Yuri Cunza

Who is Yuri Cunza?

Yuri Cunza is a Hispanic-American writer, filmmaker, journalist, visual artist, business leader and community advocate. Cunza currently serves as President and CEO of the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and is co-founder and editor in chief of the Spanish language newspaper La Noticia and owner of Y&K Entertainment a media support and consulting services company based in Nashville.

Yuri Cunza is co-founder of The NAHCC Foundation which was founded in 2008 and exists to advance educational opportunities for Hispanic youth and to inspire children interest in future discoveries and technologies to combat issues that force families and individuals into economic despair. Cunza's humanitarian work includes his advocacy of finding a resolution for the socio-economic disparities of Hispanics in the U.S. He is also a member of the Tennessee Advisory Committee for the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition.

Cunza trained in acting at the International Theater Institute and Peruvian Theater Center in Lima, Peru. He later earned a scholarship to continue his studies under the guidance of Peruvian Director Eduardo Navarro. He continued his involvement in theater, film and television in his native Peru and later as a Producer/Director in Argentina while attending medical school at the Universidad del Nordeste in Corrientes, Argentina. He later continued his studies in the U.S. earning a B.F.A in Film Directing from Watkins College of Art & Design in 2003.