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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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".
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