run by Jake Paul. After a month-long internship, he was offered a full-time position, choosing not to return to Texas for his freshman year at the University of Texas at Austin, where he had earned a full scholarship to study communications and public relations.
From 2017 to 2018, Sosa was part of Dosogas Team, a group linked to the YouTube channel Dosogas, which had over 5 million subscribers at the time. The Dosogas Team was known for daily videos in a reality-show format, which was uncommon in the Spanish-speaking YouTube community at the time. The channel reached over 1 billion views. Sosa left the group in 2018 due to differences with other members, and that same year the group disbanded.
In 2019, Sosa returned to Los Angeles, where he began working as a photographer for various artists, influencers and actors, including Angus Cloud for GQ magazine. In addition, he continued to direct short films. One of his most viewed short films is “First Timers,” which tells the story of a young couple who break their vow of celibacy. His short film, posted on YouTube in December 2019, surpassed 50 million views.
In 2021, Sosa founded a social media talent management company. That same year, he launched TejasHouse, one of the first bilingual content creation houses based in Texas, which sought to represent the diversity within Latino communities through the content of its creators.
Subsequently, Sosa created StoryHouze, an initiative that brought together influencers with millions of followers with a focus on philanthropy. The goal was to use the platform of these creators not only to generate content, but also to promote social causes and motivate others to contribute.
In 2022, he launched COMPA, a collective of content creators that offered mutual support among its members. The project included a series of events in U.S. cities such as Houston, San Antonio, Los Angeles and Chicago, where creators participated in community meetings and activations.
In late 2022, Sosa began working with creators focused on acting, comedy, and vlogging to inspire their followers.
==Filmography==
Year	Títle 	Role 	Notes
2016	Endeavor by DoubleDVE	Director	Short film
2018	Momo 	Director	Short film
2019	A Bloody Christmas 	Director	Short film
2019	First Timers 	Director	Short film
2021	Unprecedented 	Director	Short film
==References==
==External links==
* Gilberto Giles-Sosa on Imdb
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* Gilberto Giles-Sosa on YouTube
Category:1997 births
Category:American film directors
Category:American actors
Category:American photographers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:American entrepreneurs