Cat Fletcher
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Carlos Alfredo Torres "Cat" Fletcher (born October 31, 1959 is a Venezuelan film and television writer, director and producer. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, the son of the bullfighter Carmelo Torres and the filmmaker Miriam Fletcher. He has been a United States resident since 1985.
Fletcher was the founder of Video Sistema Taurino in 1979. He graduated from the National Academy of Cinema and Television of Caracas Venezuela (TV Production - 1981) and from the ITESM (Monterrey Institute of Technology (Electronics and Communications Engineering) (1985). Since 1985, he has produced TV commercials for the US Hispanic market having made more than 500 pieces in a period of 20 years. He has also been a cinema and TV correspondent for the magazines of the Izarra Group. He is currently working on projects relating to cinema and high definition television.
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[edit] Managerial Positions
- General Manager of International Television Studios Mexico (1982-1985)
- President of International Television Studios in Miami (1985-2006)
- Sales Manager for Princess Productions (1991)
- Technical Chief advisor for Planet Media (1999-2001)
- Vice-president Lucy Productions (2002-2004)
- Vice-president Filmvest Corporation (2005)
[edit] Technical Positions
- Manolo Martínez' personal video cameraman (1979-1982).
- Cameraman in Venezuela for XHDF Channel 13 of Mexico (1979-1982)
- Cameraman in Mexico for Radio Caracas Television (1982-1983)
- Bulls and Bullfighters (1984) XEIPN-TV Channel Eleven, Mexico. (Field Producer)
- Cameraman for Colombian and Venezuelan television stations in Miami(Venevisión, Caracol TV) (1988).
- Producer for Las Américas Horse Race Track (Mexico) 1983-1985
- Technical director for concerts of Emmanuel in Miami, Los Angeles and Las Vegas
[edit] Credits
[edit] Documentaries
- Latin Tours (1980) (Mention of Honor in the Berlin Tourism Film Fest) Producer.
- Caesar Girón (1981) (Tribute at the 10 years of his death) Producer.
- Sport in Mexico City and its function in the social development of the Population (UNESCO) Prize (1982)
- A Traveller in the Winding Route... Juan Pablo II (1987) Executive producer, Producer and Scriptwriter.
- The Bulls in the World (1990) Producing Executive (Mention Cannes film festival of TV)
- Cubans in America (2004) Producer and musical producer. (Documentary for PBS)
[edit] Educational Film/TV
- Hablando Inglés (1991) Course to learn to speak English using transliteration, Director
- Muscle Flex (1990-1991) Fish farming program for The Sunshine Channel Network of Florida.
- Handguns and Home Survival (1988) Technical Director
[edit] Films
- Deathly Contact (1995) Co-Producer; Assistant DP.
- Street Survival (2005) Co-Producer; Assistant DP, Musical Producer.