Written & Directed by: Paloma Valenzuela   | Edited by: Paloma Valenzuela

The Pineapple Diaries is a comedic web series that centers around the lives of three best friends: Maité, Feliz and Catalina and their electric next door neighbor, Montserrat.

They live in the predominantly Dominican neighborhood of Jamaica Plain in Boston, Massachusetts. In The Pineapple Diaries we follow these dynamic Latinas as they explore love, life in their late twenties, self-discovery and the absurdities of every day life. Season One aired in 2015 (all episode of Season One are currently available online) and Season Two premiered on October 6th of 2016 on La Gringa Loca Productions Youtube Channel! All episodes of Season Two are currently available on Youtube.

“The Pineapple Diaries” has received the recognition from several international Film Festivals. Episode 17 “Pero Mi Cédula No” of season one won the Special Jury Prize at the International Festival of Santo Domingo Mujeres en Cortos 2016. The Episode

“Brunch” from “The Pineapple Diaries” was Official Selection at the Roxbury International Film Festival 2017. The Episode “Untitled” was Official Selection at the Latino Short Film Festival 2017, Official Selection at the Howard University Film Festival 2018, Finalist at the Rolda Webfest 2018, Official Selection at the Providence Latin American Film Festival 2018 and Official Selection at the New Orleans Film Festival 2018.

Season 1 | Trailer | Playlist

Season 2 | Trailer | Playlist

Season 3 | Trailer | Playlist

Direction: Paloma Valenzuela // Camera: Juan Carlos Vélez // Edited by: Paloma Valenzuela

This short documentary series discusses, through interviews, the unique language of the Dominican culture. Through these interviews with various Dominicans and Americans living in the Dominican Republic, we get a chance to learn about Dominican mannerisms, the onomatopoeias one hears in in daily conversation and some very common phrases that are unique specifically to Dominican culture. You can currently check out all of the episodes of this series on La Gringa Loca Productions Youtube Channel.

Web Series: EPISODE ONE | EPISODE TWO | EPISODE THREE (PART ONE) | EPISODE THREE (PART TWO)

Written & Directed by: Paloma Valenzuela | Assistant Director: Ivan Aybar | Director of Photography: Raymond Díaz | Edited by: Ivan Aybar

This commercial was produced in 2015 for Miss Rizos Salon in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - one of the first salons in the country that caters to curly hair. In 2016 the commercial was re-released for the new salon location!

Commercial : Miss Rizos Salón

Promotional Video for Write Boston’s Teens in Print Program directed by PalomaValenzuela. Edited by Daniel De La Cruz. Motion Graphics by Waldo Lara.

Teens in Print | Promo Video

AcentOh “2020” | Music Video and Short directed by Paloma Valenzuela. Concept byPaloma Valenzuela.

Music Video

Filmed, Directed & Edited by Paloma Valenzuela

Commercial | Barrales Law

Seven-Episode Series for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Produced by Rhea Vedro, Directed and Edited by Paloma Valenzuela. Veronica Robles Episode featured Steven Osemwenkhae at Second Camera DP

EPISODE ONE | EPISODE TWO | EPISODE THREE | EPISODE FOUR | EPISODE FIVE | EPISODE SIX | EPISODE SEVEN | VERONICA ROBLES MUSIC VIDEO FOR EPISODE SEVEN

Short Documentary Film “The Making of Traka” and dance videos “Ginen” and “Lespwa” Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Amplifier Project

Directed and Edited by Paloma Valenzuela Produced by Rhea Vedro Second Camera DP Steven Osemwenkhae

Short Documentary | VIDEO | VIDEO | VIDEO

Directed & Edited by Paloma Valenzuela "Doorways," a short documentary featuring pianist, composer, and Gardner Museum Neighborhood Salon Luminary Kevin Harris. "Doorways" investigates Kevin’s idea that "time plus movement = perspective" in a musical exploration of passageways and portals in the Gardner Museum's historic building.

Watch Here!"Doorways" Full Film

Directed & Produced by Paloma Valenzuela I DP: Collin Pagnoni I AC: JR Alexander I Script by Walter Smelt I Edited by: Ileana Andrés I Color Correction: José Durán I VO Recording: Studio 7 I VO in English: Paloma Valenzuela I VO in Spanish: Yara Liceaga I City of Boston: Kristopher Carter & Nayeli Rodríguez

Part One of a 3-Part Video Series for the City of Boston and their “Moving Through the Budget” Program promoting civil engagement in the city budget. (In ENG and SPAN)

ENGLISH VIDEO HERE

SPANISH VIDEO HERE

ENTIRE SERIES ON THE CITY OF BOSTON WEBSITE (WITH CC & SUBTITLES)

Directed & Produced by Paloma Valenzuela I DP: Collin Pagnoni I AC: JR Alexander I Script by Walter Smelt I Edited by: Ileana Andrés I Color Correction: José Durán I VO Recording: Studio 7 I VO in English: Paloma Valenzuela I VO in Spanish: Yara Liceaga I City of Boston: Kristopher Carter & Nayeli Rodríguez

Part Two of a 3-Part Video Series for the City of Boston and their “Moving Through the Budget” Program promoting civil engagement in the city budget. (In ENG and SPAN)

ENGLISH VIDEO HERE

SPANISH VIDEO HERE

ENTIRE SERIES ON THE CITY OF BOSTON WEBSITE (WITH CC & SUBTITLES)

Directed & Produced by Paloma Valenzuela I DP: Collin Pagnoni I AC: JR Alexander I Script by Walter Smelt I Edited by: Ileana Andrés I Color Correction: José Durán I VO Recording: Studio 7 I VO in English: Paloma Valenzuela I VO in Spanish: Yara Liceaga I City of Boston: Kristopher Carter & Nayeli Rodríguez

Part Three of a 3-Part Video Series for the City of Boston and their “Moving Through the Budget” Program promoting civil engagement in the city budget. (In ENG and SPAN)

ENGLISH VIDEO HERE

SPANISH VIDEO HERE

ENTIRE SERIES ON THE CITY OF BOSTON WEBSITE (with CC and Subtitles)

Written & Directed by: Paloma Valenzuela

RANT! was first performed through an Emerson College theater troupe called RACEACTS. It was first performed in the Emerson Cabaret Theater, April 11th and 12th of 2008. The original cast consisted of ten actors, including one cameo appearance from the director and writer herself, who played Niurka from the hair salon scenes.  Both nights the production was shown to sold out crowds. Set in the urban parts of Boston, MA.

This comedy explores issues of identity, racial discrimination, prejudice and alienation. We follow moments in the lives of several characters throughout the city as they are pushed to their breaking point, and all they have left to do is raise their voices and rant! This play attempts to begin the conversation: how much do we know about each other? When are we finally going to take the time and learn?  In February of 2010 the TC2 Theater Company  selected various scenes and monologues from RANT! to showcase in their “The Next Stage” show which was presented at the Plaza Theater at the Boston Center for the Arts.

Description goes hereWritten by: Paloma Valenzuela // Directed by: Adobuere Ebiama (2012)//Directed by: Jessica Blaise (2016)

While discovering the lives of women-sex symbols in popular rap videos, we see the stress that  “The Ripper” goes through after realizing his booty shaking models are never going to show up to the video shoot. The Ripper is forced to find creative ways to shoot his music video without them. “Show Up” plays with this concept through abstract monologues and multimedia while revealing something intimate about each of these “absent” women. 

This play was produced in Boston through Can’t Wait Productions and La Gringa Loca Productions in 2012.

In 2016 the play was produced in  Los Angeles California by J.Blaise Productions. It was directed by Jessica Blaise and was presented for two nights at the Sherry Theater in North Hollywood.

Written & Directed by: Paloma Valenzuela | Other Presentations Directed by: Rosalind Thomas Clark (2012) and Veronica Wells (2014)

This play takes place in the Dominican Republic. In this one act play we witness the moments in the lives of various characters, and what happens to each of them, when the power goes out. Power outages are all too common in the Dominican Republic, becoming a daily interruption for everyone who lives on the island. During the power outages, these characters in “Queseyocuanto” discover the realities of the relationships they have with each other, the status of their current lives and emotional conditions and the severity of the social norms that plague them. It’s a glimpse into the human condition of each one of these distinct characters, which is revealed, only when the lights go out. “Queseyocuanto” was first presented in March of 2012 in English as a performed stage reading at the Boston Center for the Arts through the TC2 Squared Theater Company. It was directed by Rosalind Thomas Clark. It was presented under the translated title, “Black out. Lights Up!” It was also produced through La Gringa Loca Productions in its country of origin, the Dominican Republic, at the Teatro Guloya Theater in Santo Domingo on the 26th and 27th of May, 2012, to sold out crowds.  In 2014 the Boston-based theater company Escena Latina produced it, in Spanish. It was directed by Veronica Wells. 

In 2018, the scene “Scrub” from “Queseyocuanto” was included in the “Yo Soy Lola” Event at the Oberon Theater in Cambridge on October 5, 2018. 

In 2019, “Queseyocuanto” was produced at Hyde Square Task Force in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts through their youth theater group.