FERNANDO GARCILITA

Guionista

Awards and Recognitions

  • Mexican Embassador for Millienium Dreamers, Walt Disney, UNESCO
  • Carried Torch on the way to the Olympic Games in Athens 2004
  • Special Guest at International Earth Day Convention SEMARNAT and ONU
  • Best Telenovela from People in Español (La Que No Podia Amar)
  • TV y Novelas Award for Best Telenovela (Pasion y Poder)
  • TV y Novelas Award for best screenwriting (A Que No Me Dejas)

Experience (Part of important and pioneering projects)

Member of the creative team for the fourth season of “Mexico’s Next Top Model” for Sony Entertainment Television, part of the writing team for the series “Guarda Garcia” for Canal Once in Mexico. He has been on the writing team of ten telenovelas, including: “La Que No Podia Amar”, “Corona de Lagrimas”, “A Que No Me Dejas” and the first season of “Por Amar sin Ley” for Televisa. “La Que No Podia Amar” broke ratings records in Mexico and in the United States leading the prime time slot ratings for it’s entire run and was the first telenovela awarded by People in Español, He also wrote on the telenovela “Vino El Amor” one of the first bilingual telenovelas which broke ratings records in Mexico and in prime time slots in the United States through Univision. His first project with Televisa’s new genre “the super drama” was “Por Amar Sin Ley” which had the highest rating of the year of any prime time show in Mexico and regularly had high ratings in the United States, beating out programs on American networks like: ABC, CBS and NBC. Fernando is also part of the writing team of the sitcom “Ninis”

Education

  • Bachelors Degree in Economics, Law and a speciality in screenwriting (IBERO)
  • Graduate of Guillermo Arriaga’s Screenwriting Course
  • Diploma in Hispanic Content (Televisa and Univision)
  • Showrunner México Chris Brancato (Ley y el orden)
  • Course from Show Runner Chris Brancato (Law and Order
  • Course from ABC Show Runners David Shore (House) and David Melvoin (Designated Survivor)