Who am I?

I am Rodolfo Báez, born on October 14, 1983, in Rancho Arriba, San José de Ocoa, Dominican Republic. Currently, I am working on my doctoral thesis at the Complutense University of Madrid on "The transformation of media in the era of artificial intelligence: an analysis of the paradigm shift in the production and distribution of news, visual, and literary content."

I hold a Master's degree in Directing and Production of Fiction Series from Antonio de Nebrija University in Madrid, Spain, and another Master's degree in Editorial Design and Digital Publications from the Higher School of Design in Barcelona.

I graduated with a bachelor's degree in Social Communication with a specialization in Journalism from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, where I also completed a bachelor's degree in Clinical Psychology.

I have made my mark in the literary field with the publication of several books, including "Valle Encantado, la Ciudad Perdida," "La Hija del Comandante," "El Crimen (un pacto de sangre)," "La Mejiquita," "El Hombre de los 100 Corazones," "Jaque a la Dama," "La Última Crónica del Infierno," "Cuando Mueran los Hombres," "Nano's Archivos del Juego," and "Domadora de Autos."

In addition to my work as a writer, I work as a professor at the Ibero-American University (UNIBE), the Pontifical Catholic Mother and Teacher University (PUCMM), and UNAPEC, teaching courses in Cinematic Animation, Film Scriptwriting, Film Theory and Aesthetics, Communication 1 and 2, Communication Workshop, etc.

I have had the privilege of coordinating the Narrators of Santo Domingo Literary Workshop and founding and presiding over Last Monster Editors (UME), El Gato Ediciones, the Dominican Association of Speculative Fiction (ADFE), and the Dominican Academy of Artificial Intelligence (ADIA).

My experience in the audiovisual field includes directing and producing various short films, such as "La puerta negra," "Lotería verde," "La labor," "Euforia," and "Luz en las paredes," as well as the documentary "Unibe documental comunicación 2019-1."

As a screenwriter, I have contributed to projects such as the series Las aventuras de Plátano Power, Residencia 4, and the science fiction series La paradoja del fénix. Additionally, I have adapted several of my stories for film, such as "Gaviotas de papel" and "Suceso en el infierno universal." I am the co-writer of the film Aire Just Breathe, directed by Leticia Tonos.

My experience also extends to the editorial field, where I held the position of editor at the National Publishing House of the Ministry of Culture. Furthermore, I spent two years studying Ancient Hebrew at the Israeli Biblical Institute. I am the father of the most beautiful baby on the planet, Axel Antonio, and the husband of the most charming lady in the Dominican Republic, Beatriz Vásquez.