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Paloma Valenzuela is a Dominican-American writer, director and actress originally from the city of Boston. She is the creative director of the production company La Palomita Productions (formerly known as La Gringa Loca Productions, LLC which was founded in 2010) She is the writer/producer/creator of the comedic web series "The Pineapple Diaries". In 2017 the show was featured in Latina Magazine's "5 Web Series Every Latinx Needs to Watch Right Now". Her work has participated as Official Selection at film festivals such as the New Orleans Film Festival and Miami Short Film Festival among others. In 2019 Paloma was featured in Boston Magazine's "Boston's New Creative Guard" and selected as one of the WBUR The Artery 25, a series highlighting millennials of color making an impact in the Boston arts scene. In 2019 Paloma won Best Supporting Actress at the Premios IRIS Dominicana Movie Awards for her role as Lolita in the film "Un 4to de Josue" which is streaming on HBO. Paloma has collaborated with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum as a museum Neighborhood Salon Artist Luminary. From 2020-2021 she directed an edited the 7 episode series for the Gardner Museum entitled “The Luminary Lens Series” and in 2021 directed a short documentary film for the Gardner Museum’s Amplifier project entitled, “The Making of Traka”. She is the recipient of the 2016 Creative City Grant and in 2019 she was granted the City of Boston Artist Fellowship. In March 2020 Paloma finished editing and launching the third season of "The Pineapple Diaries". She is currently planning for future projects and also has been working as a teaching artist teaching screenwriting and productions for organizations such as GrubStreet in Boston. In 2021 Paloma joined the faculty at Brandeis University as Lecturer of English, teaching Screenwriting in the Creative Writing Department.
Paloma Valenzuela es dramaturga, guionista, directora y actriz, Dominico-Americana originalmente de la ciudad de Boston. Es la directora creativa de la productora La Palomita Productions (antes conocida como La Gringa Loca Productions, LLC). Es la escritora / productora / creadora de la serie web "The Pineapple Diaries". En 2017, el programa fue reconocido en la revista Latina Magazine "5 Web Series Every Latinx Needs to Watch Right Now" Su trabajo ha participado como Selección Oficial en festivales de cine como el New Orleans Film Festival y el Miami Short Film Festival entre otros. En 2019, Paloma fue incluída en "Boston's New Creative Guard" de Boston Magazine y fue seleccionada como una de las WBUR The Artery 25, una serie que destaca a los millennials de color que tienen un impacto en la escena artística de la ciudad de Boston. En 2019, Paloma ganó el premio a Mejor Actriz de Reparto en los Premios IRIS Dominicana Movie Awards por su papel de Lolita en la película "Un 4to de Josue" que actualmente se transmite por HBO. Paloma ha colaborado con el Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum como Museum Neighborhood Salon Artist Luminary. De 2020 a 2021 dirigió y editó la serie de 7 episodios para el Museo Gardner titulada "The Luminary Lens Series" y en 2021 dirigió un cortometraje documental para el proyecto Amplifier del Museo Gardner titulado "The Making of Traka". Recibió la Beca Creative City Grant de 2016 y en 2019 ganó la Beca de Artista de la Ciudad de Boston. En marzo de 2020 Paloma terminó de editar y lanzar la tercera temporada de "The Pineapple Diaries". Actualmente está planificando proyectos futuros y también ha estado trabajando como artista docente enseñando escritura de guiones y producción para organizaciones como GrubStreet en Boston. En 2021 Paloma se unió a la facultad de la Universidad de Brandeis como profesora de inglés, impartiendo clases de escritura de guiones en el departamento de escritura creativa.