Karin Valecillos
Writing
Biography
Karin Valecillos was born in Caracas in 1977. She is a film, theater and television writer. A Bachelor in Literature from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, she also studied Screenwriting at the Professional Training Center of the Argentine Film Union. She’s a founder of the Tumbarrancho Teatro group and the production company Tumbarrancho Films. As for cinema, she’s a screenwriter for “El Amparo”, winner of twenty international awards; and for “Jazmines en Lídice”, “El Dicaprio de Corozopando” and co-author alongside Marcel Rasquín of the adaptation of the novel “La Otra Isla” by Francisco Suniaga. She participated in the Film Project Development Course in Madrid with the original script “Cuentos de Guerra para Dormir en Paz”. In the realm of television, she is the author of the first super series of MTVLA “Niñas Mal” and she has worked as a scriptwriter for RCTV Internacional. She has also participated in projects for Televen, RTI, Televisa and Telemundo. She’s a writer for Gato Grande and NETFLIX in “Luis Miguel: The Series” and adviser on a police series project for MEDIAPRO, SONY and Claro Video. In the theater, her works have been performed in Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina and the United States. She has been the winner of the Chela Atencio Award, Honorable Mention at the Marita King Playwriting Contest, FILA 2007 Award for Best Screenplay, Honorable Mention in playwriting at the Marco Antonio Ettedgui 2012, Isaac Chocrón Award for Playwriting in its first edition, Municipal Theater Award "José Ignacio Cabrujas" twice, AVENCRIT Award and Fernando Gómez Award for Young Creator.
Known For
Virgen de la Calle is a 2013 Spanish-language telenovela that was produced by RTI Producciones and Televisa for United States-based television network UniMás and Venezuela-based television network RCTV. It is a remake of Juana la virgen, a Venezuelan telenovela produced for RCTV. María Gabriela de Farías and Juan Pablo Llano will star as the protagonists.
Street's Virgin
Horrified by the new girlfriends of their respective sons, three sisters-in-law – Clara, a socialite, Matis, a widowed professional, and Nena, a naive housewife – make an alliance to get rid of their undesirable daughters-in-law.
Es por su bien
Victor confides his intentions to leave the company to Rafael and dies suddenly. Andy, his son, claims the inheritance. Andy is determined to sell the factory. Rafael and Marcela are forced to create a gang to recover the company.
The Band
On the border of Venezuela with Colombia, during the late 80's, two men survive an armed assault near the Arauca River, in which fourteen of their companions end up dead. The Army accuses them of being guerrilla fighters and tries via intimidation to seize them from the cell where they are being watched over by the local police officer and by the entire village. They say they are simple fishermen, but pressure to yield to the official version is overwhelming.
El Amparo
Roxana, a young Venezuelan woman exiled in Mexico City, defies the law when her father dies in a boarding house, and tries to convince Hilda, the landlady, not to report it to the authorities. Hilda faces the dilemma of helping her or getting into trouble. Roxana’s determination almost convinces her, but her fear is stronger. Alone, in an unknown country, Roxana has to part with her father’s body, her only family
Far from the Sea
Meche can’t get over the loss of her son Raul and her life is suspended in time and space, just like Raul’s bedroom. Everything is intact except Lidice, the neighborhood where her family has always lived. Her daughters Anabel and Dayana try to convince her to leave.