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EDUI TIJERINA CHAPA
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Writer, playwright, screenwriter and media analyst, originally from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon (Mexico) based in San Antonio, Texas (United States) -with dual nationality: Mexican and American-.
He has a degree in Social Communication and a Master’s Degree in Higher Education from the Universidad Regiomontana (U.R)
At RADIO he has been a producer and commentator on stations in Mexico City and Monterrey. He was also Operations Manager of Núcleo Radio Monterrey.
He has collaborated for more than 25 TELEVISION productions, highlighting “Siempre en Domingo” and its sister broadcasts, under the baton of the renowned producer, director and host Raúl Velasco (Televisa, Mexico)
In CINEMA, he has written a variety of feature films and short films. Among his best-known films are “Cantinflas” (KENIO Films), which represented Mexico in the running for the Oscar for “Foreign Film” in 2015; “Jesus of Nazareth,” “John the Apostle, the Most Beloved” and “The Christ Child” (Beverly Hills Entertainment) and “We Are Invisible” (SIZIGIA Films)
In THEATER, he has written 11 short plays and 6 long plays, which have been staged in Mexico (Monterrey, N.L., Mexico City and Villahermosa, Tab.) and the United States (Miami, FL and Houston, TX)
He collaborates with film and TV reviews and opinion articles for various SPECIALIZED MAGAZINES. For 12 years he was a PROFESSOR at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Universidad Regiomontana and now, independently, he teach ... view more »
MORE ABOUT THIS ARTIST
Artist Style: Literary: Action/Adventure, Documentary, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Prose, Science Fiction; Teaching Artist/Instructor: Group Instruction, Guest Speaker, Instruction for Adults, Instruction for Seniors, Multi-Day Artist Residency, Performer for Schools/Classrooms, Private Lessons, Workshop Presenter; Visual Art: Narrative/Historical
Artist Medium: Film; Televisión, Cine, Teatro, Taller de Escritura in situ
Artist Statement of Work
Tell us about your work (style, approach, philosophy, subject and/or theme):
I develop storytelling and scripts of different genres and formats, regardless of whether it is fiction or non-fiction.
I work for radio/audio as well as for video, TV and Film, as well as in theatrical dramaturgy.
I also offer project consulting, script and script doctorate, workshops for beginners and intermediates, as well as project review circles for advanced students.
Although I address all the subjects, from the success of the film CANTINFLAS, which represented Mexico in the Oscar race in the Foreign Film category, I have been called for other biographical projects (Biopics)
I also work drama, horror, horror and historical.
He constantly collaborates with various film festivals (as a speaker, advisor, Master Class and/or jury)
CONTACT:
E-Mail: edui_tijerina@yahoo.com.mx
Twitter: @EduiTijerina
Instagram: @eduitijerinachapa
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