Martín Hahn (born September 14, 1964) is a

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writer and playwright known for writing mystery and suspense

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Biography

Martín was born Martín Enrique Hahn in the Venezuelan state of Barinas in 1964. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from

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''UCV'' and later went to Puerto Rico to study film. In 1990, he returned to Venezuela and started working at

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. In 1992, he temporarily joined as a dialogue developer on the telenovela ''

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''. His first writing job came in 1994 when he shared credits with Salvador Garmendia on writing the telenovela '' El desafío'' for RCTV.

Career

RCTV

Martín continued working as a writer for RCTV and once again worked with Salvador Garmendia on the telenovela '' Aunque me Cueste la Vida'' in 1998. In 2000, he wrote '' Angélica Pecado'' which became his first mystery and suspense telenovela which was a huge success in Venezuela. In 2002, he wrote his second suspense telenovela '' La mujer de Judas'' which was sold to many countries around the world and achieved high ratings on

. In 2004, he wrote his third mystery telenovela titled '' Estrambótica Anastasia'' for RCTV and the following year, he wrote '' Amor a Palos'' which were broadcast on RCTV. In 2006, he wrote the final stages of the telenovela '' Y los declaro marido y mujer'' which was being filmed in

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. Later on in 2008, he wrote '' Nadie me dirá como quererte'' which was an adaptation of a novel by

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. This was the last telenovela he wrote for RCTV.

Venevisión

After 14 years working for RCTV, he moved to

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to write the gothic, suspense telenovela '' La viuda joven'' which achieved high ratings that year and sold to other countries around the world. In 2012, he wrote '' Mi ex me tiene ganas'' which was a telenovela mixed with mystery and humor.Martin Hahn: "Esta novela también tiene un misterio"
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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hahn, Martin People from Barinas (state) Venezuelan male screenwriters Living people 1964 births Venezuelan advertising people 20th-century Venezuelan screenwriters 21st-century Venezuelan screenwriters Horror writers Crime fiction writers RCTV personalities Authors of Venezuelan telenovelas