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Frida Torresblanco

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Frida Torresblanco is a film, television, and documentary producer based in New York City. She has produced The Dancer Upstairs, The Assassination of Richard Nixon, Disobedience and Pan's Labyrinth. In 2002, Torresblanco launched a New York-based film production company, Esperanto Filmoj, in partnership with Alfonso Cuarón. She produced Cronicas, The Possibility of Hope and Rudo y Cursi.

Early life and career

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She co-produced Pan's Labyrinth.[1]

In 2020, ViacomCBS International Studios announced it had ordered, from Jill Offman (66 Media) and Torresblanco, a drama series on the life of Artemisia Gentileschi, based on Mary Garrard's Artemisia Gentileschi: The Image of the Female Hero in Italian Baroque Art (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1989), ISBN 9780691002859.[2]

Also in 2020, ViacomCBS Networks Intl., started development on a TV series about the life of Spanish designer Cristóbal Balenciaga. Torresblanco serving as executive producer and James Kent as director.[3]

In 2022, Paramount+ announced a new series, produced by Torresblanco and John Leguizamo, about Emma Coronel Aispuro and her path to becoming the wife of former drug lord, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.[4]

In 2024, Torresblanco co-founded Hangtime International Pictures.[5] The company would later join the production team for season 2 of The Night Manager.[6]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Lee Hyo-Won (May 19, 2014). "Cannes: South Korean Crime Drama 'Hwayi' to Get U.S. Remake". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Jill Offman, Torresblanco develop drama on life of artist Artemisia Gentileschi". televisual.com. October 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (December 3, 2020). "ViacomCBS Networks Intl. Sets TV Series on Seminal Fashion Designer Cristóbal Balenciaga". Variety.
  4. ^ Tabbara, Mona (June 20, 2022). "Paramount+ unveils seven new international projects". Screen Daily.
  5. ^ Ntim, Zac (May 13, 2024). "Frank Murray And Frida Torresblanco Team To Launch Transatlantic Production Company Hangtime International Pictures". Deadline. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Ford, Lily (June 25, 2024). "'The Night Manager' Season 2 Production Team Brings Hangtime International Pictures Aboard". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 29, 2024.