José Luis Rodríguez Pittí is a Panamanian contemporary writer, video artist and documentary photographer.

[2][3][4] Rodríguez Pittí is author of the books Panamá Blues (2010, miniTEXTOS (2008), Sueños urbanos (2008) and Crónica de invisibles (1999).

In 1994, the Universidad de Panamá awarded him with the Premio "Darío Herrera".

Other literary honors received are Accesit in the Premio Nacional "Signos" 1993 (Panamá), Concurso Nacional de Cuentos "José María Sánchez" 1998 (Panamá), Concurso "Amadís de Gaula" 1999 (Soria, España) and the Concurso "Maga" de Cuento Corto 2001 (Panamá) [5] Rodríguez Pittí was born in Panama City on 29 March 1971.

[10] From 1990 to 1995 he traveled extensively in the Panamanian region of Azuero to collect stories and photograph, the body of three photo essays: "Viernes Santo en Pesé", "Cuadernos de Azuero", and "Noche de carnaval".