About Spanglish Movies
Spanglish Movies was created in October 2014 by a group of executives of Major Studios who decided it was time to offer Latin American filmmakers the know-how and working processes that Hollywood film distributors had been applying since the beginnings of the film industry.
We create partnerships with licensees around the world, allowing our content creators to benefit from the transfer of rights to broadcast productions to cinemas, free-to-air and subscription TV channels, streaming platforms, and distributors of home-made formats in all possible markets worldwide.
Our goal is to build an economically viable industry, transparent, continuously growing, and able to bring more content of higher quality year after year. To achieve our goals, we count on a team of professionals with ample trajectory within the film industry.
We work tirelessly to create partnerships with licensees around the world, allowing our associate creators to benefit from the transfer of rights to broadcast their productions to cinemas, free-to-air and subscription TV channels, streaming platforms and distributors of home-made formats in all possible markets worldwide.
Team Spanglish Movies
To achieve this, we count on a team of professionals with ample trajectory in the industry.
Gustavo Rodríguez Aparicio
CEO
With over 15 years of experience running leading Fortune 500 companies and independent media initiatives. Gustavo applied his knowledge as Managing Director of 20th Century Fox to rebuild the company’s operations from scratch in various territories, leading them to make the company a market leader for 10 consecutive years. Gustavo has a BS in Engineering, as well as degrees in Marketing and Economics from UC Berkeley and UC San Diego, he holds three patents for media technologies.
Marcello Gagliardi Lugo
Acquisition Manager
UCAB Social Communicator (Venezuela). He has more than 10 years of experience working for media such as Circuito X, film exhibitors such as Cines Unidos and distributors such as 20th Century Fox. He has made corporate videos, documentaries and short films, as well as research work on financing of cinema in emerging markets and business opportunities for filmmakers. He also works as director of the portal AmolrAlCine.com
Sigrid Salcedo
Financial and Administration Manager
For more than 20 years, Sigrid was responsible for the operational and logistical management of the 20th Century Fox office in Venezuela, guaranteeing the arrival and delivery of marketing materials, films to theaters and keeping precise control of the finances of the company. business. She has a TSU in Foreign Trade obtained from the Simón Bolívar University, Bachelor of International Trade and Finance for Non-Financial Executives (IESA). Entrepreneur by vocation, she applies all her knowledge to the administrative and after-sales monitoring of our clients.
Orlando Santiago
Digital Content Manager
With more than 25 years of experience in film direction, post-production, editing, special effects and musical composition. Winner of 4 Emmys for his work and multiple awards in other branches. He is a multifaceted professional, he has worked in large companies such as NBC / Telemundo, 20th Century Fox, Nasa, Discovery Channel. He is currently a professor at the College of Cinematography, Arts and Television of Puerto Rico.
Luis Alejandro Hidalgo
Digital Marketing Manager
Social communicator from UCAB (Venezuela) with mentions in Marketing and Audiovisual Production. Founder of the portal AmoIralCine.com and director of Pablito Digital Agency. Specialized in creating marketing campaigns, managing social networks and coordinating digital content. Organizer of 35 academic events (Amo Ir al Cine Campus and Pabilo Servicios), where more than 2,500 young people were benefited. Audiovisual producer responsible for collaborating with artists such as Greeicy Rendón, Carlos Vives, Alejandro Sanz, Silvestre Dangond. Young entrepreneur, creative and passionate about generating value for the company.
Diego Musiak
Ejecutivo de Desarrollo
He has more than thirty years of experience in the audiovisual industry with extensive experience in the field of production. His cinematography has led him to co-produce on five continents.
He has coordinated various project laboratories, taught, directed film, television and advertising, with several international awards.
Team Spanglish Movies
To achieve this, we count on a team of professionals with ample trajectory in the industry.
Gustavo Rodríguez Aparicio
CEO
With over 15 years of experience running leading Fortune 500 companies and independent media initiatives. Gustavo applied his knowledge as Managing Director of 20th Century Fox to rebuild the company’s operations from scratch in various territories, leading them to make the company a market leader for 10 consecutive years. Gustavo has a BS in Engineering, as well as degrees in Marketing and Economics from UC Berkeley and UC San Diego, he holds three patents for media technologies.
Marcello Gagliardi Lugo
Acquisition Manager
UCAB Social Communicator (Venezuela). He has more than 10 years of experience working for media such as Circuito X, film exhibitors such as Cines Unidos and distributors such as 20th Century Fox. He has made corporate videos, documentaries and short films, as well as research work on financing of cinema in emerging markets and business opportunities for filmmakers. He also works as director of the portal AmolrAlCine.com
Sigrid Salcedo
Financial and Administration Manager
For more than 20 years, Sigrid was responsible for the operational and logistical management of the 20th Century Fox office in Venezuela, guaranteeing the arrival and delivery of marketing materials, films to theaters and keeping precise control of the finances of the company. business. She has a TSU in Foreign Trade obtained from the Simón Bolívar University, Bachelor of International Trade and Finance for Non-Financial Executives (IESA). Entrepreneur by vocation, she applies all her knowledge to the administrative and after-sales monitoring of our clients.
Orlando Santiago
Digital Content Manager
With more than 25 years of experience in film direction, post-production, editing, special effects and musical composition. Winner of 4 Emmys for his work and multiple awards in other branches. He is a multifaceted professional, he has worked in large companies such as NBC / Telemundo, 20th Century Fox, Nasa, Discovery Channel. He is currently a professor at the College of Cinematography, Arts and Television of Puerto Rico.
Luis Alejandro Hidalgo
Digital Marketing Manager
Social communicator from UCAB (Venezuela) with mentions in Marketing and Audiovisual Production. Founder of the portal AmoIralCine.com and director of Pablito Digital Agency. Specialized in creating marketing campaigns, managing social networks and coordinating digital content. Organizer of 35 academic events (Amo Ir al Cine Campus and Pabilo Servicios), where more than 2,500 young people were benefited. Audiovisual producer responsible for collaborating with artists such as Greeicy Rendón, Carlos Vives, Alejandro Sanz, Silvestre Dangond. Young entrepreneur, creative and passionate about generating value for the company.
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