I am a Guatemalan audiovisual producer with over ten years of experience directing, editing, and post-producing documentary content for film, television, and digital platforms. I specialize in author-driven documentary projects and institutional audiovisual production, and I manage projects from concept development through final delivery while coordinating diverse creative and technical teams. I am the founder and lead producer of ASTRA Studios, where I guide development, production, and distribution of our projects. My work ranges from observer-focused and experimental documentaries to series on entrepreneurship and cultural traditions in Guatemala, always with a collaborative and hands-on approach to storytelling and finishing touches like color grading and sound design.

Manolo Jerez

I am a Guatemalan audiovisual producer with over ten years of experience directing, editing, and post-producing documentary content for film, television, and digital platforms. I specialize in author-driven documentary projects and institutional audiovisual production, and I manage projects from concept development through final delivery while coordinating diverse creative and technical teams. I am the founder and lead producer of ASTRA Studios, where I guide development, production, and distribution of our projects. My work ranges from observer-focused and experimental documentaries to series on entrepreneurship and cultural traditions in Guatemala, always with a collaborative and hands-on approach to storytelling and finishing touches like color grading and sound design.

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I am a Guatemalan audiovisual producer with over ten years of experience directing, editing, and post-producing documentary content for film, television, and digital platforms. I specialize in author-driven documentary projects and institutional audiovisual production, and I manage projects from concept development through final delivery while coordinating diverse creative and technical teams. I am the founder and lead producer of ASTRA Studios, where I guide development, production, and distribution of our projects.

My work ranges from observer-focused and experimental documentaries to series on entrepreneurship and cultural traditions in Guatemala, always with a collaborative and hands-on approach to storytelling and finishing touches like color grading and sound design.

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Experience Level

Intermediate

Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent

Work Experience

Director and Editor – Authorial Documentary Projects at ASTRA Studios
January 1, 2017 - Present
Direction and editing of author-driven documentary short films, development of documentary scripts, audiovisual editing, professional color grading, and finishing. Collaboration with production teams, cinematographers, and post-production professionals. End-to-end project management from development through distribution; founder and lead producer of ASTRA Studios.
Audiovisual Producer – Production Unit at Channel 9, Congress of the Republic Television Channel
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Direction and editing of institutional, informational, and entertainment audiovisual content. Support in audiovisual recording, editing, and post-production workflows.
Director, Screenwriter, and Editor at ASISCOVENT
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2021
Direction, development, and execution of institutional audiovisual projects. Scriptwriting, audiovisual editing, and supervision of post-production processes. Coordination of technical and creative teams.

Education

Public Image and Media Communication at Galileo University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2023
High School Diploma at Colegio Privado Dr. Jorge Romero Imery
January 11, 2030 - October 1, 2008

Qualifications

Diploma in Audiovisual Creation for the Promotion of Cultural Diversity
September 1, 2017 - December 28, 2025
Documentary Film Training Program
August 1, 2016 - September 30, 2016

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Government, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization