Frida Torresblanco

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Frida Torresblanco is a film, television, and documentary producer based in New York City. She has produced The Dancer Upstairs , The Assassination of Richard Nixon , Disobedience and Pan's Labyrinth . In 2002, Torresblanco launched a New York-based film production company, Esperanto Filmoj, in partnership with Alfonso Cuarón. She produced Cronicas , The Possibility of Hope and Rudo y Cursi .

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Early life and career

Torresblanco graduated from Complutense University of Madrid, where she completed degrees in both literature and film, specializing in post-production and new media. While still a student, she began working as an assistant director, line producer, and finally as a producer. She later joined Lolafilms as head of international productions in English, including The Dancer Upstairs (directed by John Malkovich) and Susan Seidelman’s Gaudi Afternoon (starring Marcia Gay Harden). Torresblanco worked with Spanish directors including Carlos Saura, Fernando Trueba, Manuel Iborra, and Emilio Martinez Lazaro.[ citation needed ]

In 2002, Torresblanco moved to New York City to launch a film production company Esperanto Filmoj. She served as Executive Producer and Creative On-Set Producer for The Assassination of Richard Nixon and Cronicas . She also produced The Possibility of Hope and Rudo y Cursi , the latter of which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[ citation needed ]

She co-produced Pan's Labyrinth . [1] In 2006, the film won three Academy Awards, three BAFTAs and a Golden Globe.[ citation needed ]

In 2010, Torresblanco launched a film production company named Braven Films. The company's first film, Magic Magic , was a psychological thriller released in 2013. Braven Films also released Disobedience , an adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s novel.

In 2020, ViacomCBS International Studios announced it had ordered, from Jill Offman (66 Media) and Torresblanco, a drama series on the life of Artemisia Gentileschi, based on Mary Garrard's Artemisia Gentileschi: The Image of the Female Hero in Italian Baroque Art (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1989), ISBN 9780691002859. [2]

Also in 2020, ViacomCBS Networks Intl., started development on a TV series about the life of Spanish designer Cristóbal Balenciaga. Torresblanco serving as executive producer and James Kent as director. [3]

In 2022, Paramount+ announced a new series, produced by Torresblanco and John Leguizamo, about Emma Coronel Aispuro and her path to becoming the wife of former drug lord, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Lee Hyo-Won (May 19, 2014). "Cannes: South Korean Crime Drama 'Hwayi' to Get U.S. Remake". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jill Offman, Torresblanco develop drama on life of artist Artemisia Gentileschi". televisual.com. October 9, 2020.
  3. ↑ Vivarelli, Nick (December 3, 2020). "ViacomCBS Networks Intl. Sets TV Series on Seminal Fashion Designer Cristóbal Balenciaga". Variety.
  4. ↑ Tabbara, Mona (June 20, 2022). "Paramount+ unveils seven new international projects". Screen Daily.
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