Angel Gracia

Angel Gracia is a Los Angeles based director born in Caracas, Venezuela, who moved to the Miami, Florida to go to college and eventually became a US citizen.In 2011 Angel directed his first feature film From Prada to Nada for Lionsgate, based on Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, which won two "Alma Awards" and two "Imagen Awards".In 2014 he directed and co-executive produced the pilot for the TV series 'Table Manners' and "Mex in the City".Angel joined Ridley Scott's RSA Films in 2001, the first Hispanic director in the company's history, and later became a partner when he co-founded a Latin division within the company. He later moved to Believe Media for commercials representation worldwide and the Gersh Agency for films and TV.He started his career after he won a Student Oscar for his experimental short "The Three Cornered Hat" and an MTV's Video Contest award for Madonna's True Blue single.Angel has directed over 200 commercials for international brands such as Coca-Cola, Mercedes, Honda, Toyota, Ford, VW, Dodge, MasterCard, Coors, and directed celebrities Julianne Moore, Penelope Cruz, Val Kilmer, Terry Crews, Sofia Vergara, Hugh Laurie, Shaquille O'neal, Kaka, and Fabio Capello, amongst others. Show less «