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David S. Olivas

Writer and producer

Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 7% in 30 days

What are David S. Olivas' films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Society
22%
Self
16%
Morality
14%
Power
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 2

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Warm
4
Absurd
4
Hopeful
3
Romantic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David S. Olivas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David S. Olivas' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

15 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Si los muertos hablaran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Screenplay

  • Checkmates(2024)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Mañana es hoy(2022)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Hombre Consulta

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Por los pelos, una historia de autoestima(2022)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • No Manches Frida 2(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Off Course to China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Co-Producer · Writer

  • A Stroke of Luck(2016)

    Executive Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Off Course (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Co-Producer · Writer · as Estudiante de Chino

  • Fenómenos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show Creator

  • Don't call it love... call it x (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer · as Maestro de ceremonias

  • Los Quién(2011)

    Show Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • To Hell with the Ugly(2010)

    Executive Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Chef's Special(2008)

    Co-Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Gominolas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Dialogue · Writer

  • 7 vidas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 17 episodes · Dialogue · Story

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 1999 to 2024.

Biggest box office

No Manches Frida 2 (2019)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

Checkmates (2024)

Midcredits 49th

Most popular right now

Los Quién (2011)

Film career

  • 2011Screen debut· Don't call it love... call it x

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 15: 0 only acting, 3 with another roleWriting13 of 15: 5 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thProducing7 of 15: 0 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thOther crew2 of 15: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

15 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s8 · 2 acting · 8 crew2020s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do David S. Olivas' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · writer

No Manches Frida 2 (2019)

83rd percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Checkmates (2024)

Midcredits 49th · 37% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 42/100 and the plot and story 37/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does David S. Olivas work with?

People who share at least 2 of David S. Olivas' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nacho G. Velilla shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers