Perla Farías Lombardini (born April 23, 1962) is a Venezuelan-American television director, producer, screenwriter, and an executive at

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Early life

She is the daughter of Italian actress Gioia Lombardini and Cuban director Daniel Farías. Her younger sister, Gioia Arismendi, is also an actress, and her brother, Dionisio, also worked in television. As a child, Farías reportedly did not enjoy the atmosphere of fame around her parents, but still chose to be an actress. At the age of 14, Farías was enrolled in an international high school in

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. She studied Social Communication at

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Career

Farías was formerly a

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actress in

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. Both uncomfortable with acting and unhappy with the storytelling of the typical novelas, she had her character killed off and then began a new style of telenovela in the

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, promoting her network

to overtake rivals

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. She began writing with her cousin José Ignacio Cabrujas, who had encouraged her to write and not act because it suited her better. Her move to the United States to continue television production in 2005 is considered to be part of the

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. Farías' productions have become popular in the regular prime-time markets: '' Juana la virgen'' was remade into ''

Jane the Virgin ''Jane the Virgin'' is an American romantic comedy-drama and satirical telenovela developed by Jennie Snyder Urman. The series premiered October 13, 2014, on The CW and concluded on July 31, 2019. It is a loose adaptation of the Venezuelan te ...

'', and ''La Reina del Sur'''s premiere beat out even English-language programming and stars an unconventional female lead. She has also been applauded for creating shows that depict Latin Americans positively and start discussions. She has described creating ''La Reina del Sur'' as "a big risk", but several years later was steering Telemundo into dramas with fewer telenovela stereotypes, accounting for growing change in tastes and the Spanish-language US broadcast sector. In 2011 she helped write the musical ''Magicus: El Bosque Reciclad'', created by her sister. In 2016 she was promoted to be Senior VP of Scripted Development at Telemundo, where she is also Head Writer. In 2018, some of her creative works were seized and broadcast by RCTV.

Television series

*'' Falsa identidad'' (2018) *'' Bajo el mismo cielo'' (2015) * '' Marido en Alquiler'' (2013) * ''

Flor Salvaje ''Flor Salvaje'' is an American telenovela that premiered on Telemundo on August 2, 2011, and concluded on March 2, 2012. The telenovela is produced by Hugo León Ferrer, and created by Perla Farías based on '' La novia oscura'' original by ...

'' (2011) * '' Alguien te mira'' (2010) * '' ¿Donde está Elisa?'' (2010) * '' Dame Chocolate'' (2007) * ''

La Tormenta ''La Tormenta'' (''The Storm'') is a 2005 Colombian telenovela and original story by Humberto "Kiko" Olivieri, produced by RTI Colombia and broadcast by Telemundo. The series stars Natalia Streignard and Christian Meier as the main protagoni ...

'' (2005) * '' Corazón partido'' (2 episodes - 2005) * '' La Ley del silencio'' (2005) * '' Ser bonita no basta'' (2005) * '' ¡Anita, no te rajes!'' (2004) * '' Juana la virgen'' (2002) * '' Mis 3 hermanas'' (2000) * '' Cambio de piel'' (1998) * '' Sol de tentacion'' (1996) * '' Divina obsesión'' (1992) * ''

Rubí rebelde Rubi Rebelde is a 1989 Venezuelan telenovela produced by Radio Caracas Televisión based on the radionovelas ''La gata'' and ''Enamorada'' by Cuban author Inés Rodena. This version was written by Carlos Romero, Perla Farías, María Antonieta ...

'' (1989)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farias, Perla Venezuelan screenwriters American television producers American women television producers Living people Venezuelan women screenwriters American women screenwriters 1962 births 21st-century American women writers RCTV personalities Authors of Venezuelan telenovelas Northwestern University alumni