AUTHOR

MAURICIO VELEZ DOMINGUEZ

Mauricio Vélez-Domínguez is an award winning independent producer, director and writer with ample experience in scientific, historic, social and nature documentary production. Mauricio is a five-time Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding Investigative Journalism in Spanish for “En la línea: México” (2021), “Caravanas” (2020), “Narco Armas” (2014) and “Huesos que hablan” (2014); International Emmy Award nominee for Best Documentary for “Cinco de mayo: un día de gloria” (2013), Silver Gold Medalist at the New York Festivals.   Mauricio worked as Vice-president of Television for Radio Television Nacional de Colombia (rtvc), Colombia’s national public education and cultural channel.  He is the current president and founder of Explora Films, an independent production company that produces documentaries for international channels like Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Rainforest Foundation US, Sesame Workshop, The Nature Conservancy, Panthera, Alcaldía de Bogotá, among many others.  

RECENT Filmography

Vecinos inesperados / Unexpected Neighbors

Director and scriptwriter of a feature length documentary film for theatrical release about the wild animals that call Bogota home. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=KKaFs2l9R5M    

ViX – Nunca tuvo miedo

Director and scriptwriter for the premium series about the king of corrido, Chalino Sánchez. Produced by Pacha Films for ViX. Director y guionista de la serie premium titulada Nunca tuvo miedo, que cuenta la historia del rey del corrido Chalino Sánchez producida por Pacha Films.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrHLFm_g7Is                                                                                                                              

WARNER BROS. / DISCOVERY

Editorial Consultant of 4 premium True Crime series and one paranormal series. Consultor Editorial de 4 series premium de género True Crime producidas en Argentina, Perú y Colombia para la plataforma Discovery+, y una serie de género paranormal producida en México.

  • CAZAR A LA BESTIA
  • MASACRE EN EL VALLE DE LOS MORMONES
  • JUNIOR: LA MUERTE DEL HIJO DEL PRESIDENTE
  • LA HIJA DE DIOS
  • SEÑALES DEL MÁS ALLÁ

DISCOVERY CHANNEL                                                                                                                 Expediente Chapecó: detrás de la tragedia – Writer of the shooting script of the premium series produced by Pacha Films. Escritor del guion de rodaje de la serie premium  por Pacha Films. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQWPnKybO1o

Historia de un campeón – director and writer of a special about boxing legend Canelo Alvarez. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuEq8ihW6VE

En la línea México – director and writer of a documentary special about Covid in México. Nominated to the Emmy Awards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDmb1sv69g0

En la línea – director and writer of a documentary special about Covid in Latin América.

AMAZON PRIME VIDEO – Mi Selección Colombia

Co-director and co-writer of the series about the Colombian national team in its quest to win Copa América 2021. Co-director y co-guionista de la serie titulada Mi Selección Colombia,  de 6 episodios x 30 minutos, sobre la Selección colombiana de fútbol en su esfuerzo por ganar la Copa América 2021 y clasificar al mundial de Catar 2022. Producido por Miracol.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNUJl9faTUo

SPOTIFY – Fútbol a muerte

Co-director and co-writer of a true crime podcast series about death and soccer. “Fútbol a Muerte” is a podcast that investigates the most emblematic true crime cases associated to soccer in Latin America. These are real-life stories presented in a suspenseful manner that allow us to understand the contexts in which these events unfolded and reflect on the need to eradicate violence from football. This podcast series, hosted by sports journalist Marion Reimers, takes us inside the football-related crimes that have impacted the region. Fútbol a Muerte es un podcast que investiga los casos más emblemáticos en los que el crimen le jugó sucio a este deporte en Latinoamérica. Son relatos de la vida real y en clave de suspenso, que nos permiten entender el contexto en los que se dieron estos sucesos y reflexionar sobre la necesidad de erradicar la violencia del fútbol.Esta serie podcast conducida por la periodista deportiva Marion Reimers muestra desde adentro los crímenes en el fútbol que impactaron a la región. https://open.spotify.com/show/0g7Z3SyC5mL7JXgke1Yb1T