Camilo Torres(I)
- Writer
- Composer
Born in Buenos Aires, Camilo studied Film and TV Screenwriting at the Escuela Superior de Cinematografía, Argentina. In 1999 y 2000, he was one of the writers of the tv show "CAMPEONES DE LA VIDA" (LIFE CHAMPIONS), a heartfelt drama about boxers that received the MARTIN FIERRO AWARD (Argentinean EMMY) for Best Screenplay. In 2003, Camilo joined the writers' team of "SOY GITANO (I'M A GIPSY)", a 250-episode telenovela, a saga that narrates the clash between two families and shown all across Latin America. A year later, he was part of another writer's room in "PADRE CORAJE (BRAVE FATHER JOHN)", another telenovela that obtained several awards such as PREMIO CLARÍN DE ORO and MARTIN FIERRO AWARD (Argentinean EMMY), in 2005, although as well as huge recognition from press and audience. That same year, Camilo joined the writers' team of "HOMBRES DE HONOR (MEN OF HONOR)" along with acclaimed writer/director Lucía Puenzo and Marcela Guerty, and in 2006 he participated as a writer for SOS MI VIDA (YOU'RE MY LIFE)". Later in 2009, he became part of POL-KA's (Argentina's content powerhouse production company) writers' team for the series "VALIENTES (THE BRAVE ONES)", produced for network TV. In 2010, Camilo wrote "BOLERO", a feature film character-driven drama about a tango singer with a dark past. In 2011 and 2012, he joined the writers' team of "VIOLETTA", a successful young-adult series for DISNEY CHANNEL. With "ABSTRACT", his first English-language romantic comedy feature film screenplay, Camilo reached STORYPROS Screenplay Contest QUARTERFINALS in 2012. He joined Lucía Puenzo again in 2015 as a writer in "CROMO" (CHROME), an award-winning thriller for the INCAA, (Argentina's Cinema Institute) DIGITAL TV contest. And in 2016 Camilo wrote many episodes of "EDUCANDO A NINA" (Teaching Nina), a comedy tv show that instantly became a huge success. In 2017 he moved to México City, where he was part of the writer's room for the series "EL CÉSAR", for Amazon. Now, Camilo is creating and developing stories for production companies such as ARGOS, SONY TELEVISION, and TELEVISA. He's represented by Sentient Entertainment.
