Jorge Granier Phelps is a Venezuelan producer, director and entrepreneur who is currently known for his role as Executive Producer and Managing Director o
Aquarius Pictures including successful shows as the Netflix Original
Nicky Jam: El Ganador,
Jane the Virgin which won a Golden Globe, an AFI TV Program of the Year award, a People’s Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy, a Peabody Award, and Imagen Foundation Awards for Best Primetime Television Program (Comedy), Best Actress (Television) and Best Supporting Actress (Television) and
Miss Farah.
Among other productions are titles such as the documentary
Pablo Escobar, Angel o Demonio?, the digital series "
Isla Presidencial" and the telenovela "
Mi Gorda Bella
Mi Gorda Bella (English title: My Sweet Fat Valentina) is a Venezuelan telenovela created by Carolina Espada and produced by Radio Caracas Televisión in 2002. This telenovela lasted 178 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV Interna ...
".
In 2009 he founded PONGALO (acquired in 2019 b
VIX), and in 2014 became CEO overseeing the diversified Latino-focused digital media company and creating a robust digital ecosystem of media properties, including the Pongalo OTT platform, Pongalo Networks’ YouTube channels, and one of the largest collections of Latino-focused digital rights in the world.
In addition, Granier serves as director of Empresas
1BC, which operates diverse media enterprises such as Radio Caracas Televisión, Etheron, Radio Caracas Radio, 92.9 tu FM, Sonográfica, FonoVideo, Recordland, and Radionet, to name a few.
Biography
Granier belongs to the fifth generation in charge of leading Empresas 1BC, following the legacy of his maternal great grandfather, William H. Phelps, Sr., who in 1953 started the first television station in Venezuela
RCTV
Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) was a Venezuelan free-to-air television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, Radio Caracas Televisió ...
and Radio Caracas Radio.
Affiliations
* Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, member and juror
* International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, member
* Producers Guild of America, member
* Motion Picture Institute, fellow
* Recurrent speaker at key industry events such as NATPE, MIPCOM, Hispanic TV Summit, LA digital, Digital Hollywood and Foro Mundial de la Telenovela.
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Living people
Venezuelan businesspeople
Year of birth missing (living people)