VANESA VARELA MAGALLÓN

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VANESA VARELA MAGALLÓN

Chief Operating Officer


Awards and Recognitions

  • TV y Novelas Award for Best Telenovela, “Teresa”.
  • TV y Novelas Award for Best Telenovela, “Pasión y Poder”.
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  • Award for Best Telenovela, “La que no podía amar”.

Experience

She has extensive experience in television across different formats and genres for some of the most important broadcasters, such as Televisa, TV Azteca, Canal Once, Endemol, Univisión, and Sony.

Member of the creative team behind the major phenomenon “Big Brother México”, which critics described as the television event that changed the way television is watched in Mexico, as from its first broadcast it broke audience records, closing with a successful finale with more than 6.5 million viewers.

She has been part of the creative and script development team for some of the most successful telenovelas of recent years, such as “Teresa”, which was watched in more than 30 countries across 4 different continents; “La que no podía amar”, which broke audience records in the United States, ranking first in open television ratings in the 10 pm time slot. “Corona de Lágrimas”, with strong acceptance and audiences in more than 25 countries, and “Pasión y Poder”, which remained number one in prime time in both Mexico and the United States. A pioneer in script development with bilingual content on open television in Mexico and the United States with the telenovela “Vino el amor”, which maintained record ratings in the United States through Univisión.

Part of the content team for the reality show “Méxicos Next Top Model” for Sony.

She participated in the creative development of the series “Paramédicos”, one of the most successful series in Mexico, which is currently part of Netflix’s catalogue.

A pioneer in creating scripts for new genres, with the superdrama “Por Amar sin Ley Season 1”, which maintained the highest ratings of 2018 in prime time, both in Mexico and in the United States, even surpassing successful programmes on American networks such as ABC, CBS, and NBC.

Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences from Universidad Intercontinental.
  • Specialisation in Dramatic Writing delivered by Televisa.
  • Master’s Degree in Screenwriting from Universidad Intercontinental.
  • Diploma in Hispanic Immersion in Content, delivered by Televisa and Univisión.
  • Showrunner Mexico course delivered by Chris Brancato.
  • ABC Showrunner delivered by David Shore and Jeff Melvoin.

WRITING WITH...


Jose Alberto
Castro

Executive Director

Fernando
Garcilita

Screenwriter

Elena Torres

Screenwriter

Patricio Saiz

Screenwriter

Vanesa Varela

Chief Operating Officer

Carlos Marín

Screenwriter

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