Dago García
# Dago García

Darío Armando García Granados, better known as Dago García (Bogota, 11 February 1962), is a screenwriter, film producer, director, editor and social communicator. He works currently as production vice-president of Colombian private television network Canal Caracol. He is one of Colombia's most well-known screenwriters.

## Personal life

Dago García has a degree in Social Communication from Universidad Externado. García was married to actress Martha Osorio, with whom he has two girls (18 and 26 years old). From 2000 on he has been in a relationship with journalist María Mercedes (Mechaz) Sánchez. His brother, Mario Iván García Granados, is currently an executive producer of Dago García Producciones, the producing company he founded. García also used to play as DJ in the well-known “Quiebracanto” pub in Bogota.

## Work

Dago García has been writing for television, theatre and cinema from the 90's, during which time he has written and produced more than thirty series and soap operas (some in association with Luis Felipe Salamanca), a fellow graduate from University Externado of Colombia. Among his creations are popular soap operas “Pedro el Escamoso” (2001), “Pecados capitales” (2002), and “La saga” (2004), among numerous others, which have obtained him national and Latin American awards like Simón Bolívar, India Catalina, Tv y Novelas, and El Tiempo for Best Screenwriting and Best Soap opera. He also obtained the prize to Best Screenwriting and Best Producing Company in the Latin American meeting of soap operas of 2004, in Uruguay.

In addition to his work in soap operas, Dago García has been working prolifically in producing and writing movies. "La mujer del piso alto" and "Posición viciada" both obtained the Cinemateca Distrital 25 years award Best Script, and were nominated by Colombia to the Goya Awards in 1998. His Es mejor ser rico que pobre participated in the Official Selection in the Festivals of Cartagena, Chicago, Montreal, Miami, and Villaverdey.

"Dago García Producciones" was created by him and Juan Carlos Velásquez in 1995, and from 1999 has managed to produce a film every year aimed at the general public in Colombia. García has been producer, screenwriter and co-editor of several films with the company. Despite receiving very negative reviews from critics, these movies have proved to be quite successful at the box office in Colombia, grossing on occasion more than Hollywood films.

García has also been teacher of screen writing for many universities in Colombia (Externado, the Javeriana, Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Rosary, Central University, and Minuto de Dios) and in Cuba (International School of Cinema and Television of Saint Antonio of the Bathrooms).

### Filmography

| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | La Mujer del Piso Alto | No | Yes | Yes | No | Co-screenwriter with Ricardo Coral |
| 1997 | Posición Viciada | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1999 | Es Mejor ser Rico que Pobre | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2000 | Kalibre 35 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-screenwriter with Raúl García; Co-edited with Hugo Ardila, Luis F. Delgado, Raúl García and Frank Rojas |
| 2001 | La Pena Máxima | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-screenwriter with Luis Felipe Salamanca based on the story "Un día de fútbol" by Jose Luis Varela; Co-edited with Monica Cifuentes |
| 2002 | Te Busco | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2003 | El Carro | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2004 | Colombianos, un acto de fe | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2004 | La Esquina | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-screenwriter with Enrique Carriazo |
| 2005 | Mi abuelo, mi papá y yo | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Co-director with Juan Carlos Vásquez |
| 2006 | Las Cartas del Gordo | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Co-director with Juan Carlos Vásquez |
| 2007 | Muertos de susto | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2008 | Ni te cases, ni te embarques | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-screenwriter with César Bentacur; Co-edited with Ricardo Coral |
| 2009 | In fraganti | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Juan Camilo Pinzon and Carolina Silva |
| 2010 | El Paseo | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2011 | El escritor de telenovelas | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2012 | La Captura | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Co-director with Juan Carlos Vásquez |
| 2012 | Mi gente linda, mi gente bella | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2012 | El paseo 2 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also story with Fernando Lara; Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2013 | De Rolling por Colombia | No | No | No | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva; Also script consultant |
| 2013 | El Control | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2013 | El paseo 3 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2014 | Carta al Niño Dios | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2014 | Uno al año no hace daño | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2015 | Shakespare | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2015 | El Abrazo de la Serpiente | No | No | Supporting producer | No | With the support of Dago García Producciones and Caracol Television |
| 2015 | Regue chicken | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also story with María Mercedes Sánchez; Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2015 | Vivo en el Limbo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-screenwriter with Roberto Flores Prieto and Carlos Franco; Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2015 | Uno al año no hace daño 2 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2016 | Polvo Calvanerro | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2016 | El Lamento | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-screenwriter with Gina Ortega; Co-edited with Juan Camilo Pinzon, Carolina Silva and Julio Cesar Viveros |
| 2016 | El Coco | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2016 | El paseo 4 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also story with Fernando Lara; Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2017 | El País más feliz del mundo | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2017 | El coco 2 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2017 | Agente Ñero Ñero 7: Comando Jungla | No | No | Supporting producer | No | With the support of Dago García Producciones and Caracol Television |
| 2017 | El paseo de Teresa | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2018 | Tuya, mía...te la apuesto (La Pena Maxíma) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mexican Remake of his film "La Pena Maxima" from 2002 co-written with Luis Felipe Salamanca based on th short story "Un día de fútbol" by Jose Luis Varela; Co-screenwriter with Felipe Salamanca and Jose Luis Varela; Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2018 | Sal | No | No | Associate producer | No | Associate producers by Dago García Producciones and Caracol Television |
| 2018 | Pájaros de Verano | No | No | Associate producer | No | Associate producers by Dago García Producciones and Caracol Television |
| 2018 | El Reality | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2018 | El Man del Porno | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2018 | El Paseo 5: El Paseo de Oficina | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2018 | Niña errante | No | No | Supporting producer | No | With the support of Dago García Producciones and Caracol Television |
| 2018 | Los Fierros | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2019 | La Surcursal | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2019 | Boyacoman y la esmeralda sagrada | No | No | Supporting producer | No | With the support of Dago García Producciones and Carcol Television |
| 2019 | Los Ajenos Fútbol Club | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2019 | El Coco 3 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2019 | Al son que me toquen bailo | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2020 | El Olvido que Seremos | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2021 | Lokillo en: Mi Otra Yo | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-screenwriter with César Bentacu, Yedinson Flores and Juan Pablo Martínez; Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2021 | El Paseo 6 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2022 | Un Rabón con Corazón | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2022 | El Último Hombre Sobre la Tierra | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |
| 2022 | Gospel | No | Yes | No | No | |
| 2023 | El Actor, El Director y La Guionista | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-edited with Carolina Silva |

### Television

| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Director | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | El Pasado no Perdona | Yes | No | No | 150 episodes; Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca |
| 1990-1991 | Te Voy a enseñar querer | Yes | No | No | 128 episodes; Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca |
| 1991 | Asunción | Yes | No | No | TV-miniseries; Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca |
| 1992 | La Pantera | Yes | No | No | 10 episodes; Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca |
| 1992-1993 | El Último Beso | Yes | No | No | 100 episodes; |
| 1993-1994 | Pasiones Secretas | Yes | No | No | 215 episodes; Co-writer with Humberto 'Kiko' Uliveri and Luis Felipe Salamanca |
| 1996 | La sombra del deseo | Yes | No | No | 110 episodes; Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca |
| 1996 | Candela | Yes | No | No | 116 episodes; Co-writer with Ramon Jimena |
| 1997-1998 | Dios se lo pague | Adaptation | Yes | No | 259 episodes |
| 1998 | Tierra de Nadie | Yes | No | No | TV-movie |
| 1998-1999 | Tres veces Sofía | Story | No | No | 220 episodes; Story with Luis Felipe Salamanca |
| 1999 | La Guerra de las rosas | Yes | Yes | No | 161 episodes; Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca and Helena Valencia |
| 1999 | Julius | Yes | Yes | No | 160 episodes; Script with Luis Felipe Salamanca |
| 2000 | El tío Alberto | Yes | No | No | 129 episodes Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamnca |
| 2000 | María Rosa, buscame una esposa | Yes | No | No | 120 episodes |
| 2000 | La Baby-sitter | No | Yes | No | 160 episodes |
| 2001 | Pedro el escamoso | Yes | Supervising producer | No | 325 episodes Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca, Adriana Barreto, Monica Domínguez, Juan Andrés Granados, Perla Ramírez and Rafael Rojas. |
| 2002 | Pecados Capitales | Yes | No | No | 163 episodes; Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca |
| 2002 | Morning Maria | Yes | No | No | 119 episodes; Co-writer with Juan Andres Granados and Luis Felipe Salamanca |
| 2003 | Sofía dame tiempo | Idea | No | No | 130 episodes Idea with Luis Felipe Salamanca |
| 2003 | Como Pedro por su casa | Yes | No | No | Co-writer with Luis Felipe Salamanca |
| 2003 | Ángel de la Guarda, mi dulce compañía | No | Yes | No | 122 episodes |
| 2004 | La Saga: Negocio de Familia | Yes | Yes | Yes | 186 episodes; Co-directed with Juan Carlos Villamizar; Co-writer with Solanges Acosta, Paola Arias, Paola Cáceres and Christina Hernández |
| 2004-2005 | La Séptima Puerta | Yes | No | No | 261 episodes; Co-writer with Adriana Barreto, Alexandra Ortiz, Johnny A Ortiz, Gerardo Pinzon and Ruth Viasús |
| 2004-2005 | Luna, la heredera | Yes | No | No | 120 episodes; Co-writer with María Eugenia Argomedo, Paola Arias, Liliana Bocanegra, Víctor Castillo and Luis Felipe Salamanca |
| 2005 | El Pasado no perdona | Idea | No | No | 150 episodes; Idea with Luis Felipe Salamanca |
| 2005 | El Baile de la vida | Yes | Yes | No | 171 episodes; Co-writer with Paola Arias and Paola Cazares |
| 2006 | La Ex | Yes | Yes | No | 159 episodes; Co-writer with Cesar Bentacur and Luis Felipe Salamanca |
| 2006 | Amores Cruzados | Yes | No | No | 120 episodes; Co-writer with Susanna Prieto, Perla Ramírez and Luis Felipe Salamanca |
| 2008 | La pasión según nuestros días | Yes | No | No | |
| 2009 | Bermúdez | Yes | Yes | No | 127 episodes; |
| 2010 | Secretos de Familia | Yes | No | No | 98 episodes; Co-writer with Adriana Barreto, Carlos Fernández de Soto, Ana Fernández Martínez, Perla Ramírez and Claudia Sánchez |
| 2010 | El encantador | No | Yes | No | 43 episodes |
| 2011 | Amar y Temer | Head writer | No | No | 88 episodes |
| 2011 | La teacher de Ingles | Original idea | No | No | |
| 2013 | Prohinido amar | Story | No | No | 90 episodes |
| 2017 | Polvo Carnavalero | Original story | Yes | No | 89 episodes; Based on the film of the same title written by him |
| 2019 | Siempre bruja | No | Executive producer | No | 18 episodes |
| 2020 | Chichipatos: ¡Que Chimba de Navidad! | Yes | Yes | No | TV movie |
| 2020–Present | Chichipatos | Yes | Yes | No | 15 episodes |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Director | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | Hombre con hombre, mujer con mujer | No | Yes | No | |
| 2018 | ¡Callate y escribe! | No | Yes | No | |
| 2018 | El concurso | No | Yes | No | |
| 2018 | El Puesto | No | Yes | No | |
| 2018 | Hay un Complot | Yes | Yes | No | Co-writer with César Bentacur |
| 2019 | Guía Sexual para el Fin del Mundo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |

## Other works

| Year | Film | Notes |
| - | - | - |
| 2006 | Dios los junta y ellos se separan | Assistant art director |
| 2011 | En Coma | Script consultant |
| 2013 | De Rolling por Colombia | Script consultant |
| 2013 | El señor de Los cielos | TV series; Executive Vice President of production |
| 2014 | De Rolling 2: Por el sueño mundialista | Script consultant |
| 2018 | La Mamá del 10 | TV series; Executive Vice President of production |
