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Emil Zabala

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
  • Editor
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Emil Zabala was an assistant director and director, known for Arangol (2016), Ay mamá una familia venezolana en navidad (2024) and Solo (2014). Emil died on 22 January 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela.
DiedJanuary 22, 2026
DiedJanuary 22, 2026
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Known for

Arangol (2016)
Arangol
6.9
  • Director(as Zabala Emil)
  • 2016
Aroldo Betancourt, Rosario Prieto, Rolando Padilla, Gabriela Fleritt, Jesús Arellano, and Claudia La Gatta in Ay mamá una familia venezolana en navidad (2024)
Ay mamá una familia venezolana en navidad
  • Director(as Zabala Emil)
  • 2024
Samantha Dagnino and Laureano Olivarez in Solo (2014)
Solo
7.0
  • Producer(as Zabala Emil)
  • 2014
Antonio Delli, Diego Cardier, Luis Miguel Sánchez, Ornella de la Rosa, Emil Zabala, Gregory Antonetti, Albani Diaz, Luis Guillermo Gonzalez, and Gustavo Mora in La Audición (2016)
La Audición
Short
  • Director(as Zabala Emil)
  • 2016

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Santiguao
    • second director (as Zabala Emil)
    • Completed
    • Short
    • 2025
  • La Visita
    Short
    • assistant director (as Zabala Emil)
    • 2020
  • Candy Bar (2019)
    Candy Bar
    6.9
    • assistant director (as Zabala Emil)
    • 2019
  • Sebastián Torres in Entrevista de Trabajo (2014)
    Entrevista de Trabajo
    Short
    • assistant director (as Zabala Emil)
    • 2014

Director

  • Aroldo Betancourt, Rosario Prieto, Rolando Padilla, Gabriela Fleritt, Jesús Arellano, and Claudia La Gatta in Ay mamá una familia venezolana en navidad (2024)
    Ay mamá una familia venezolana en navidad
    • Director (as Zabala Emil)
    • 2024
  • Arangol (2016)
    Arangol
    6.9
    • Director (as Zabala Emil)
    • 2016
  • Antonio Delli, Diego Cardier, Luis Miguel Sánchez, Ornella de la Rosa, Emil Zabala, Gregory Antonetti, Albani Diaz, Luis Guillermo Gonzalez, and Gustavo Mora in La Audición (2016)
    La Audición
    Short
    • directed by (as Zabala Emil)
    • 2016

Editor

  • Santiguao
    • Editor (as Zabala Emil)
    • Completed
    • Short
    • 2025
  • Venezuela: the truth (2019)
    Venezuela: the truth
    5.2
    • Editor (as Zabala Emil)
    • 2019

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Zabala Emil
  • Died
    • January 22, 2026
    • Caracas, Venezuela

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