Gabriel Torrelles

Gabriel Torrelles

Gabriel Torrelles

Gabriel Torrelles
Born September 14, 1978
Caracas, Venezuela
Occupation Internet Entrepreneur, writer, television producer, novelist, poet
Nationality Venezuela
Genre Literary fiction
Notable works Peor que tú, Visto Bueno
Spouse Maiah Ocando
Website
gabrieltorrelles.com

Gabriel Torrelles is an author, filmmaker and Internet entrepreneur from Caracas, Venezuela. He wrote the novel "Worse than you" (Peor que tú, 2008) which has been considered an uncanny bestseller for youngsters in his country. He is currently living in Los Angeles, CA preparing his second book and developing online storytelling and TV series for a new generation of Latinos in the United States[1]

Worse than you (Peor que tú)

The novel portraits a generation that grows up surrounded by internet, globalization, blogs and free-porn-free 24 hours a day. In the book, a teenage girl prefer to be isolated from a dreadful reality using headphones and Social Media to scape into her own pervert and bizarre online world.[2]

Barbie is a 14-year-old girl falling into a spiral of sexual experiments, frustration and a constant struggle against "them", the others, in an urban setting that has no name, where there are no heroes. The book is full of references to volatile Venezuela's social and political events by the time the book was written. The book's First Edition sold out within two weeks, prompting Libros Urbe to publish a Second Edition just four months later.[3]

"Worse than you" was used by the Venezuela's rock band Candy 66 as inspiration for the song "Veneno", first single and promotional video from their album "Evolutio" (2010)[4]

Second novel

By 2010 it was announced that the author was working on another novel in English that would address the issue of the future and how technology has changed everything into a faster, amplified, accelerated, viral and unreal world, where romance works differently in times of digital exhibitionism, immortalism and texting.[5]

However, this second work was postponed to make way for an invitation made by playwright and TV writer Mónica Montañez to be part of the team of authors of "Vertigo", the new collection of crime fiction and noir literature in Spanish which will be publish in Spanish by Ediciones B on 2013.[6]

Internet and innovation

In recent years, Gabriel Torrelles was involved in narrative projects combining storytelling and Internet. One of the highlights has been creating and writing the 8-episode miniseries Planeta N8 —released in September 2011 and sponsored by Nokia— being the first television series of the world made entirely with cell phones.[7]

The series was part of Planetaurbe.tv's content, an online TV channel for youngsters throughout Latin America. Gabriel Torrelles was founder and CEO of Planetaurbe.tv until mid-2012. Planetaurbe.tv was an alternative weekly aimed to a young audience for 15 years, but then under Gabriel's vision decided to use digital tools and becoming into an online and interactive TV channel in partnership with Venezuela's largest media outlet, Cadena Capriles. He insisted that his dream was to make a different television, not only in terms of quality, but so, according to Internet way of thinking.[8]

Since 2012 Gabriel Torrelles is Creator and Executive Producer of an online how-to-and-syle TV series in Spanish for Latinas called "Visto Bueno". The show has been defined as "lifehacking for the style-conscious consumer" and such an effort to create a space for the young girls to discuss fashion an beauty advice for any size, on any budget.[9]

The series was nominated for Best International Series and Series of the Year in the Streamy Awards 2013. The awards recognize excellence in the arts and science in web television production, including directing, producing and script. The ceremony took place in Los Angeles and was produced by Dick Clark Productions.[10]

Personal life

Since 2005, Gabriel Torrelles maintains a relationship with his creative and business partner, the host of "Visto Bueno" and online celebrity Maiah Ocando.[11] The couple got married on a secret wedding in Los Angeles in the Summer of 2014.[12]

Bibliography

Año Título Genre
2008 Peor que tú" / "Worse than you"Novel
2008"Sexo a 62 manos" / 62 hands having sexShort stories
2010"Tiempos de Ciudad" / "City time"Short Stories

References

  1. ↑ Sam Gutelle (February 21, 2013). "'Visto Bueno' Leading The Way For International Series in America". Tubefilter. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ Silva, John Manuel (April 22, 2008). "Peor que tú (Spanish)". Panfletonegro. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ Ambar Rengel (September 22, 2008). "Gabriel Torrelles: "Los políticos no funcionan, hay que quemarlos a todos" (SPANISH)". Noticias24. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ El Universal (April 5, 2009). "Candy 66 regala su veneno en la red " (SPANISH)". El Universal. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  5. ↑ Qué Leer (February 2, 2010). "GABRIEL TORRELES: ESCRIBIR ES MI ÚNICA OPCIÓN (SPANISH)". Qué Leer. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  6. ↑ Daniel Fermín (September 27, 2012). "Una colección de novela negra a la venezolana (SPANISH)". El Universal. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  7. ↑ José Marquez (August 15, 2011). "Planetaurbe estrena serie grabada sólo con celular (SPANISH)". Últimas Noticias. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  8. ↑ El Mundo (May 25, 2011). "Gabriel Torrelles, de Planeta Urbe: El contenido trasciende a las redes sociales (SPANISH)". Últimas Noticias. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  9. ↑ Carly Lanning (February 20, 2013). "CREATORS OF 'VISTO BUENO' TALK MOVING TO AMERICA AND THE SHOCK OF BEING NOMINATED FOR A STREAMY". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  10. ↑ Philianna Ng (February 5, 2013). "Streamy Awards Unveils Audience Choice Nominees and Presenters". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  11. ↑ Ranmarvi Pernalete (November 9, 2012). "Maiah Ocando: "He hecho de todo a través de internet" [SPANISH]". Falcón Total. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  12. ↑ José G Márquez (July 26, 2014). "Maiah Ocando se casó en secreto en Los Angeles [SPANISH]". El Universal. Retrieved August 21, 2014.

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