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Angel Gracia is a Venezuelan director with American nationality, who lives in Los Angeles. His career started when he moved to Miami to study film and television at the International University of Florida, where he won a Student Academy Award for his experimental short film El Sombrero de Tres Picos, a music video with flamenco flavor. Soon after, he won the first contest of MTV music video for True Blue for Madonna, who was the winner of an Emmy and would become one of the most watched Internet videos.This veteran of the music video, appreciate every experience of his life as a gift of wisdom. “Each project is an encyclopedia of new experiences, traveling, meeting and working with people from different cultures, and experimenting with new technology usually in very interesting places” he said.In the nineties, Geffen Records offered him a contract to run videos on the house music; a project for the hit SNAP!, which became very popular in Europe, which led him to work with BMG and move to England to direct the videos of some of the best artists from Europe Direct.Among the heroes of cinema, he expressed his admiration for great filmmakers ranging from Fincher and Sodderberg to Wong Kar Wai, Fellini and Bunuel. “Each captured special moments using a unique balance of all technical and cinematic languages ​​available, and inventing some new.”Gracia was a partner at Ridley Scott Associates for eight years. His vast experience in advertising earned him numerous national and international awards, including two Alma Awards and two Imagen Awards for “From Prada to Nada” starring Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega, Wilmer Valderrama. It was his first film, produced by OddLot Entertainment and Lionsgate in 2011.The work in advertising has not been easy for the Venezuelan. This time, he told PRODU about the challenges that vocation has put him on the road, especially remembering his project with Turkish Tourism this year with actress Julianne Moore. “I shot scenes in 10 cities in Turkey without Julianne and then we shot with her on a day in the studio and incorporated it into every scene with movements in the most natural way possible. The customer wanted it to look summer but we filmed in January in the middle of the Turkish winter.”His success as a music video director includes working with stars like Madonna, Penelope Cruz and Sofia Vergara; and sports stars such as Shaquille O’Neal, Kaka and many more. He has also worked in the world of commercials in the new millennium, working with international brands such as Coca-Cola, Mercedes, Honda, Toyota, Ford, VW, BMW, Dodge, MasterCard, Coors, ING, Schweppes, Snickers, and FIAT.Last year, Angel ran a pilot drama an independent television comedy entitled Table Manners. His commercials have given him four Cannes Lions awards, and he is working for many more, since he anticipates that this 2015 will be a busy year for his career.Production Company:Believe Media/Kontakto, USAContact: {Isabel Echeverry;isabel@kontaktoreps.com} T +1-786-275-6555{Watch video;http://www.produ.com/publicidad/videos/index.html?Noti=9229}