Roger Saldariaga Mr. Saldariaga has accumulated over forty years of invaluable entrepreneurial knowledge and experience in the American entertainment industry along with having cultivated notable international film industry relationships with entertainment industry professionals in such diverse countries as: Canada. China. Egypt. Mexico. Qatar. Russia. Spain. United Kingdom. U.A.E. Roger also possesses three years of detail-oriented executive performance in the Internet Industry. Roger happens to be a professional with pride as well as extensive hands-on work experience as an owner and manager of small businesses. He has natural practical and effective leadership abilities which assist him in team-oriented work environments along with his artistic and creative proficiency in oral as well as written communication. He is conversant in English and Spanish languages. Some Private History Mr. Saldariaga is a combat war veteran of the Vietnam War (1967 – 1968) and an upstanding American citizen who holds an Undergraduate degree in Radiologic Technology (1984) as well as having completed his Post Graduate Entrepreneurial Business program with honors and was elected Class Financial Officer in 1999. Roger also possesses seven years of experience in the real estate industry via purchases, renovations and sales of houses in California and South Carolina and owns a magnificent home in historic and scenic Charleston, South Carolina. Mr. Saldariaga has been writing original screenplays since 1982 and developing motion pictures since 1994 until present day. Encapsulated Professional Experience Mr. Saldariaga first entered producing in the frenetic arena of rock music concert production as a co-producer and partner with Bob Bageris. Their company: Bamboo Productions – the most prominent music concert production company in the Mid-West and the third largest in the United States – was located in Detroit, Michigan; Roger and Bob produced every major internationally acclaimed rock music group of that entertainment era: The Allman Brothers Band, The Band, David Bowie, Chicago, Joe Cocker, Jimi Hendrix, Dave Mason, Steve Miller Band, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Santana, Traffic, Johnny Winter and Led Zeppelin (1969-1972). Mr. Saldariaga founded Rogelius Ltd., S. A., was owner, president, and designer and managed sixteen factory employees - located in Bogotá, Colombia, South America. Rogelius Ltd. produced men’s clothing for export into the United States and Canada. His Start-Up endeavor was financed by Bank of America (1972-1973). Film Training & Affiliations Loop Theater/Goodman Theater – Acting / Producing Chicago, Illinois (1973-1974) Lee Strasberg Institute - Acting / Producing Hollywood, California (1976-1978) Mr. Saldariaga was a member of Screen Actors Guild of America (1975-1984) and, is a current member of The Entertainment Fellowship - Catholics in Entertainment (1997-present). Screenwriting History Mr. Saldariaga began his screen-writing career in 1982 and was immediately represented by the Los Angeles based agency: Paul Gerard Agency. During 1987-88 Oliver Stone (Academy Award winning director/writer/producer) vouched for the exceptional quality of Roger’s literary material and then introduced it to Spyros Skouras for representation at his boutique agency. Spyros is the grandson of Spyros Skouras, motion picture pioneer, movie Icon and president/owner of 20th Century Fox (1942-1962). Spyros then decided to represent only below-the-line talent creating a necessity for Mr. Saldariaga to secure a new agent. Once again Oliver Stone acted as trusted counselor and sponsor by personally assuring the outstanding writing talent possessed by Mr. Saldariaga and introducing Roger’s screenplays to then up-and-coming Creative Artists Agency (CAA) agent Richard Lovett who gave Roger’s work an interim residence (1988-1989). In the early 1990's Roger developed an association with Jonas Heller along with Tracy Brennon (assistant agent to Bill Block at ICM, now President of Artisan Ent.) who handled Roger’s literary works while he was hip-pocketed out of Mr. Block’s office (1993-1994). During 1995 Roger was managed by Todd Smith Management of Beverly Hills while also being represented by The Berzon Literary Agency. In 1997 Beverly Hills attorney Neil A. Scotti, Esq. represented Mr. Saldariaga until 2000, and they remain good friends. 2004 - Present Mr. Saldariaga remains a very active screenwriter, having authored over 35 original screenplays whose stories are physical, intellectual and spiritual tour de forces focusing on the Nature of Man with relevant and vital messages pertaining to Humanity. Undoubtedly, Roger remains a fresh conscientious and arousing voice in the universe of motion picture entertainment. Entertainment Development Production History In 1984 Mr. Saldariaga had the opportunity to work with a close friend, Robert Leight, who is a graduate (in directing) of the renowned University of Southern California Film School. Roger was Producer and Lead Actor in a film for Robert’s graduate film thesis, which was considered the best dramatic short of that year. In 19994 Roger created a film production company: De Zaldi Films, LLC and promptly began developing a $35,000,000 film production focused upon a 1st Century AD Judean historical figure. Mr. Saldariaga developed his second film, a $3,000,000 project chronicling the ambition, greed, race relations and friendship of two Wall Street traders in 1997. Within the next two years Mr. Saldariaga developed two more projects: an occult X-Files consumed by the eternal struggle between Good and Evil television series with a $1,000,000 budget and a cool and hip neo noir-ish contemporary musical drama with a budget of $21,000,000 (1997-1999). Mr. Saldariaga was extremely active in a private business endeavor in 1999 and was Managing Director/Owner of Universe Of Beauty, LLC that he created, designed, co-produced (and wrote all legal material for). Universe Of Beauty, LLC was an Internet Entertainment Web site that had private membership. In 2000 Mr. Saldariaga founded and is General Partner of Children’s Educational Entertainment Animation Productions (CEEAP) – an Internet/Video Streaming Media/Television programming content provider - utilizing an advanced high tech 3-D for Chinese children for either production in China and/or production in the US for export to China. 2004 – 2011 Mr. Saldariaga via his boutique production company De Zaldi Films was developing a major commercial motion picture: a two part epic action drama spy thriller Beautiful Day as well as a very dramatic and highly emotional action war drama, Spetsnaz. Roger developed a first ever contemporary Chinese adventure drama set in the exotic locales of Venezuela, Africa and China titled China Oil. Within the last four years Roger completed more original screenplays for feature film development and production: an original Chinese Sci-Fi project: The Stranger (currently being considered for production by a Los Angeles based Mini-Major Studio) and The Intercessor (currently being considered for production by several Middle East Production Companies), and completing a compelling adult mystery and suspenseful dramatic anthology of consequences. A new concept and formatting for a television series titled Unforgivable Sins. De Zaldi Films is currently developing two original one-of-a-kind, commercial “event/franchise” Sci-Fi feature motion pictures with vital messages for Mankind in the 21st Century: Centauran, a Homeric space odyssey and epic science fiction thriller. as well as Maximilian Radulf, a conscientious, edgy, radical science fiction action adventure thriller. A final note: a major German studio has serious interest in financing either of the aforementioned Sci-Fi projects; up to 30% of the production budgets (with stipulations) as second money in. Thank You and Be Well R SALDARIAGA |
| ROGER SALDARIAGA PRODUCER, WRITER and GENERAL PARTNER |
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