Francisco Villarroel

Francisco Villarroel
Born	Francisco Antonio Villarroel Rodríguez (1965-05-05) May 5, 1965 (age 59) Caracas, Venezuela
Alma mater	Universidad Santa María (Venezuela) Aix-Marseille University International Maritime Law Institute
Occupation(s)	lawyer, writer, poet, actor and film producer
Employer	MOB Producciones
Notable work	Two Autumns in Paris Tango Bar
Title	Doctor
Spouse	Anna Karina Leiva Nava
Children	Michelle Marie Villarroel Leiva

Francisco Villarroel (born May 5, 1965) is a Venezuelan lawyer, writer, screenwriter and filmmaker. He is best known for the 2019 film Two Autumns in Paris, which is the adaptation of his novel of the same name published in 2007.[1][2]

Biography

Francisco Villarroel graduated as a lawyer from Santa Maria University, carrying out postgraduate and master's degree studies in France and Malta. He is a Doctor and Emeritus Professor at the Universidad Marítima del Caribe. For more than thirty (30) years he dedicated himself to the practice of law and university education publishing books on maritime law and international law.[3][4] He was President of the Venezuelan Maritime Law Association and Titular Member of the International Maritime Committee.[5][6]

In 2007, he published his first novel that was made into a film, Two Autumns in Paris in 2019, which was followed by his second novel, Tango Bar, published in 2018 that was made into a film with the same name in 2024. As an actor, screenwriter and film producer, he has made films that have been adapted from his novels. In 2017, he founded MOB Producciones.[7][8][9]

In 2020, he directed his first film, Webidemic, whose original script he also wrote.[10]

He is the Director of the Caracas Ibero-American Film Festival.[11]

Filmography

Title	Director	Year	Role
Two Autumns in Paris	Gibelys Coronado	2020	Antonio (Adult)
Webidemic	Francisco Villarroel	2021	Professor
Tango Bar	Gibelys Coronado	2024	Edmundo

Awards

Festival	Year	Film	Award
Accolade Global Film Competition[12]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Supporting Actor Award of Excellence
Actors Awards Los Angeles[13]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Supporting Actor
Best Actor Award New York[14]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Supporting Actor Gold Award
American Golden Picture International Film Festival[15]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Supporting Actor
AltFF Alternative Film Festival[16]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Actor
New York Cinematography Awards[17]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Supporting Actor
Focus International Film Festival[18]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Supporting Actor
Los Angeles Motion Picture Film Festival[19]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Writer Grand Jury Silver Award
Top Indie Film Awards[20]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Writer
Couch Film Festival[21]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Writer
World Premier Film Awards[22]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Produced Screenplay
Cinema WorldFest Awards Los Angeles[23]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Produced Screenplay Award of Excellence
Creation International Film Festival[24]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Produced Screenplay
Kosice International Film Festival[25]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Producer
South Film and Arts Academy Festival[26]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Producer
Prague International Film Festival[27]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Producer
Tagore International Film Festival[28]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Producer
Cult Critic Movie Awards[29]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Producer
Oniros Film Awards[30]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best 1st Time Producer
New York International Film Awards[31]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best 1st Time Producer
Florence Film Awards[32]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Original Story
Venice Film Awards[33]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Original Story
Milan Gold Awards[34]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Original Story
FilmCon Awards[35]	2020	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Original Story
Queen Palm International Film Festival[36]	2021	Two Autumns in Paris	Best Writer Gold Award
Accolade Global Film Competition[37]	2021	Webidemic	Best Actor Award of Merit Special Mention
The IndieFest Film Awards[38]	2021	Webidemic	Best Actor Award of Merit
Best Shorts Competition[39]	2021	Webidemic	Best Actor Award of Merit
Festival de Cine Entre Largos y Cortos de Oriente[40]	2022	Webidemic	Best Producer

Works

Legal books

Year	Book
1992	Temas de Derecho Marítimo
1994	Derecho del Mar
1998	Derecho Marítimo
2006	Tratado General de Derecho Marítimo
2011	Derecho Internacional Público

Novels

Year	Book
2007	Dos otoños en París
2018	Tango Bar
2019	Viviana y sus tres amantes
2020	Tengo que decir adiós

Book of poems

Year	Book
2020	Noctámbulos

References

1. "La Nación / Filme venezolano recrea el horror durante la dictadura en Paraguay". www.lanacion.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-07.
2. "La película venezolana "Dos otoños en París" lleva más de 80 premios". Ocean Drive Venezuela (in Spanish). 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
3. "Obras Bibliográficas". www.urbe.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
4. "National Library of Venezuela Catalog author Francisco Villarroel". sisbiv.bnv.gob.ve (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-11.
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23. "Cinema WorldFest Awards, Los Angeles, CA (2020)". www.eventyas.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
24. "Creation International Film Festival (2020)". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
25. Europe, The First Monthly Film Festival in Central. "JANUARY 2020". kimff.sk. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
26. "Official Selection #31". sfaaf (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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29. "MONTHLY RESULT: MAY 2020". Cult Critic. 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
30. "Oniros Film Awards (2020)". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
31. "New York International Film Awards (2020)". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
32. AWARDS, FLORENCE FILM. "April 2020". FLORENCE FILM AWARDS (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
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34. Awards, Milan Gold. "MILAN GOLD AWARDS". Milan Gold Awards (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-31.
35. "April 2020". Filmmakers Connect. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
36. "2020 4th QTR Winners | Queen Palm Int'l Film Fest". Queen Palm Film Fest. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
37. "Awards of Merit March 2021 |". Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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External links

• Francisco Villarroel at IMDb