# Walter Thompson-Hernández

> Walter Thompson-Hernández is an American director, screenwriter, journalist and author. Thompson-Hernández has written for The New York Times, NPR, The Guardian, Remezcla among others. In 2020, he wrote the book The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland. He has directed the feature-length films Kites (2025) and If I Go Will They Miss Me (2026).

*Afro-Latino journalist, writer, and filmmaker*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/walter-thompson-hernandez

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Born:** 1985
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Walter Thompson-Hernández is an American director, screenwriter, journalist and author. Thompson-Hernández has written for The New York Times, NPR, The Guardian, Remezcla among others. In 2020, he wrote the book The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland. He has directed the feature-length films Kites (2025) and If I Go Will They Miss Me (2026).

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 48.9
- **Momentum:** 10.0

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11233528/ (@nm11233528)

## Sources
- [Walter Thompson-Hernández](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Thompson-Hern%C3%A1ndez)
- [Walter Thompson-Hernández](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3343379)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q122154814)

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