Elizabeth Avellán
Elizabeth Avellán | |
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Born | Elizabeth Avellán Veloz November 8, 1960 Caracas, Venezuela |
Other names | Elizabeth Rodriguez |
Occupation | Producer animator actress |
Years active | 1991–present |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 5 |
Elizabeth Avellán Veloz (born November 8, 1960) is a Venezuelan-born American film producer.[1]
Biography[]
Avellán was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Her grandfather, Gonzalo Veloz Mancera, created the first privately owned Venezuelan television station, Televisa.[1] As a teenager, she and her family moved to Houston, United States, where she graduated from Rice University.
She first worked as an administrative associate for Gerhard Fonken, an executive vice president of the University of Texas. In 1994, to prepare for the production of Desperado, she took production classes at UCLA.[2]
She is the current co-owner and vice president of Troublemaker Studios, the production company that she and her former husband, Robert Rodriguez, founded in 2000.[3] Avellán was also executive producer of In and Out of Focus, a documentary about balancing motherhood and a career in the film business.
In September 2019, she bought the remake rights of The Whistler to create an English-language franchise of the movie with her production company Eya Productions.[4] In January 2020, along with , Elizabeth Avellán Veloz launched the production company Tealhouse Entertainment. The Whistler franchise was to be produced by this new company.[5]
Other roles[]
- Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences[6]
Awards[]
- 2007: Texas Film Hall of Fame Ann Richards Award[3]
Personal life[]
From 1989 to 2007, Elizabeth Avellán Veloz was married to Robert Rodriguez, whom she had met at the University of Texas at Austin in 1988.[2] They had five children together.[3]
Films[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 'Secuestro Express': Jonathan Jakubowicz and Elizabeth Avellán on Venezuela's surprise hit
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The Power Couple—Robert Rodriguez and Elizabeth Avellan". Texas Monthly. 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Joiner, Whitney (2007-09-30). "The Marriage Is Over, but the Show Goes On". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ Hopewell, John (2019-09-05). "Elizabeth Avellan Acquires Remake Rights to 'The Whistler' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2020-01-27). "Sundance Alums Elizabeth Avellán & Rana Joy Glickman Launch Tealhouse". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ Malik, Sumaiya (18 April 2019). "Elizabeth Avellán plants seeds of change through Connecther film fest". Austin 360. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
External links[]
- 1960 births
- Living people
- People from Santiago
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- Venezuelan emigrants to the United States
- Chilean film actresses
- Mexican telenovela actresses
- Mexican television actresses
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- Actresses from Mexico City
- Singers from Mexico City
- 20th-century American actresses
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