Hernán Rodríguez Matte (Santiago, Chile, May 16, 1972) is a Chilean writer, director known for his literary work [1]and his extensive work as a screenwriter for television. He is the author of the novel Barrio Alto[2][3] and "La Vida Segun Benito".[4] He is also the creator of the successful television shows ‘'La Colonia",[5][6] "Welcome to Reality"[7] and "Papá Mono"[8], among others. He is also the founder of Radio Isla Negra, a global, multi-stream, listener-supported radio station.
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Born | Santiago, Chile | May 16, 1972
Alma mater | American Film Institute |
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Biography
editIn 2000, he completed his MFA (Master in Screenwriting) at the prestigious American Film Institute in Los Angeles, and was hired by Sony Pictures International Television adapting formats for the Hispanic market. One of the most successful formats was the creation and development of Bienvenida Realidad[9] a television series commissioned by Sony Pictures.[9] and acquired by TVN, Cadena 3, RCN, Sony Spin (US), Rede CNT Brasil and Teleamazonas Ecuador among others.
Hernán then began a prolific career as Head of Development[10] and Showrunner for hit series such as "La Colonia", "El reemplazante",[11] "El diario secreto de una profesional", "Casado con Hijos",[12] "Tiempo Final", "La Nany", "Tres son Multitud"[13], "Cartas de Mujer", "Manual de Galanes"[14] among others . He is the creator of the successful sitcom "La Colonia", a comedy broadcast by Mega that quickly became the only Chilean sitcom sold abroad.
As Head of Development at TVN, he was the Showrunner for "El Reemplazante, [15]Winner for "Best TV Series"[16] and "Best Screenplay" at the Altazor Awards and Winner of the Circle of Art Critics Award. It was also awarded as "Best TV Show of the Decade" by El Copihue de Oro.[17]
He was also the Creator and Executive Producer of the successful show Papá Mono, currently on Amazon Prime and reaching 32 share points on Network Television, Channel 13.
References
edit- ^ Venkatesh, Vinodh (2012). "Growing up in Sanhattan: Cartographies of the "Barrio Alto" in Alberto Fuguet and Hernán Rodríguez Matte". Hispanic Review. 80 (2): 313–328. ISSN 0018-2176.
- ^ Rodríguez Matte, Hernán (2004). Barrio alto. Alfaguara (1a. ed.). Santiago de Chile: Aguilar Chilena de Ediciones. ISBN 978-956-239-318-8.
- ^ "Barrio alto | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "La vida según Benito | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ La colonia (Comedy), Marcial Tagle, Javiera Contador, Dayana Amigo, Megavision, August 16, 2010, retrieved August 29, 2024
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ La colonia (Comedy), Marcial Tagle, Javiera Contador, Dayana Amigo, Megavision, August 16, 2010, retrieved August 8, 2023
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Bienvenida realidad (Drama), Isabel Ruiz, Tiago Correa, Juan José Gurruchaga, Roos Film, Sony Pictures Television International, Columbia TriStar International Television, June 4, 2004, retrieved August 29, 2024
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Hernan Rodriguez Matte | Writer, Producer, Director". IMDb. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Chile station sets CTIT co-production". Variety. June 3, 2001. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ "RTI launches a premium content division headed by writer-producer Hernán Rodríguez Matte". PRODU.COM (in Spanish). August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ Tercera, La (November 11, 2012). "El guionista tras El Reemplazante, la mejor serie chilena del año". La Tercera. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ Casado con Hijos (Comedy, Family), Javiera Contador, Dayana Amigo, Fernando Godoy, Sony Pictures Television International, Picardia Films, May 2, 2006, retrieved August 29, 2024
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Tres son multitud (Comedy), Javiera Acevedo, Carolina Varleta, José Martínez, Lucky Partners, June 4, 2007, retrieved August 29, 2024
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Manual Para Galanes (Comedy), Dolores Heredia, Altair Jarabo, Litzy, Sony International, July 23, 2020, retrieved August 29, 2024
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Tercera, La (November 11, 2012). "El guionista tras El Reemplazante, la mejor serie chilena del año". La Tercera. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "La hicieron: El Reemplazante se consagró como la mejor serie de la década | Espectáculos". La Cuarta (in Spanish). June 4, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ ""El Reemplazante" arrasó en los Altazor". 24Horas.cl (in Spanish). May 9, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2019.