More than 170 films produced and several series, short films and documentaries.
Founded in 1987 by Gerardo Herrero and Javier López Blanco, with Mariela Besuievsky joining as a partner in 1999.
Their films have won numerous awards. Highlights include “The Secret in Their Eyes” by Juan José Campanella (Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 2010), “The Last Circus” by Álex de la Iglesia, which won the Silver Lion for Best Director and the Osella for Best Screenplay at the 67th Venice Film Festival. In 2019 they received a total of 10 Goya Awards for “The Realm” by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, “A Twelve-Year Night” y “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote”. In 2023, the film “Under therapy” by Gerardo Herrero was awarded the Silver Biznaga Special Jury Prize at the Málaga Film Festival.
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His career in series began with “Four Season in Havana” (Platino Award for Best Ibero-American series). The series “Ana Tramel. All in”, a co-production with RTVE, DeAPlaneta and ZDF Enterprises (Germany) was selected for the Monte-Carlo Television Festival. Now available on netflix. Upcoming releases include the series “Detective Touré”, a co-production with DeAPlaneta, RTVE and EITB that will premiere soon on RTVE.
Gerardo Herrero
FILM PRODUCER, SCREENWRITER AND DIRECTOR
Since founding Tornasol in 1987, he has produced over 175 feature films, several documentaries and TV series. He has also directed 17 films, among them: “UNDER THERAPY” (Silver Biznaga special jury award at Malaga Film Festival 2023), “FROZEN SILENCE”, “ROUGH WINDS”, “HEROINE”, “FRIENDS HAVE REASONS”… His films have competed at Berlin and San Sebastián Film Festival and have won, among others, the Golden “Biznaga” for Best Film and the Silver “Biznaga” for Best Director at Málaga Film Festival.
He has produced successful films such as “THE OXFORD CRIMES” by Álex de la Iglesia, Juan José Campanella’s films “SON OF THE BRIDE” and “THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES”, the latter winning an OSCAR® for Best Foreign Film, Ken Loach’s “THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY” (Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival) or Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “THE REALM” (winner of 7 Goya Awards).
Mariela Besuievsky
FILM AND SERIES PRODUCER
Born in Uruguay. She graduated from EMAD, Escuela Municipal de Arte Dramatico and studied film at EICTV (Cuba). Her first film as producer was Pablo Dotta’s debut feature “The Airship”, the first Uruguayan film to participate in the Cannes Film Festival Critics’ Week 1994.
Her credits include over 150 films as producer and executive producer, among others: “The Secret in Their Eyes” by Juan José Campanella, winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, “The Last Circus” (Silver Lion at Venice 2010) and “The Oxford Crimes” by Álex de la Iglesia, “Tetro” by Francis Ford Coppola, “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” by Terry Gilliam…. In 2017 the series “Four Seasons in Havana” won the Platinum Award for Best Ibero-American miniseries. Between 2019/2021 she worked as executive producer on the documentary mini-series “Carmel: Who Killed María Marta” and “The Photographer: Murder in Pinamar” both on Netflix. In 2021, she premiered on RTVE the series “Ana Tramel. All In.” Upocoming projects include the series “Detective Touré” which will air on RTVE and the feature “Artificial Justice” by Simón Casal will soon be released in theaters.
Tornasol Media Team
