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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

She co-produced Pan's Labyrinth.

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.

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.

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.

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

Filmography

References

  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.
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