Valentina L. Garza

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Valentina L. Garza (also credited as Valentina Garza) is a Cuban-American screenwriter and television producer best known for series such as Jane the Virgin^[1] and The Simpsons. She resides in Los Angeles with her husband and children.

Career

A Los Angeles native, Valentina graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in Comparative Literature.

Garza started out as a writers’ assistant on Telemundo’s Los Beltrán.^[2] Other series she worked on include Miss Farah; Bordertown; The Baker and the Beauty (US); and George Lopez.^[3] Valentina was the executive producer and screenwriter of the Jane the Virgin spin-off pilot, Jane the Novela.^[4] She’s currently under an overall deal with NBC Universal^[5] and has sold pilots to ABC, CBS, and FOX. More recently, she was signed to WME.^[6]

Valentina also wrote the lyrics to “Small Strike Zone,” “Off to Work,” “It’s Time,” and “Time to Say Goodbye” in her episodes of The Simpsons: "Loan-a Lisa" and "Four Great Women and a Manicure". She was nominated for an Annie Award for the latter episode.^[7]

References

^ Blyth, Antonia (18 November 2018). "'Jane the Virgin' Creator: The Final Season Is "Our Best Stuff Ever"". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
^ "How a Former Simpsons Writer Brought a Latina Perspective to Primetime". 4 May 2016.
^ "Valentina Garza and Mike Royce on TV staffing season without agents". 10 May 2019.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (3 December 2018). "'Jane The Vigrin' Spinoff In The Works At CW". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (13 November 2020). "Dean Georgaris & Valentina Garza Dramas, Aseem Batra Comedy In Works At NBC From Julie Anne Robinson's CannyLads". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
^ Hipes, Patrick (2021-03-11). "'Baker And The Beauty' And 'Jane The Virgin' Writer-Producer Valentina Garza Inks With WME". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
^ "49th Annual Annie Awards".

External links

Valentina L. Garza at IMDb

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[1] Blyth, Antonia (18 November 2018). "'Jane the Virgin' Creator: The Final Season Is "Our Best Stuff Ever"". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-04-23.

[2] "How a Former Simpsons Writer Brought a Latina Perspective to Primetime". 4 May 2016.

[3] "Valentina Garza and Mike Royce on TV staffing season without agents". 10 May 2019.

[4] Andreeva, Nellie (3 December 2018). "'Jane The Vigrin' Spinoff In The Works At CW". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-04-23.

[5] Andreeva, Nellie (13 November 2020). "Dean Georgaris & Valentina Garza Dramas, Aseem Batra Comedy In Works At NBC From Julie Anne Robinson's CannyLads". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-04-23.

[6] Hipes, Patrick (2021-03-11). "'Baker And The Beauty' And 'Jane The Virgin' Writer-Producer Valentina Garza Inks With WME". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-03-12.

[7] "49th Annual Annie Awards".

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