Rafael Vega Rivera

Producer/ Head of Production
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Rafael Vega Rivera is a talented Assistant Director and Producer. Graduated with a Communications Degree with a specialization in Audiovisual Production. Professor of Production at Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA). Registered member of RECAC, Cuba’s National Registry of Creators of Audiovisual and Cinematographic Art .

As the founder of Cuba’s Ludi Theatre Company, Rafael has produced over ten critically acclaimed full-length stage shows, which have gained significant recognition among the island nation’s theater audiences. He also established the highly regarded multi-cultural center that houses the Ludi Theatre Company, recognized as one of Havana’s top artistic development spaces.

Simultaneously, Rafael has been cultivating a promising career in audiovisual production and directing assistance on high-profile projects with notable companies such as Netflix, History Channel, PBS Chicago, SunStones, and Vedado Films. As a member of the creative collective at the independent company Vedado Films, he excels in his roles as Producer and Assistant Director.

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    Filmography as Assistant Director and/or Line Producer / Producer:

    Feature Films:

    • PAPA Dir. Bob Yari. , co-production USA-Cuba. (April 2014) (2- 2 Assistant Director)
    • The Companion .Dir. Pavel Giroud .. Cuba (December 2014) (Assistant Director)
    • Omara the Last Diva Dir. Hugo Pérez (January 2018) (1st Assistant Director).
    • Shadow City. Dir. Elias Plagiano (2018) (Producer)
    • Havana Kyrie. Dir. Paolo Consorti. Italy- Cuba, Vedado Films, Opera Totale, RTV Comercial (May 2018) (2nd Assistant Director) VEDADO FILMS
    • Red. Dir. Juan Carlos Tavío. Cuba (February 2019) (1st Assistant Director) VEDADO FILMS, IDENTITY FILMS
    • James Bond 25. Dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga. England. (April 2019) Visual Effects Unit. Production coordinator. VEDADO FILMS. Commercial RTV.
    • ABURO. Dir. Cecilia Otero. USA- CUBA Columbia University, La Granja producciones. (June 2019) 2nd Assistant Director.
    • MATRIOSHKA. Dir. Sheyla Pool. Cuba (July 2019) 1st Assistant Director.

    TV:

    • The Osbourn Family. Ozzy Osbourn’s visit to Cuba. For History Channel. (2016) (Producer Coordinator)
    • Top Gear. For History Channel. (February 2016) (Producer Coordinator)
    • TF1 French television (2015) (Producer)
    • Eat the World with Emeril Lagasse. (2016) (Producer)
    • Amazing Racce Canada. (2016) (Location Manager)
    • Revolution Love (2016) (Producer)
    • The OA. Netflix (2016) (2nd Assistant director)
    • Weekend in Havana, (2017) PBS Chicago (Producer / 1st Assistant Director)
    • Encounters, VEDADO FILMS RTV COMERCIAL (2018) Accommodations / Producer coordinator) Dir. Zhao Qui.
    • Around the World at 80. (March 2109) TALPA TELEVISION, VEDADO FILMS. Commercial RTV. Germany – Cuba. (Production coordinator)
    • Ron EMINENTE advertising campaign, (January 2020) FRANCE- CUBA, VEDADO FILMS
    • Everithing But Water, (March 2020) Advertising Campaign. VEDADO FILMS.
    • Buccaneer Max. Live the night. (November 2020) Advertising Campaign. (AD)

    Stage:

    Producer of the Ludi Teatro company. Havana Theater Center, CNAE, MINCULT. General Management: Miguel Abreu. Shows produced
    • Tears do not make a sound when they fall. Text by Alberto Pedro. Directed by Miguel Abreu.
    • Hamlet Interview. Text by Miguel Abreu, version of the text “Hamlet Machine” Directed by Miguel Abreu.
    • Litoral Text by Wadji Mouwad, Directed by Miguel Abreu.
    • Hamlet Doc.4 Text by Miguel Abreu.
    • Las Cuñadas, Cuba-Canada co-production. Directed by Jennifer H. Capraru. www.theatrrasylum.com
    • Nigth Club Artistic Direction: Marian Montero
    • Fire Text by Wadji Mouwad, Directed by Miguel Abreu.
    • Learn to Swim by Marianna Sazlman. Directed by Miguel Abreu.
    • See you from Guilleum Corbeil. Cuba- Canada. Directed by Jennifer H. Capraru.
    • Two poor Romanians who spoke Polish. By Dorota Mawsloska. Directed by Miguel Abreu.
    • Forests Text by Wadji Mouwad, Directed by Miguel Abreu.
    • The Woman from Before. By Ronald Schimimphenig. Directed by Miguel Abreu.
    • The Void in words. From Maikel Rodriguez. Directed by Miguel Abreu.
    • UBU without horns, by Abel González Melo. Dir. Miguel Abreu
    • Fury. By Lutz Hübner and Sarah Nemitz .Dir. Miguel Abreu

    The Team