Biography

Maggy Torres-Rodriguez is a Cuban-American screenwriter, director, and editor from Miami, Florida. An MFA graduate of USC's School of Cinematic Arts Writing for Screen and Television program, Maggy's feature screenplays and TV Pilots have shortlisted at the Sundance Producing Lab, ScreenCraft Competitions, Final Draft Big Break Competition, the Austin Film Festival, among others.

Her short film "Palante," shot on location in Cuba, garnered significant praise and accolades in the festival circuit in 2017, and her film "Backfire," made for the 48-Hour Film Project, won the Audience Award in 2019. Most recently, her short film "Pallavi," which Maggy adapted from a short story she wrote when she was sixteen years old, was featured at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner in 2021, and the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival.

Maggy works as a full-time video editor, having cut trailers and promos for HBO and Univision. She's also worked as a casting associate for several competition shows like "America's Got Talent" and "The Voice."

Since 2022, Maggy has been a fellow of the Sundance Institute Latine Scholarship, and served as an Industry Mentor for the M Film Lab Latine OpenScreenplay Competition.
- IMDb mini biography by: Maggy Torres-Rodriguez