Delia Fiallo

   
Cuban author and screenwriter Delia Fiallo is considered to be the “mother of the Latin American telenovela.” In all, more than 80 of her soap operas have been successfully adapted in different countries and languages.

Fiallo studied philosophy and literature in Havana, receiving a doctorate in 1948. She began writing radionovelas in Havana in 1949. Her first adaptation to a telenovela, Soraya, was released in Cuba in 1957. She left the country with her family in 1966 for exile in Miami, where she continues to live.

Fiallo lived briefly in Venezuela to supervise productions of her works in that country, including the telenovela Lucecita. In all, Fiallo has written more than two dozen original telenovelas, including: El Angel Perverso (a radionovela), La Señorita Elena, Tu Mundo y el Mio, Triunfo del Amor, Un Refugio Para el Amor, La Que no Podía Amar, and Cuidado con el Angel. Her shows have aired in Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, and the Phillipines.

A “Goddess of Telenovelas” award was created in Fiallo’s name at the 9th annual Summit of the Telenovela Industry in 2011.

Delia Fiallo was represented by Arcadia International from 1989 to 2011. Arcadia International is a major distributor of telenovelas throughout Latin America. The company, which was founded by Miguel Rosenfeld in 1986, is well-known for representing some of the most well-respected and prolific writers in the telenovela industry. The company also acquires telenovelas from around the world for distribution in Latin America.

Chairman and CEO of Arcadia, Miguel Rosenfeld, has been called a visionary since he first saw the potential of the telenovela industry. Over his 28-year career as a top executive and entrepreneur, he has proven himself to be a deft strategist and a leader in the television, cable, and communications industries throughout North America, Latin America, and Europe.