Kalinda Vazquez
{{short description|Television writer and producer}}
{{Infobox person
| image =
| caption =
| birth_place = New York, NY
| other_names = Kalinda Vasquez
| occupation = Television writer, producer
| years_active = 2003–present
}}
Kalinda Vazquez is an American television writer and producer.
She is well known for her work on the Fox drama Prison Break and The CW espionage series Nikita.{{Cite web|url=https://whywewriteseries.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/why-we-write-number-23-kalinda-vazquez/|title=Why We Write – Number 23: Kalinda Vazquez|date=January 20, 2008}}
Career
Vazquez worked as a writing assistant, staff writer and story editor from 2006 to 2009 on the Fox drama Prison Break. She also contributed several scripts to the series and co-wrote the final installment Prison Break: The Final Break.{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/1521707/Kalinda-Vasquez|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130131310/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1521707/Kalinda-Vasquez|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2013|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|title=Kalinda Vazquez Filmography|accessdate=November 6, 2012}}
She was an executive story editor and writer on the first season of the Fox action series Human Target.
In summer 2010, she joined the staff of The CW action thriller series Nikita{{'}}s first season, as a writer and executive story editor. At the start of the second season, Vazquez was promoted to co-producer, a title she held until her departure at the end of the season.
In fall 2012, Vazquez joined the second season crew of the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time as a writer and producer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/once-a-time-producer-shares-703430|title='Once Upon a Time' Producer Shares Advice for Landing a TV Job (Guest Column) | Hollywood Reporter|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=15 May 2014 }}
As of March 2021, Vazquez has a number of projects in development. In February 2021, it was announced that she was working with George R. R. Martin on a television adaptation of Roger Zelazny's novel Roadmarks.{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/hbo-developing-adaptation-roger-zelazny-sci-fi-novel-roadmarks-with-kalinda-vazquez-george-r-r-martin-1234696624/ | title=George R.R. Martin & Kalinda Vazquez Developing Adaptation Of Roger Zelazny's Sci-Fi Novel 'Roadmarks' At HBO | author=Peter White | date=February 18, 2021 | work=Deadline | accessdate=2021-03-13}} Then in March 2021, it was announced that Vazquez had been asked by Paramount Pictures to develop her own idea for a new Star Trek film.{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/star-trek-movie-kalinda-vazquez-jj-abrams-paramount-1234706899/ | title=Kalinda Vazquez Set By Paramount To Script Original Star Trek Movie | author=Mike Fleming, Jr | date=March 4, 2021 | work=Deadline | accessdate=2021-03-13 }} Vazquez has previous experience with Star Trek, being credited for the teleplay to the third season episode of Star Trek: Discovery titled Terra Firma, Part 2. She was also named after a character from the original series episode "By Any Other Name".
In December 2021, Vazquez signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix. Under the deal, she will create, write and produce a young adult mystery thriller Arbor Hall as her own first project.{{cite web|title=Netflix Inks Overall Deal With 'Fear the Walking Dead' Writer and Producer Kalinda Vazquez|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/netflix-kalinda-vazquez-deal-1235132278/|work=Variety|last=Hailu|first=Selome|date=December 13, 2021|access-date=December 13, 2021}}{{Cite web|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|date=December 13, 2021|title=Netflix Signs Development Deal With Kalinda Vazquez; Sets YA Thriller As First Project|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/netflix-development-deal-kalinda-vazquez-1234890145/|access-date=December 14, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|1576909}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vazquez, Kalinda}}
Category:American women television producers
Category:American television writers
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:American women television writers
Category:Television producers from New York City