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Gabriela Tagliavini

Gabriela Tagliavini is an Argentinian writer and director best known for her feature films Tequila Repasado,[1] Christmas With You, Without Men, Perfect Lover, and Ladies' Night,[2] She is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA).[3]

Gabriela Tagliavini
Born
Gabriela Tagliavini

(1968-12-29) December 29, 1968 (age 55)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alma materAmerican Film Institute
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, screenwriter, novelist
Known forTequila Repasado, Christmas With You, The Devil May Care, Despite Everything, Without Men, Perfect Lover, Ladies' Night
Websitegabytagliavini.com

Tagliavini has directed five films, two for the box office, two for Netflix, and one for Amazon Prime. She has also worked for Sony, Disney+, Paramount+, Buena Vista, Starz, Voltage, Viacom, VH1, MTV, ABC, and HBO. She has directed actors Sharon Stone, Eva Longoria, Kate del Castillo, Freddie Prinze Jr., Mike Tyson, Billy Zane, and Christian Slater.

In 2022, Christmas With You, secured the number 1 spot on Netflix in 26 countries and achieved a position in the top 10 in 80 countries.[4]

In her 2023 film Tequila Repasado, a workaholic is challenged to outdo an increasing number of his clones when a mystical tequila repeatedly transports him back in time. His mission is to set things right with his family.[1] She directed this film for Sony Pictures and Amazon Studios and it was launched on Amazon Prime worldwide.[5][6][7][4]

Early life

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Tagliavini was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She received a bachelor's degree in film directing in Argentina and a master's degree in screenwriting from the American Film Institute (AFI).[8]

Career

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For her directorial debut, The Woman Every Man Wants (aka Perfect Lover), Tagliavini won the Best Director award at three international film festivals in 2001,[9] including the New York Independent Film Festival and the Munich Film Festival.

Her film Ladies' Night was the top movie in the box office in Mexico in 2004 and won three MTV Movie Awards Mexico.[10] The soundtrack was released by Sony.[11]

Tagliavini's TV film, the Viacom/VH1/MTV/Maverick feature 30 Days Until I'm Famous, premiered on VH1. The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery, Mindy Sterling, Udo Kier and Carmen Electra and was executive-produced by Madonna.[12] Tagliavini's fourth feature as a writer-director, Without Men, starring Eva Longoria and Christian Slater, was released in the U.S. in 2011.[13]

As a screenwriter, she wrote the English remake of the prestigious Luis Buñuel's film Belle de Jour. She adapted the best-selling novel The Anatomist for HBO Films[14] and the screenplay for Cantinflas, a biopic about the Mexican comedian-thespian.[15]

Her fifth feature, Border Run (aka The Mule), starred Sharon Stone and Billy Zane.[16]

She authored Divas, an original pilot, and series bible for Sony. Earlier, she took on the role of director for the pilot and two episodes of the comedy series Claramente on the Claro Video platform.

In addition to directing commercials and television pilots, Tagliavini also worked as a writer and correspondent for CNN.[17] She was a juror at the Berlin Film Festival,[18] and won the prestigious 2006 ABC/DGA directing fellowship, where she worked on shows like Disney's Hannah Montana and Desperate Housewives.[19] Tagliavini helmed a live show, Comedy Rehab, for Comedy Central.

In 2018, Tagliavini successfully pitched a concept to Amazon Studios, securing the opportunity to serve as the showrunner for her own TV series, titled My Problem With Men, with production overseen by former NBC executive Ben Silverman. Additionally, she is currently in the process of developing another TV series with multi-Grammy winner Marc Anthony producing for Viacom/Paramount+.

In television, Tagliavini served as an executive producer, overseeing both the pilot and four episodes of the Warner Brothers TV series Casa Grande, which debuted on Amazon in 2023.[20]

Tagliavini is also the author of a novel, Los Colores de La Memoria, originally published in Spanish in Argentina, then rewritten in English for U.S. readers as The Colors of Memory.[21]

Tagliavini was chosen for the Sundance and WIF's Women Initiative. She received a Life Achievement award from the Baja Film Festival in recognition of her contributions to the industry.[22]

Awards, nominations, honors

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Filmography

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Source:[2]

Short film

  • Coincidence (1988) (Also production assistant)
  • Captain Beto (short-film) (1991)

Feature film

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2001 Perfect Lover Yes Yes Co-producer
2003 Ladies' Night[11] Yes No No
2011 Without Men[9][13] Yes Yes Executive
2012 Border Run[16] Yes No No
2017 How to Break Up with Your Douchebag Yes Yes No
2019 Despite Everything Yes Yes No
2022 Christmas With You Yes No No
2023 Tequila Repasado[1] Yes No No

Television

Year Title Notes
2004 30 Days Until I'm Famous[12] TV movie
2009 Paul Rodriguez & Friends: Comedy Rehab TV special
2012 Claramente 12 episodes
2023 Casa Grande 5 episodes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "'Tequila Re-Pasado': First Look At Sony Pictures International Comedy Led By Sebastián Zurita; More Cast Confirmed". Deadline. 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Gabriela Tagliavini". IMDB.
  3. ^ "'Gabi' Tagliavini Pisa Fuerte En Hollywood". El Liberal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  4. ^ a b "Gabriela Tagliavini - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  5. ^ "Gabriela Tagliavini - Directora de cine". DDCM. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  6. ^ ""Tequila RePasado", es viaje de reivindicación humana a través del cine: Gabriela Tagliavini". 24 Horas (in Mexican Spanish). 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  7. ^ Couto, Eduardo Poiré (2023-12-20). "Tequila RePasado: Estreno, trailer y todo sobre la película mexicana". Cine Premiere (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  8. ^ "Gabriela Tagliavini". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  9. ^ a b "'Without Men' is a romantic, magical, human comedy…and the victim of mistimed marketing". Se Fija!. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  10. ^ Quintanilla, Michael (2 August 2011). "Director loving buzz around indie film 'Without Men'". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Original Soundtrack Ladies' Night". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  12. ^ a b "30 Days Until I'm Famous (2004)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Eva Longoria In 'Without Men': Star Goes Lesbian With Kate Del Castillo". The Huffington Post. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  14. ^ de la Fuente, Anna Marie (3 December 2012). "Tagliavini's in on 'Secret'". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  15. ^ de la Fuente, Anna Marie (10 March 2010). "Cantinflas biopic in the works". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Border Run". Covering Media. Retrieved 3 April 2015.[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ Saenger, Diana (16 July 2012). "Gabriela Tagliavini: Latina Filmmaker Making Her Mark". The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education. 22 (19): 20–21.
  18. ^ "Juries 2005: International Short Film Jury". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  19. ^ "Disney/ABC Writing and Directing Programs Reach Milestone with More Than 200 Participants to Date". The Futon Critic. 9 February 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  20. ^ Zapata, Marcelo (2020-11-20). "Argentina Tagliavini dirigirá serie sobre conflictos raciales en EEUU". Ambito.
  21. ^ "The Colors of Memory". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  22. ^ "Gabriela Tagliavini - Shooters Films USA". 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
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