Dago García

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{{family name hatnote|García|Granados|lang=Spanish}}

Darío Armando García Granados, better known as Dago García (Bogota, 11 February 1962), is a screenwriter, film producer, director, editor and social communicator. He works currently as production vice-president of Colombian private television network Canal Caracol. He is one of Colombia's most well-known screenwriters.

Personal life

Dago García has a degree in Social Communication from Universidad Externado. García was married to actress Martha Osorio, with whom he has two girls. From 2000 on he has been in a relationship with journalist María Mercedes (Mechaz) Sánchez. His brother, Mario Iván García Granados, is currently an executive producer of Dago García Producciones, the producing company he founded. García also used to play as DJ in the well-known “Quiebracanto” pub in Bogota.{{Cite news|url=http://bogota.vive.in/noche/bogota/lugares_noche/quiebracanto/LUGAR-WEB-FICHA_LUGAR_VIVEIN-3713261.html|title=Quiebra Canto - vive.in|access-date=2017-03-19}}

Work

Dago García has been writing for television, theatre and cinema from the 90's, during which time he has written and produced more than thirty series and soap operas (some in association with Luis Felipe Salamanca), a fellow graduate from University Externado of Colombia. Among his creations are popular soap operas “Pedro el Escamoso” (2001), “Pecados capitales” (2002), and “La saga” (2004), among numerous others, which have obtained him national and Latin American awards like Simón Bolívar, India Catalina, Tv y Novelas, and El Tiempo for Best Screenwriting and Best Soap opera.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-5812467|title='Dago y yo somos como Chávez y Uribe', dice Luis Felipe Salamanca|last=Tiempo|first=Casa Editorial El|website=El Tiempo|date=9 August 2009 |language=es-CO|access-date=2017-03-19}} He also obtained the prize to Best Screenwriting and Best Producing Company in the Latin American meeting of soap operas of 2004, in Uruguay.

In addition to his work in soap operas, Dago García has been working prolifically in producing and writing movies. "La mujer del piso alto" and "Posición viciada" both obtained the Cinemateca Distrital 25 years award Best Script, and were nominated by Colombia to the Goya Awards in 1998. His Es mejor ser rico que pobre participated in the Official Selection in the Festivals of Cartagena, Chicago, Montreal, Miami, and Villaverdey.

"Dago García Producciones" was created by him and Juan Carlos Velásquez in 1995, and from 1999 has managed to produce a film every year aimed at the general public in Colombia. García has been producer, screenwriter and co-editor of several films with the company. Despite receiving very negative reviews from critics, these movies have proved to be quite successful at the box office in Colombia, grossing on occasion more than Hollywood films.{{Cite web|url=http://www.semana.com/cultura/articulo/dago-garcia-el-indestronable-de-la-taquilla-en-colombia/504447|title=Dago García: el rey midas del cine colombiano|website=www.semana.com|date=5 November 2016 |access-date=2017-03-19}}{{Cite news|url=http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2016/01/20/actualidad/1453315493_505715.html|title=Dago García, el 'rey' de la taquilla del cine en Colombia|date=2016-01-29|work=EL PAÍS|access-date=2017-03-19|language=es}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.eltiempo.com/entretenimiento/cine-y-tv/entrevista-con-el-cineasta-colombiano-dago-garcia/15098063|title='El público de cine es impredecible': Dago García|last=Tiempo|first=Casa Editorial El|website=El Tiempo|date=14 January 2015 |language=es-CO|access-date=2017-03-19}}[http://www.eltiempo.com/entretenimiento/cine-y-tv/dago-garcia-supera-a-la-nueva-de-star-wars/ Dago García supera a la nueva de Star Wars]

García has also been teacher of screen writing for many universities in Colombia (Externado, the Javeriana, Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Rosary, Central University, and Minuto de Dios) and in Cuba (International School of Cinema and Television of Saint Antonio of the Bathrooms).

= Filmography =

class="wikitable" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"

!Year

!Film

!Director

!Writer

!Producer

!Editor

! Notes

1995

|La Mujer del Piso Alto

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-screenwriter with Ricardo Coral

1997

|Posición Viciada

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

1999

|Es Mejor ser Rico que Pobre

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

2000

|Kalibre 35

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-screenwriter with Raúl García;

Co-edited with Hugo Ardila, Luis F. Delgado, Raúl García and Frank Rojas

2001

|La Pena Máxima

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-screenwriter with Luis Felipe Salamanca based on the story "Un día de fútbol" by Jose Luis Varela;

Co-edited with Monica Cifuentes

2002

|Te Busco

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

2003

|El Carro

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

rowspan="2"| 2004

|Colombianos, un acto de fe

|{{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

La Esquina

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-screenwriter with Enrique Carriazo

2005

|Mi abuelo, mi papá y yo

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| rowspan="2"| Co-director with Juan Carlos Vásquez

2006

|Las Cartas del Gordo

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

2007

|Muertos de susto

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

2008

|Ni te cases, ni te embarques

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-screenwriter with César Bentacur;

Co-edited with Ricardo Coral

2009

|In fraganti

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-edited with Juan Camilo Pinzon and Carolina Silva

2010

|El Paseo

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| rowspan="2"| Co-edited with Carolina Silva

2011

|El escritor de telenovelas

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

rowspan="3"| 2012

| La Captura

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-director with Juan Carlos Vásquez

Mi gente linda, mi gente bella

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-edited with Carolina Silva

El paseo 2

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Also story with Fernando Lara;

Co-edited with Carolina Silva

rowspan="3"| 2013

| De Rolling por Colombia

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-edited with Carolina Silva;

Also script consultant

El Control

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| rowspan="5"| Co-edited with Carolina Silva

El paseo 3

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

rowspan="2"| 2014

|Carta al Niño Dios

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

Uno al año no hace daño

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

rowspan="5"|2015

| Shakespare

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

El Abrazo de la Serpiente

| {{no}}

|{{no}}

| {{partial|Supporting producer}}

| {{no}}

| With the support of Dago García Producciones and Caracol Television

Regue chicken

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Also story with María Mercedes Sánchez;

Co-edited with Carolina Silva

Vivo en el Limbo

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-screenwriter with Roberto Flores Prieto and Carlos Franco;

Co-edited with Carolina Silva

Uno al año no hace daño 2

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| rowspan="2"| Co-edited with Carolina Silva

rowspan="4"| 2016

| Polvo Calvanerro

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

El Lamento

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-screenwriter with Gina Ortega;

Co-edited with Juan Camilo Pinzon, Carolina Silva and Julio Cesar Viveros

El Coco

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-edited with Carolina Silva

El paseo 4

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Also story with Fernando Lara;

Co-edited with Carolina Silva

rowspan="4"| 2017

| El País más feliz del mundo

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| rowspan="2"| Co-edited with Carolina Silva

El coco 2

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

Agente Ñero Ñero 7: Comando Jungla

| {{no}}

|{{no}}

| {{partial|Supporting producer}}

| {{no}}

| With the support of Dago García Producciones and Caracol Television

El paseo de Teresa

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-edited with Carolina Silva

rowspan="8"| 2018

| Tuya, mía...te la apuesto (La Pena Maxíma)

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Mexican Remake of his film "La Pena Maxima" from 2002 co-written with Luis Felipe Salamanca based on th short story "Un día de fútbol" by Jose Luis Varela;

Co-screenwriter with Felipe Salamanca and Jose Luis Varela;

Co-edited with Carolina Silva

Sal

| {{no}}

|{{no}}

| {{partial|Associate producer}}

| {{no}}

| rowspan="2"| Associate producers by Dago García Producciones and Caracol Television

Pájaros de Verano

| {{no}}

|{{no}}

| {{partial|Associate producer}}

| {{no}}

El Reality

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-edited with Carolina Silva

El Man del Porno

| {{no}}

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

El Paseo 5: El Paseo de Oficina

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-edited with Carolina Silva

Niña errante

| {{no}}

|{{no}}

| {{partial|Supporting producer}}

| {{no}}

| With the support of Dago García Producciones and Caracol Television

Los Fierros

| {{no}}

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

rowspan="5"| 2019

| La Surcursal

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-edited with Carolina Silva

Boyacoman y la esmeralda sagrada

| {{no}}

|{{no}}

| {{partial|Supporting producer}}

| {{no}}

| With the support of Dago García Producciones and Carcol Television

Los Ajenos Fútbol Club

| {{no}}

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

El Coco 3

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| rowspan="2"| Co-edited with Carolina Silva

Al son que me toquen bailo

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

2020

| El Olvido que Seremos

| {{no}}

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

rowspan=2|2021

| Lokillo en: Mi Otra Yo

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-screenwriter with César Bentacu, Yedinson Flores and Juan Pablo Martínez;

Co-edited with Carolina Silva

El Paseo 6

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| rowspan=3|Co-edited with Carolina Silva

rowspan=3|2022

| Un Rabón con Corazón

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

El Último Hombre Sobre la Tierra

|{{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

Gospel

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|

2023

|El Actor, El Director y La Guionista

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|Co-edited with Carolina Silva

=Television=

class="wikitable" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"

! Year

! Title

! Writer

! Producer

! Director

! Notes

1990

| El Pasado no Perdona

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 150 episodes;

Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca

1990-1991

| Te Voy a enseñar querer

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 128 episodes;

Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca

1991

| Asunción

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| TV-miniseries;

Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca

1992

| La Pantera

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 10 episodes;

Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca

1992-1993

| El Último Beso

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 100 episodes;

1993-1994

| Pasiones Secretas

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 215 episodes;

Co-writer with Humberto 'Kiko' Uliveri and Luis Felipe Salamanca

rowspan="2"| 1996

| La sombra del deseo

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 110 episodes;

Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca

Candela

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 116 episodes;

Co-writer with Ramon Jimena

1997-1998

| Dios se lo pague

| {{yes|Adaptation}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 259 episodes

1998

| Tierra de Nadie

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| TV-movie

1998-1999

| Tres veces Sofía

| {{partial|Story}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 220 episodes;

Story with Luis Felipe Salamanca

rowspan="2"| 1999

| La Guerra de las rosas

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 161 episodes;

Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca and Helena Valencia

Julius

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 160 episodes;

Script with Luis Felipe Salamanca

rowspan="3"| 2000

| El tío Alberto

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 129 episodes

Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamnca

María Rosa, buscame una esposa

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 120 episodes

La Baby-sitter

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 160 episodes

2001

| Pedro el escamoso

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Supervising producer}}

| {{no}}

| 325 episodes

Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca, Adriana Barreto, Monica Domínguez, Juan Andrés Granados, Perla Ramírez and Rafael Rojas.

rowspan="2"| 2002

| Pecados Capitales

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 163 episodes;

Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca

Morning Maria

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 119 episodes;

Co-writer with Juan Andres Granados and Luis Felipe Salamanca

rowspan="3"| 2003

| Sofía dame tiempo

| {{partial|Idea}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 130 episodes

Idea with Luis Felipe Salamanca

Como Pedro por su casa

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca

Ángel de la Guarda, mi dulce compañía

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 122 episodes

2004

| La Saga: Negocio de Familia

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| 186 episodes;

Co-directed with Juan Carlos Villamizar;

Co-writer with Solanges Acosta, Paola Arias, Paola Cáceres and Christina Hernández

rowspan="2"| 2004-2005

| La Séptima Puerta

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 261 episodes;

Co-writer with Adriana Barreto, Alexandra Ortiz, Johnny A Ortiz, Gerardo Pinzon and Ruth Viasús

Luna, la heredera

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 120 episodes;

Co-writer with María Eugenia Argomedo, Paola Arias, Liliana Bocanegra, Víctor Castillo and Luis Felipe Salamanca

rowspan="2"| 2005

| El Pasado no perdona

| {{partial|Idea}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 150 episodes;

Idea with Luis Felipe Salamanca

El Baile de la vida

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 171 episodes;

Co-writer with Paola Arias and Paola Cazares

rowspan="2"| 2006

| La Ex

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 159 episodes;

Co-writer with Cesar Bentacur and Luis Felipe Salamanca

Amores Cruzados

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 120 episodes;

Co-writer with Susanna Prieto, Perla Ramírez and Luis Felipe Salamanca

2008

| La pasión según nuestros días

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

2009

| Bermúdez

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 127 episodes;

rowspan="2"| 2010

| Secretos de Familia

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 98 episodes;

Co-writer with Adriana Barreto, Carlos Fernández de Soto, Ana Fernández Martínez, Perla Ramírez and Claudia Sánchez

El encantador

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 43 episodes

rowspan="2"| 2011

| Amar y Temer

| {{partial|Head writer}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 88 episodes

La teacher de Ingles

| {{Partial|Original idea}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

2013

| Prohinido amar

| {{partial|Story}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| 90 episodes

2017

| Polvo Carnavalero

| {{Partial|Original story}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 89 episodes;

Based on the film of the same title written by him

2019

| Siempre bruja

| {{no}}

|{{partial|Executive producer}}

| {{no}}

| 18 episodes

2020

| Chichipatos: ¡Que Chimba de Navidad!

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| TV movie

2020–Present

| Chichipatos

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 15 episodes

=Theatre=

class="wikitable" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"

! Year

! Title

! Writer

! Producer

! Director

! Notes

rowspan="5"|2018

|Hombre con hombre, mujer con mujer

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

¡Callate y escribe!

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

El concurso

| {{no}}

|{{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

El Puesto

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

Hay un Complot

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-writer with César Bentacur

2019

| Guía Sexual para el Fin del Mundo

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

Other works

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Film

! Notes

2006

| Dios los junta y ellos se separan

| Assistant art director

2011

| En Coma

| rowspan="2"|Script consultant

rowspan="2"| 2013

| De Rolling por Colombia

El señor de Los cielos

| TV series;

Executive Vice President of production

2014

| De Rolling 2: Por el sueño mundialista

| Script consultant

2018

| La Mamá del 10

| TV series;

Executive Vice President of production

References

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