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MARINA DEL REY, USA // Jesus M. Rodriguez was born in Caracas, Venezuela.

Since he was a child his love for making movies marked his life. His first films were horrors movies he shot when he was 13 in super 8, filled with home made FX. Later, Jesus completed both undergraduate studies in Communications and post-graduate work in Biology.

Jesus also studied Acting, Production, Graphic Design and Ballet. His first jobs in the industry were as an Art Director, Production Designer for features, music videos and commercials.

Jesus has directed more than 200 commercials and received more than 70 international awards, including a Gold Medal in the New York Festivals, Best of Show in PROMAX-BDA Latin America and Best Directing in PROMAX BDA Global 2004.

Jesus has worked as the head of Marketing for networks like Disney Channel, Fuse, OWN and BET. Today he is the SVP of Creative + Strategy at Makine Studios and clients include Disney, MTV, FX, Audible, Paramount, Netflix and many more.