Leslie Calvo

Leslie Calvo (born in San José, Costa Rica) is a Spanish film producer and director. He has been the executive producer of last musical films of awarded Spanish director Carlos Saura.

Leslie Calvo
Born
Leslie Calvo Grijalba

San José, Costa Rica
NationalitySpanish
OccupationFilm Producer, Director, actor
Years active1998 - present

Education

He began his education in Dramatic Art in Costa Rica where he worked as an actor in the National Theater Company. In 1991 moved to Spain.[1]

L. Calvo has graduated at Business Telecom (UPC/ Telefónica), at Media Business School (MBS) in European Master in Audiovisual Management, and in Audiovisual Production by the School of Radio Televisión Española (RTVE).[2]

Film producer

In 1998 he was assistant director and executive producer of A Perfect Day directed by Jacobo Rispa (Goya Prize 2000), and produced other short films such as Acelera and Aguilar Soria, documentary on the work of painter Alejandro Aguilar Soria.[3]

His time as a producer of feature films and documentaries began in 2002: Chueca: buscando una identidad, directed by Juana Macías, Iruya la magia del títere by Damián Ainstein,( Fike Prize 2002 Évora – Portugal),[4] y Di que sí by Juan Calvo. He also participated in the production of Teresa: el cuerpo de Cristo by Ray Loriga;[5]¿Y tú quién eres? by Antonio Mercero, and was production manager of TV serie Mi gemela es hija única.

He has participated in the last musical productions and documentaries of awarded Director Carlos Saura: Fados (2007- Luso Spanish Prize of Art and culture),[6] Symphony of Aragon (2008 - Best Audiovisual Award Zaragoza Universal Exhibition)[7] and Flamenco, Flamenco (2009) as production manager.

In 2010 he founded Tresmonstruos Media and produced Vivir de negro by Alejo Flah,[8] Los B de M de Rosa Maroto (Best short film Moratalaz Film Festival), and the documentaries Sin Ruido,[9] Zarzuela en Femenino[10] and Zarzuela en Masculino.[11]

In 2016 Calvo has been the Producer of Jota: Beyond Flamenco by Carlos Saura (Official selection - International Festival of Toronto;[12] and premiered in Zaragoza) . "Jota" is a musical and dance documentary with the participation of musicians Ara Malikian, Juan Manuel Cañizares and Carlos Núñez; and international dancers as Sara Baras and Miguel Ángel Berna.[13]

Notes and References
  1. ARCE (Revistas Culturales: Revista Intramuros nº 45. (Special number dedicated to Costa Rica, pp 10-11). https://www.quioscocultural.com/intramuros/749-intramuros-n-45.html
  2. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1991159/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
  3. La Nación (1/05/2005). Constancia: Pantalla Grande, de Karina Salguero. http://wvw.nacion.com/viva/2005/mayo/01/espectaculos0.html
  4. Público. “Festival Internacional de Curtas-metragens de Évora atribui oito prémios” https://www.publico.pt/2002/11/27/culturaipsilon/noticia/festival-internacional-de-curtasmetragens-de-evora-atribui-oito-premios-198714
  5. "Ray Loriga levita y la Iglesia palpita (Santa Teresa, gloria in excelsis deo)" El Mundo (6 de marzo, 2007) http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2007/03/06/cineclu/1173200599.html
  6. http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/1612827/0/carlos-saura/fados/premio/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1056422/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
  7. Biblioteca Nacional de España, datos “Sinfonía de Aragón”. http://datos.bne.es/edicion/a4649697.html y https://wn.com/carlos_saura_sinfon%C3%ADa_de_arag%C3%B3n
  8. https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film641847.html
  9. “Carlos Saura produce un documental sobre flamenco” Fotogramas (13/11/2012) http://www.fotogramas.es/Noticias-cine/Carlos-Saura-produce-un-documental-sobre-flamenco
  10. Europa Press http://www.europapress.es/andalucia/fundacion-cajasol-00621/noticia-malaga-cultura-cervantes-fundacion-zarzuela-thyssen-retratan-musica-pintura-mujer-siglo-xix-20130912171833.html
  11. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4557084/
  12. Toronto International Film Festival, http://www.tiff.net/films/j-beyond-flamenco/; The Americas Film Festival New York, http://www.taffny.com/j-beyond-flamenco-2017
  13. “El Festival Internacional de Cine de Panamá arranca con proyección de "Jota", La Vanguardia 31/3/2017. “Festival de Cine de Panamá será la vitrina de los filmes independientes de América Latina, Agencia EFE https://www.efe.com/efe/america/cultura/festival-de-cine-panama-sera-la-vitrina-los-filmes-independientes-america-latina/20000009-3224289
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