Danny Gavidia (born January 24, 1963) is a Peruvian film and television director/cinematographer. He is best known for directing the Telemundo series

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, Enemigo Intimo and the film Reportaje a la Muerte.

Career

Gavidia started his career directing Peruvian telenovelas ''María Emilia'', ''Pobre Diabla'', ''Soledad'', ''Gorrión'', ''Canela'' and ''Nino.'' He went on to direct the telenovela ''Al Son del Amor'' for Puerto Rican television. He has been in charge of feature films such as '' Reportaje a la Muerte'', as well as a dozen short films and music videos. From 2002 to 2003 he was made Director and Executive Producer of the Discovery Channel Latin America series '' Casos Medicos.'' The episodes followed different medical cases happening throughout Caracas, Mexico City, Guadalajara and Buenos Aires. From 2004 to 2009, Gavidia worked for

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in Miami, where he directed the telenovelas ''

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, Anita No Te Rajes, El Cuerpo del Deseo'', ''

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'', '' Mas Sabe el Diablo'', and ''

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''. He also directed the made-for-TV film '' El Primer Golpe.'' In early 2010 he began directing the second season of Disney-Discovery Channel reality show '' Amazing Race Latinoamerica.'' Since 2014 he has directed multiple series for

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including ''

(''seasons 1-5), ''

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,'' ''

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'' (season 3), and '' Enemigo Intimo.'' He directed the telenovela '' El Baron'' in 2019.

Personal life

Danny Gavidia was born in

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, Peru on January 24, 1963.

Filmography

References

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