Bernardo Romero(I)

Bernardo Romero started his TV career as an extra in Brazilian Soap operas, such as Malhação (Rede Globo). In 2001, he got second place in one of Brazil's most famous reality TV shows, Casa dos Artistas, hosted by Silvio Santos. After graduating with a degree in graphic design from PUC-Rio - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Romero started his career in advertising. He was Creative Director at Africa in São Paulo and was part of the leadership team that won 20 Cannes Lions, a Grand Prix at the Clio Sports and made it one of the ten most creative agencies of the world by Adweek and 2015 Agency of year at Lürzer's Archive magazine. Romero was also the number 1 art director in the world by Lürzer's Archive magazine, with more than 50 publications until this day. He was the first craft for art direction teacher in Brazil, at both Brother Ad School and Miami Ad School. Bernardo Romero is currently part of the leadership team that made history at the 2017 Cannes Lions Festival, winning the title of 2017 Healthcare Agency of the Year for the first time for a U.S. based agency, Area 23/FCB Health. Also helped Area 23 to be the first agency in the history of the festival to win 2 glass lions in the same year. With a total of 11 lions, this year's achievements also includes a Gold Pharma Lion and a Silver Innovation Lion. He was also a speaker at the 2017 Cannes Lions Festival and with a full house, he talked about how restrictions can spark innovation. That same year, Bernardo created and hosted one of Fox Life's most popular TV shows, "Incredible Proposals", which was recently picked up for a second season and will begin shooting shortly.