Two-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Rudy Valdez has become known in the entertainment
industry for his commitment to telling powerful, diverse, and dynamic stories through an unparalleled
and self-taught cinematic lens. His ability to capture the essence of human emotion and experience has
earned him critical acclaim and has firmly established Valdez as a transformative and influential figure
in the world of filmmaking.
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Recent credits include the six-part docuseries “Choir” (Disney+) and the
poignant, award nominated documentary “Carlos” (Sony Pictures Classics, Imagine Documentaries)
both of which Valdez served as Director, Executive Producer, and Cinematographer. Both films were
official selections at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, with “Carlos” earning a 2023 Critics’ Choice
Documentary Award nomination for Best Music Documentary. Valdez’s award-winning documentary
short “Translators” (in partnership with U.S. Bank) also recently debuted and was an official selection at
LALIFF and the Tribeca Film Festival and won the Tribeca X Award for Best Short Documentary.
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