Victoria Alonso (born 22 December 1965) is an

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film producer and President of Physical, Post Production, VFX and Animation at

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Early life and career

Alonso was born in

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. She moved to Seattle at the age of 19 to pursue an acting career. She relocated again to Los Angeles, where she began working in the visual effects industry, including at

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as a visual effects producer for four years, working on films such as ''

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'' (2003), which was nominated for Best Special Visual Effects at the 57th British Academy Film Awards. Alonso joined

in 2005 as executive vice president of visual effects and postproduction, working as a co-producer on

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films ''

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'' (2008), ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2010), and '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011), and serving as executive producer on every Marvel Studios production since '' The Avengers'' (2012), including television shows. She was promoted to Executive Vice President of Production in 2015. In 2021, Alonso was promoted to President of Physical, Post Production, VFX and Animation at Marvel Studios. In 2016, Alonso became the first woman to win the

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Award for her achievements in visual effects. In January 2020, she was awarded the Filmmaker Award by the

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at the 67th Golden Reel Awards. In October 2021, it was announced that Alonso would be the top honoree at

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's Visionary Award at the November ceremony at LA's

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. In December 2022, she was named on ''

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''s "Women in Entertainment Power 100".

Personal life

Alonso is married to Imelda Corcoran. The couple has one daughter.

Filmography

Feature films

Television

Accolades

References

External links

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