PRESS
“Features in The New York Times, NY Village Voice, New York Magazine, Los Angeles Weekly, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and El País, as well as press releases by MoMA, PBS, BBC, RTVE, and Canal+.”
New York Spin reviewed in Variety; presented at Spanish National Television press release, and 100+ media internationally. Cancun Riviera Maya International Film Festival featured in 200+ media across 20 countries. I Cuba 15 featured in the US media: The New York Times, NY Village Voice, LA Weekly, New York Magazine, The Independent, Miami Herald, Entertainment Weekly… I Academia: edX MIT/Harvard University, Stanford University, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, UC3M European project. I TV: POV/PBS, Bloomberg TV (US), BBC, BFI (UK), RTVE (Spain), Canal+ (France, Spain).
The Buzz
Photo: Artist Talk on Penelope is Waiting with Eva Morales, director ARTSevilla International Contemporary Art Encounter & Exhibit, Spain
Featured in edX MIT/Harvard University, MIT Documentary Film Lab, and Stanford University.
— Photo: Cancun Riviera Maya International Film Festival, Mexico
New York Spin reviewed in Variety; presented at Spanish National Television (RTVE) press release, and 100+ media internationally.
Cancun Riviera Maya International Film Festival featured in 2000+ articles/notes, in 200+ media, across 20 countries.
Cuba 15 featured in the US media: NY Village Voice, LA Weekly, The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Independent, Miami Herald, Entertainment Weekly, Bloomberg TV. International media: El País, El Mundo. Press releases by MoMA, PBS, BBC, Canal+.
PBS POV (US), BBC, BFI (UK), RTVE (Spain), Canal+ (France, Spain)
Press I TV
edX MIT/Harvard University Interview for MOOC Documentary! New Trends, New Formats I edX
European Project Artist Talk, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid I UC3M
Stanford University (US) I iArtes Universidad de Beira Interior (Portugal).
University
NY I LA
New York Spin reviewed in Variety, Cuba 15 in LA Weekly (Lon Angeles), The World Says No To War in MoMA and Whitney Biennial (New York).
— New York Spin photo by Laurie Churba
VISUAL THEATER I ROBERT WILSON The Days Before DDDIII I Pedro Valiente, video design collaborator
THE NEW YORK TIMES I "Several of the scenes are unqualified stunners, both exquisite and deeply disturbing." — Ben Brantley LOS ANGELES TIMES I "Still and documentary images are projected on elegant screens. God, for Wolsin, is in the details, and the details in The Days Before are stunning." — Mark Swed THE WALL STREET JOURNAL I “Snippets of history, mostly archival footage projected on traslucent screen." — Debra Jo Immergu
FILMMAKING I FEATURE FILM New York Spin by Pedro Valiente
VARIETY I "A part experimental tone poem, part heartfelt elegy for 9/11 and part paean to the cultural richness of Gotham, Pedro Valiente's documentary focuses on six New Yorkers, each separately put in the spotlight in segments very differently conceived, shot and scored. […] This engrossing, imagistic portrait of the city and its denizens should prove a welcome short addition to fest and arty cable lineups. […] DV lensing, editing, and music choices are strong." — Ronnie Scheib
FILMMAKING I SHORT FILM Cuba 15 by Elizabeth Schub I Pedro Valiente, producer
NY VILLAGE VOICE I “Cuba 15 is a portrait of a young girl turning fifteen in a small town on the outskirts of Havana. It takes the form of a show-and-tell. The girl introduces us to her friends and her family, her home, and her hangouts. She loos straight at the camera. She talks, she dances, she horses around, she gets serious. She’s irresistible. We learn more from her in 15 minutes —about adolescent experience and aspirations and what life in Cuba is— than from a half-dozen feature documentaries.” — Amy Taubin
MX
Cancun Riviera Maya International Film Festival was first presented at Tamayo Museum, Mexico's leading contemporary art center. The event also marked the first time Senate members attended the museum.
— Tamayo Museum, Mexico City
Film festival presented at Museo Tamayo in Mexico City. Opening Night at Xcaret (Years 1, 2) hosted online by Andy García, and at Hacienda Tres Ríos (Year 3) hosted by Danny Glover, Natalia Córdova, Ana Claudia Talancón, et al.
REFORMA I "The Festival was presented in Museo Tamayo with the presence of Senator Carlos Sotelo and Jesús Ochoa. A Caribbean festival for Cancun that could mark a new era." — Minerva Hernández
PREMIERE I “This Festival seems to be the most attractive in Southern Mexico, and in the country’s best international touristic reference.” — Antonio Ponce
SELECTED PRESS (2025) El País I D&CFilm I LatAm cinema I El Universal I Cine Latino I Gran Cine I Zócalo I ANAC I W Radio I Noticaribe I Parques Temáticos I Le Grand Journal
ON THE NET
50+ articles on LinkedIn, and features including the Embassy of Spain in the US, Stanford University, British Film Institute, and interviews on edX and UC3M. I IMDb I Production Beast I Peliplat
— Photo in El País visiting a Madrid’s art exhibition
Masterclass: Postdramatic Theater • Website is Up • Tarahumara Project • Media Work in European Project • Humans in the Desert • Films Screen at UC3M • You Are Mythical Wins Awards in L.A. • New Website Is Up • You Are Mythical receives Audience Award in Los Angeles • You Are Mythical Wins Award of Excellence • You Are Mythical at The Royal Film Commision, Jordan • Forgetful is Online • Spain After Greece, Ecuador, Jordan, and Indonesia • You Are Mythical Poster • Factory • Jordan Writers Society, Amman • International Film Festival in Greece • You Are Mythical World Premiere • SAE Institute, Creative Media • The Atemporal Image • Oberhausen Film Festival, Germany • Cardiff, Wales, UK Plymouth College of Art, UK • London Calling • SpainRed in the United States • Barbaric Portraits • Madrid | Barcelona • Premiere in ARTSevilla
Visiting Mexico City • Crossing Europe Film • Crossing Stages Book • European Project • Bunraku Theater • Film Postproduction • International Film Festival in Greece • You Are Mythical World Premiere • SAE Institute, Creative Media • The Atemporal Image • Oberhausen Film Festival, Germany • Cardiff, Wales, UK • Plymouth College of Art, UK • London Calling • SpainRed in the United States • Barbaric Portraits • Madrid | Barcelona • Premiere in ARTSevilla • Visiting Mexico City • Crossing Europe Film • Crossing Stages Book • European Project • Bunraku Theater • Film Postproduction
FEATURES SpainRed Embassy of Spain in the US, edX, Stanford University (US), British Film Institute, Plymouth Art Festival (UK), iArtes (PO), La Neomudéjar Museum, Ñaque Ed., ARTSevilla, UC3M (ES) INTERVIEWS edX Interview, UC3M Interview BIO LinkedIn FILM Production Beast ART Behance Portfolio I Behance Artwork • IMDb Press I IMDb
AUP
Arts University Plymourh (UK)
edX
MIT / Harvard University (US)
WORDS
Robert Wilson director/visual artist, Andy García actor/director, Danny Glover actor/director, Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón director, Vicente Molina Foix writer/director.
— Photo by Leonardo Martínez for Tarahumara Project in Sierra Tarahumara, Mexico
“Thank you for your work. Your images are greating.” [Theater] Robert Wilson director/visual artist
“It's an incredible Festival, I wish you all the best." [Festival online host] Andy García actor/director
"Why you didn't tell me this was so wonderful? Thank you for having me here." [Festival host] Danny Glover actor/director
“I’ve attended many international film festivals and this one is nothing to ask them. It holds a promising future.” [Festival participant] Anthony Haney-Jardine director, 2008 Special Jury Prize, Sundance
“New York Spin shows filmmaking talent." [Film] Carole Dean director, Roy W. Dean Foundation, New York
"I’m fascinated by this project, its concept, people, structure, everything intrigues me." [Film] Deborah Cravey acquisitions director, Digital Media Center, Portland
"A very good film." [Film] Francesca Garrigues director, Discovery Channel Ibérica, Madrid
"I was extremely impressed in how quickly he was able to assimilate his previous experience into the role bringing new ideas and contributing positively to the program." [Media] Tony Smith head of Media, Arts University Plymouth, UK
"Pedro Valiente did a great job in New York, Los Angeles, and Miami. Later, he presented us a new film festival in Mexico.” [Fundación Autor president] Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón director
“The Festival program, splendidly set in Cancun and Riviera Maya, portraits a wide offer open to promotion and commercial interchange, as well as to fulfill cinema knowledge.” [Festival jury] Vicente Molina Foix writer/director, 2007 National Literature Award
“The dissertation shows an integral scope, and it’s very well written. In Spain very few scholars could discuss the subject.” [University] José Ramón Pérez Ornia PhD dissertation director, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
“Pedro took his area to a different level thinking out of the box. It triggered the project in unexpected ways as participants immersed themselves in a unique experience in education, art, and life.” [European project] Sonsoles Herreros Laviña Cultura UC3M director, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
“Pedro Valiente’s inquiring and curious nature always translated into initiative and interest. I must add the high level of dedication and hard work that characterized him as a scholar and as a professional.” [University] Jesús Meza regional dean, Tecnológico de Monterrey, MX
