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Rafael Álvarez(I)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Rafael Álvarez is known for Swimming in the Desert (2016), The Wire (2002) and Life (2007). He is married to Deborah J. Rudacille. They have one child.
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

    Known for

    Swimming in the Desert (2016)
    Swimming in the Desert
    6.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2016
    Dominic West in The Wire (2002)
    The Wire
    9.3
    TV Series
    • Writer(as Rafael Alvarez)
    Life (2007)
    Life
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Writer(as Rafael Alvarez)
    Michael Madsen, Eddie Cibrian, Kristin Lehman, Don McManus, and Todd Williams in Tilt (2005)
    Tilt
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Writer(as Rafael Alvarez)

    Credits

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    Writer

    • The 13th Step
      • writer
      • Pre-production
    • Rock Bottom Retirement (2018)
      Rock Bottom Retirement
      Short
      • screenplay by
      • 2018
    • Swimming in the Desert (2016)
      Swimming in the Desert
      6.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Miles Heizer and Allie Grant in The Red Thunder (2015)
      The Red Thunder
      6.6
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Life (2007)
      Life
      8.2
      TV Series
      • written by (as Rafael Alvarez)
      • 2007
    • The Black Donnellys (2007)
      The Black Donnellys
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Writer (as Rafael Alvarez)
      • 2007
    • Thief (2006)
      Thief
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • written by (as Rafael Alvarez)
      • 2006
    • Michael Madsen, Eddie Cibrian, Kristin Lehman, Don McManus, and Todd Williams in Tilt (2005)
      Tilt
      7.0
      TV Series
      • written by (as Rafael Alvarez)
      • 2005
    • Dominic West in The Wire (2002)
      The Wire
      9.3
      TV Series
      • teleplay by
      • story by
      • staff writer (as Rafael Alvarez, as Rafael Alvarez, as Rafael Alvarez)
      • 2002–2004
    • Michelle Forbes, Yaphet Kotto, Max Perlich, Kyle Secor, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Clark Johnson, and Melissa Leo in Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
      Homicide: Life on the Street
      8.7
      TV Series
      • teleplay by
      • 1997

    Producer

    • Life (2007)
      Life
      8.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2007
    • The Black Donnellys (2007)
      The Black Donnellys
      8.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Michael Madsen, Eddie Cibrian, Kristin Lehman, Don McManus, and Todd Williams in Tilt (2005)
      Tilt
      7.0
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2005
    • Todas hieren (1998)
      Todas hieren
      5.6
      • producer
      • 1998

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Telecompring
      5.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2002

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Rafael Alvarez
    • Spouse
      • Deborah J. Rudacille? - present (1 child)
    • Other works
      Orlo & Leini, short story collection, 2000

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Formerly a crime reporter for the Baltimore Sun, where he was a colleague of David Simon, later the creator of both the TV shows "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "The Wire." Author of several books on Baltimore and its history.

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