Betty Kaplan
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Betty Kaplan is a Venezuelan-American film director born in New York City and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. She has directed oña Bárbara (1998 film)|Almost a Woman
and Of Love and Shadows. Kaplan currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
She has won several awards, among them the Peabody and many Audience Awards for her work.
Her previous directorial work includes “ONE HOT SUMMER” starring Vanessa Marcil, Casper Van Dien and Jon Seda shot for LIFETIME Television released in 2009; “LAW AND ORDER CRIMINAL INTENT, "LEGACY” season 7 (2008), this was the highest rated Law & Order Criminal Intent episode: at 4.06 local & 3.8 National numbers; “THE DIVISION: THE JOURNEY” Season 2 for LIFETIME (2002) This was the highest rated Original Series Episode at 3.6 National numbers; "BOLIVAR," an entire mini-series for television Kaplan wrote and directed, financed by Venezuelan state television, dramatizing Simon Bolivar
historical saga liberating South America from Spain. An annual television event in Venezuela; "CAMINOS QUE ANDAN," a series of eleven docu-dramas on the lives of Latin American writers that she filmed in Venezuela for the National Television of Venezuela.
In Of Love and Shadows, an adaptation of a Chilean novelist Isabel Allende book, Kaplan gave Spaniard actor Antonio Banderas
his first English language movie role; introducing Banderas to Hollywood. Jennifer Connelly was the lead in this film, convincing Latin Americans that she was truly upper class Chilean. Stefania Sandrelli (THE CONFORMIST) was also the lead. Often Kaplan writes, directs and produces her own film projects.
Current film project: "El Numero Uno". The fascinating tragic story of Venezuela's Johnny Carson, Renny Ottolina, its top media personality. Local media moguls and politicians felt so threatened by Ottolina's popularity they forced him out television, but he came back much stronger on radio. Venezuelans tired of corruption were looking for a political savior and Renny Ottolina decided to run for president. Three months before the elections, Ottolina was killed.
Betty has also directed several television commercials, directed theater in Los Angeles. She is Co-Chair of the Directors Guild of America Latino Committee, organizing key events, including the screening of Guillermo Del Toro’s THE GOLDEN ARMY, THIS IS IT, Michael Jackson's film directed by Kenny Ortega and did the Q&A of Rodrigo Garcia's MOTHER AND CHILD. . Betty is currently working on over a dozen Screenplays in various Genres that are out to major Production companies for consideration.
Official Betty Kaplan website link:
http://www.BettyKaplan.org
Almost a Woman
Almost a Woman is a 2001 made-for-television film, directed by Betty Kaplan and based on the autobiographical book of the same name by Puerto Rican writer Esmeralda Santiago. This captivating movie is about a young woman named Esmeralda and her family move to New York from a rural area of Puerto...
and Of Love and Shadows. Kaplan currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
She has won several awards, among them the Peabody and many Audience Awards for her work.
Her previous directorial work includes “ONE HOT SUMMER” starring Vanessa Marcil, Casper Van Dien and Jon Seda shot for LIFETIME Television released in 2009; “LAW AND ORDER CRIMINAL INTENT, "LEGACY” season 7 (2008), this was the highest rated Law & Order Criminal Intent episode: at 4.06 local & 3.8 National numbers; “THE DIVISION: THE JOURNEY” Season 2 for LIFETIME (2002) This was the highest rated Original Series Episode at 3.6 National numbers; "BOLIVAR," an entire mini-series for television Kaplan wrote and directed, financed by Venezuelan state television, dramatizing Simon Bolivar
Simón Bolívar
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...
historical saga liberating South America from Spain. An annual television event in Venezuela; "CAMINOS QUE ANDAN," a series of eleven docu-dramas on the lives of Latin American writers that she filmed in Venezuela for the National Television of Venezuela.
In Of Love and Shadows, an adaptation of a Chilean novelist Isabel Allende book, Kaplan gave Spaniard actor Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas
José Antonio Domínguez Banderas , better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film actor, film director, film producer and singer...
his first English language movie role; introducing Banderas to Hollywood. Jennifer Connelly was the lead in this film, convincing Latin Americans that she was truly upper class Chilean. Stefania Sandrelli (THE CONFORMIST) was also the lead. Often Kaplan writes, directs and produces her own film projects.
Current film project: "El Numero Uno". The fascinating tragic story of Venezuela's Johnny Carson, Renny Ottolina, its top media personality. Local media moguls and politicians felt so threatened by Ottolina's popularity they forced him out television, but he came back much stronger on radio. Venezuelans tired of corruption were looking for a political savior and Renny Ottolina decided to run for president. Three months before the elections, Ottolina was killed.
Betty has also directed several television commercials, directed theater in Los Angeles. She is Co-Chair of the Directors Guild of America Latino Committee, organizing key events, including the screening of Guillermo Del Toro’s THE GOLDEN ARMY, THIS IS IT, Michael Jackson's film directed by Kenny Ortega and did the Q&A of Rodrigo Garcia's MOTHER AND CHILD. . Betty is currently working on over a dozen Screenplays in various Genres that are out to major Production companies for consideration.
Official Betty Kaplan website link:
http://www.BettyKaplan.org