Rodrigo García (director)
Rodrigo García | |
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Bogotá, D.C., Colombia | |
Education | Harvard College (BA) AFI Conservatory[1] |
Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1989–present |
Parents | (mother) |
Rodrigo García Barcha (born 24 August 1959) is a Colombian and Mexican television and film director, screenwriter, author and former cinematographer, best known for his films
Life and career
García was born in
García has directed a variety of independent films, such as the award-winning
He worked as a camera operator for Cold Heaven, Reality Bites, A Walk in the Clouds, The Birdcage, Twilight and Great Expectations, and as director of photography for Gia and Poison Ivy.
In 2012, García and Jon Avnet created WIGS, a web channel part of YouTube Original Channel Initiative that produces scripted drama mainly targeted to female audiences.[6] For WIGS, García created, wrote and directed several web series, notably Blue, starring Julia Stiles, for which he won an IAWTV Award for Best Director – Drama in 2014.[3]
Filmography
Feature films
Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | |||
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Director | Writer | Producer | Cinematographer | |||
1989 | Lola | Yes | ||||
1991 | Danzón | Yes | ||||
1992 | Mi querido Tom Mix | Yes | ||||
The Minister's Wife | Yes | |||||
1993 | Mi Vida Loca | Yes | ||||
1994 | Something Extraordinary | Yes | ||||
1995 | Four Rooms | Yes | ||||
1999 | Body Shots | Yes | ||||
2000 | Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | Yes | Yes | |||
2001 | Ten Tiny Love Stories | Yes | Yes | |||
2005 | Nine Lives | Yes | Yes | |||
2008 | Passengers | Yes | ||||
2009 | Mother and Child | Yes | Yes | |||
2010 | Revolución | Yes | ||||
The Pilgrims | Yes | Documentary. | ||||
2011 | Albert Nobbs | Yes | ||||
2014 | Jackie & Ryan | Yes | ||||
2015 | Last Days in the Desert | Yes | Yes | |||
2016 | The Sweet Life | Yes | ||||
2016 | Sickhouse | Yes | ||||
2017 | Walking Out | Yes | ||||
2020 | Four Good Days | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2022 | Raymond & Ray | Yes | Yes | No | Screening at the Toronto International Film Festival 2022 and at the 27th Busan International Film Festival in October | |
2023 | Familia | Yes | Yes | No | Netflix |
TV series
Year | Serie | Credited as | |||||
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Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | ||||
1999–2007 | The Sopranos | Yes | One episode (All Happy Families...). | ||||
2001–2005 | Six Feet Under | Yes | 5 episodes. | ||||
2002–2003 | Boomtown | Yes | One episode (Monster's Brawl). | ||||
2003–2005 | Carnivàle | Yes | 5 episodes. | ||||
2006–2007 | Six Degrees | Yes | One episode (Pilot). | ||||
2006–2011 | Big Love
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Yes | One episode (Pilot). | ||||
2007 | Tell Me You Love Me | Yes | One episode (Episode 4 from Season 1). | ||||
2008–2011 | In Treatment
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Yes | Yes | Yes | 21 episodes. | ||
2012 | Audrey | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. | ||||
2012 | Christine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. All episodes (12). | ||
2012 | Dakota | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. | ||||
2012 | Georgia | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. | ||||
2012 | Jan | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. | ||||
2012 | Kendra | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. | ||||
2012 | Leslie | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. | ||||
2012 | Ro | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. | ||||
2012 | Rochelle | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. | ||||
2012 | Ruth & Erica | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. | ||||
2012 | Vanessa & Jan | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. | ||||
2012–2013 | Lauren | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. | ||||
2012–2015 | Blue | Yes | Yes | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. All episodes (42). | ||
2013 | Susanna | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. | ||||
2013–2014 | Paloma | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. | ||||
2014 | Delirium | Yes | TV pilot | ||||
2015 | Gone: A Wayward Pines Story | Yes | TV mini-series. Spin-off of Wayward Pines. | ||||
2016 | Bull | Yes | Yes | One episode (The Necklace). | |||
2018 | The Affair | Yes | 3 episodes. | ||||
2018 | The Good Cop | Yes | One episode (Who is The Ugly German Lady?). | ||||
2020 | Party of Five | Yes | 2 episodes |
TV films
Year | Short film | Credited as | |||||
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Director | Writer | Producer | Cinematographer | Notes | |||
1989 | El verano de la señora Forbes | Yes | |||||
1995 | Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Yes | |||||
1998 | Gia | Yes | |||||
2005 | Fathers and Sons | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Short films
Year | Short film | Credited as | |||||
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Director | Writer | Producer | Cinematographer | Notes | |||
1989 | Aram | Yes | |||||
2007 | Put It in a Book | Yes | |||||
2009 | Tired of Being Funny | Yes | Yes | ||||
2012 | Celia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. | ||
2012 | Mary | Yes | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. | |||
2012 | Serena | Yes | Yes | Yes | Part of the WIGS Series. |
Books
- Garcia, Rodrigo (2021). A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes: A Son's Memoir of Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha. New York: HarperVia. OCLC 1243908337.
References
- ^ https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/rodrigo-garcia-54142
- ^ "Variety". Variety.
- ^ a b "IAWTV Awards - Past Winners". International Academy of Web Television. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Gabriel Garcia Marquez's son on the art of storytelling". Inquirer. 15 October 2011.
- ^ von Busack, Richard (8 March 2006). "Sunnyvale". Metroactive. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ "WIGS Announces Returning Series BLUE and LAUREN, New Series PALOMA". Broadway World. 6 March 2013.
External links
- Rodrigo García at IMDb