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Victoria Alonso
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Alonso in 2023
Born (1965-12-22) 22 December 1965 (age 59)
Occupation
  • Film producer
  • studio executive
Years active 1996–present
Notable work
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Spouse(s) Imelda Corcoran
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Victoria Alonso, born on December 22, 1965, is a talented film producer from Argentina. She used to be a top executive at Marvel Studios, where she oversaw many important parts of making movies. This included physical production, post-production, visual effects, and animation.

Early Life and Start in Film

Victoria Alonso was born in La Plata, Argentina. When she was 19, she moved to Seattle, USA, hoping to become an actress. Later, she moved to Los Angeles, which is a big center for movies.

She started working in the visual effects industry. This means she helped create the amazing special effects you see in movies. For four years, she worked at a company called Digital Domain. She helped produce visual effects for films like Big Fish (2003). This movie was even nominated for an award for its special visual effects.

Career at Marvel Studios

In 2005, Victoria Alonso joined Marvel Studios. She started as an executive vice president for visual effects and post-production. She was a co-producer on early Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films. These included Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2010), and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).

Since The Avengers (2012), she has been an executive producer on every Marvel Studios movie and TV show. This means she played a big role in bringing all your favorite Marvel stories to life. In 2015, she was promoted to executive vice president of production. By 2021, she became the president of physical and post-production, visual effects, and animation at Marvel Studios.

Awards and Recognition

Victoria Alonso has received several awards for her work.

  • In 2016, she was the first woman to win the Harold Lloyd Award from the Advanced Imaging Society. This award recognized her amazing achievements in visual effects.
  • In January 2020, she received the Filmmaker Award from the Motion Picture Sound Editors.
  • In October 2021, she was honored with the Visionary Award at Outfest, a film festival.
  • In December 2022, The Hollywood Reporter magazine included her in their "Women in Entertainment Power 100" list.

Leaving Marvel Studios

In 2023, Victoria Alonso left her role at Marvel Studios. She had worked on a film called Argentina, 1985 for Amazon Studios. After leaving Marvel, she and Disney reached an agreement for compensation.

Personal Life

Victoria Alonso is married to Australian actress Imelda Corcoran. They have one adopted daughter together.

Filmography

Victoria Alonso has worked on many films and television shows. Here are some of them:

Feature Films

Year Title Role
2000 The 6th Day Visual effects producer
2001 Shrek Visual effects producer
2003 Big Fish Visual effects producer
2008 Iron Man Co-producer
Visual effects producer
2010 Iron Man 2 Co-producer
2011 Thor Co-producer
2012 The Avengers Executive producer
2013 Iron Man 3 Executive producer
2014 Guardians of the Galaxy Executive producer
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron Executive producer
2016 Captain America: Civil War Executive producer
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Executive producer
2018 Black Panther Executive producer
2019 Avengers: Endgame Executive producer
2021 Black Widow Executive producer
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Executive producer
2022 Argentina, 1985 Producer
2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Executive producer

Television Shows

Year Title Role Notes
2021 WandaVision Executive producer 9 episodes
2021 Loki Executive producer 12 episodes
2021–2024 What If...? Executive producer 26 episodes
2022 Moon Knight Executive producer 6 episodes
2022 Ms. Marvel Executive producer 6 episodes
2022–2023 I Am Groot Executive producer 10 episodes
2024 X-Men '97 Executive producer 10 episodes

Awards and Nominations

Year Film Award Category Result
2006 Kingdom of Heaven Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture Won
2009 Iron Man Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature Nominated
2019 Avengers: Endgame Hollywood Film Awards Hollywood Blockbuster Award Won
2024 X-Men '97 Gotham TV Awards Breakthrough Drama Series Nominated

See also

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