Simón Brand (born July 28, 1970) is a Colombian film director. Brand has directed more than 200 TV commercials for companies such as

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, BMW. He has also directed music videos for artists such as

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Thalía Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (; born 26 August 1971), known mononymously as Thalía, is a Mexican singer and actress. Referred to as the " Queen of Latin Pop", she is considered one of the most successful and influential Mexican artists. Havin ...

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and

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. In 2006, he made his debut as film director with the film ''

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''. His next film '' Paraiso Travel'' had the highest attendance for a Colombian film in 2008 with 888,409 viewers. He currently resides in

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, with his wife Claudia Bahamón, a

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n model and TV host, along with their two children.

Career

Brand started his career at the age of sixteen, when he directed his first music video for the Colombian band ''Pasaporte'', the song "Igor y Penélope". Two years later, he directed the music video "El Velo" for Colombian group ''Estados Alterados''. Soon after, he moved to

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thanks to a scholarship from Music and Video Academic. His first job in the

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consisted of recording

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s for phone companies. After graduating with honors, Brand founded his own production company called Kree8, with which he has produced most of his commercials and music videos. Before filmmaking, he began studying

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, and

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at the

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in Bogotá, Colombia, where he also worked at a local radio station as a broadcaster. For his first film, ''

'' he was able to bring together a cast made up well-known Hollywood actors, such as

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, and

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. The film raised more than US $17 million worldwide. His second feature film '' Paraiso travel'', released in 2008, was the highest-grossing movie in

that year.

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magazine named it as one of the best Latin American movies of the first decade of the century.

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, and

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were some of the recognizable Latin American actors that took part of the film. In 2006, ''Variety'' magazine named Simon Brand one of the top 40 most influential Latin Americans in Hollywood. He has been nominated for several awards such as the

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s (nominated four times),

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, Clio Awards, and Telly Awards.

Filmography

Music videos filmography

1991 * Estados Alterados - " El velo" 1995 *

- "

Estoy Aquí "Estoy Aquí" () is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, taken from her third studio album ''Pies Descalzos'' (1995). It was released in 1995 by Sony Music and Columbia Records as the lead single from the album. The song was written ...

" 1999 *

Chayanne Elmer Figueroa Arce (born June 28, 1968), better known under the stage name Chayanne, is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. As a solo artist, Chayanne has released 21 albums and sold over 50 million records worldwide, making him one of ...

- " Salomé" *

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- "Tú" * MDO - "Groove With Me Tonight" *

Jaci Velasquez Jacquelyn "Jaci" Davette Velasquez (Spanish ''Jaci Velásquez'', born October 15, 1979) is an American actress and contemporary Christian and Latin pop singer and songwriter, performing in both English and Spanish. Velasquez has sold almost ...

- "Llegar A Tí" *Jaci Velasquez - "De Creer En Tí" *

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- "

Seasons in the Sun "Seasons in the Sun" is an English-language adaptation of the 1961 Belgian song "Le Moribond" (in English "The Dying Man") by singer-songwriter Jacques Brel with lyrics rewritten in 1963 by American singer-poet Rod McKuen, portraying a dyi ...

" * Steps - "

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" 2000 *Steps - "

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" *

- " Entre El Mar Y Una Estrella *Thalía - " Regresa a Mí" *Thalía - "

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" 2001 *

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- " Irresistible" *

- "

Fíjate Bien ''Fíjate Bien'' (Spanish for ''Pay Attention'') is the debut studio album recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes, It was released by Surco Records on October 17, 2000 (see 2000 in music). The album was produced by Gustavo Santaolalla, ...

" *

Ruff Endz Ruff Endz is an American R&B duo, consisting of members David "Davinch" Chance and Dante "Chi" Jordan from Baltimore, Maryland. They are best known for their hit singles "No More" and " Someone to Love You" Originally part of a quartet, the two ...

- "Cash, Money, Cars, Clothes" *

- "

I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover) I'll may refer to * "I'll", meaning "I will" or "I shall", a contraction (grammar) * ''I'll'' (manga) * "I'll", a song by Band-Maid from '' Unleash'' * "I'll", a song by Dir En Grey Dir En Grey (stylized as DIR EN GREY and previously as Dir e ...

" 2002 *

- " Mentiroso" *Enrique Iglesias - " Quizás" *Paulina Rubio - " Baila Casanova (Casanova)" 2003 *Enrique Iglesias feat.

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- "

To Love a Woman "To Love a Woman" is a song by American singer Lionel Richie, featuring vocals from Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias. It was written by Richie, Iglesias and Paul Barry (songwriter), Paul Barry for Richie's live album ''Encore (Lionel Richie album), ...

" *

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- "

Minutos "Minutos" is a latin pop song written by Guatemalan latin pop singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona for his ninth studio album, '' Santo Pecado'' (2002). The song was released as the second single from the album. Music video The music video for "Min ...

" *Enrique Iglesias - "

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" *Chayanne - "Un Siglo Sin Tí" *Chayanne - "Sentada Aquí en Mi Alma" 2004 *

- "Me Dediqué A Perderte" 2006 *Ricardo Arjona - " Mojado" *Juanes - "

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" ''(European version)'' *

- " It's Alright" 2007 *Alejandro Fernández - " Te Voy A Perder" *

Verónica Orozco Verónica Orozco Aristizábal (born June 8, 1979) is a Colombian actress and singer. Private life Orozco is the daughter of actor Luís Fernando Orozco and Carmenza Aristizábal Hoyos. She has two sisters, actress Ana María and Juliana. In ...

- "

Miénteme "Miénteme" (; ) is a song by Argentine singers Tini and María Becerra. It was released on April 29, 2021, by Sony Music Latin and Hollywood Records as the lead single from Tini's fourth studio album, '' Cupido'' (2023). The song was writte ...

" 2008 * Fonseca - "Paraíso" *

Fanny Lú Fanny Lucía Martínez Buenaventura (born 8 February 1973), better known professionally as Fanny Lu, is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actress from Santiago de Cali, Colombia. She studied at the University of the Andes and received a degr ...

- " Tú No Eres Para Mi" *Fonseca - " Enrédame" 2009 *Fanny Lú - " Celos" *Volumen Cero - "Hollywood" *

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feat.

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- "Recuérdame" 2010 *

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- " Bachata en Fukuoka" *

Belanova Belanova was a Mexican pop music, pop band that formed in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, in 2000. The group consisted of Denisse Guerrero (lead vocals), Edgar Huerta (keyboards, programming) and Ricardo "Richie" Arreola (Bass (instrument), ba ...

- "Nada de Más" 2011 *Fanny Lú - "

Fanfarrón "Fanfarrón" ( en, Loudmouth) is a Latin pop song by Colombian recording artist Fanny Lu. It was written and produced by Lu, José Gaviria and Andrés Munera, for her third studio album. The song was released worldwide on June 29, 2011, followed by ...

" *

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- " Tu Olor" 2012 * Calle 13 - "La Bala" * Stephanie Cayo - " El Alquimista" 2013 *Alejandro Fernández feat.

Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...

- " Hoy Tengo Ganas de Ti" * Letting Up Despite Great Faults - "Details Of My World" 2016 *

feat.

Yotuel Romero Yotuel Omar Manzanares Romero (born October 6, 1976), mononymously known as Yotuel, is a Cuban singer, actor, and current lead singer and co-writer of the 2003 Latin Grammy Award-winning Platinum album-selling rap group Orishas. Among other rec ...

- "

La Mordidita "La Mordidita" ( en, "The Nibble") is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, featuring Cuban singer Yotuel Romero, from his tenth studio album, ''A Quien Quiera Escuchar'' (2015). It was released on April 21, 2015 through Sony Mus ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brand, Simon Colombian music video directors Colombian film directors Living people 1970 births