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Jorge Manuel Saralegui (born 1953) is a Cuban-American film producer and screenwriter. Born in Cuba, he was raised in Bronxville, New York, later graduating with a degree in creative writing from Antioch College.
Career
In 1987, he relocated to Los Angeles, California to pursue script writing. A year later, he secured positions as a studio reader, first at Universal Pictures, and then, in 1990, for 20th Century Fox. At Fox, he was promoted to senior vice-president of production in June 1995 and then, two years later, to executive vice-president of production.
Saralegui became a producer at Warner Bros. in 1998, founding on-lot production company Material Films, with Channing Dungey serving as president.
In 2005, he co-founded horror film production company Midnight Picture Show with Clive Barker.
His writings have appeared in literary magazines and an anthology, Latinos in Lotusland. Saralegui's first novel, Last Rites, was published by Putnam Berkley in 1985, followed by Shadow Stalker in 1987, then Looker in 1990.
A novel, Sentimental Surgery, was a quarterfinalist in the 2019 ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition.
Filmography
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
| Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Red Planet | Warner Bros. | |
| 2002 | Queen of the Damned | Material Films | |
| The Time Machine | Executive producer | Material Films | |
| Showtime | Material Films | ||
| 2004 | The Big Bounce | Material Films, also wrote story | |
| 2006 | The Plague | Midnight Picture Show; direct-to-video | |
| 2008 | The Midnight Meat Train | Midnight Picture Show | |
| 2009 | Book of Blood | Midnight Picture Show | |
| Dread | Midnight Picture Show | ||
| 2016 | Paradox | Executive producer | |
| Kill Ratio | Executive producer |
- As writer
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Showtime |
| 2018 | Incoming |
- Recognition
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Idol | Special thanks |
References
- ^ "Independent Producer Poised for Material Gain". Los Angeles Business Journal. 2002-02-24. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- "Crime Fiction IV - Allen J. Hubin". www.crimefictioniv.com. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "Jorge Saralegui Hands across the Water". the other side of hope | journeys in refugee and immigrant literature. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- Petrikin, Chris (1997-04-14). "Fox hikes Saralegui". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- Lyons, Charles (2000-06-23). "WB takes dip in Montgomery's 'Lake'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- "Channing Dungey: 2019 Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame". www.bchalloffame.com. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- "Former ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey Joins Netflix as VP of Original Content". stylemagazine.com. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- "Clive Barker to form Midnight Picture Show (16153)". www.advocate.com. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- Saralegui, Jorge (1985). Last Rites. Berkley Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-441-47185-0.
- "Meet the Panelists for DCIFF 2012 Seminars and Workshops". DCIFF. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ScreenCraft (2020-01-08). "2019 ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition Quarterfinalists Announced". ScreenCraft. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- "Jorge Saralegui". prod.tcm.com. Retrieved 2025-01-04.