José Ignacio Cabrujas
José Ignacio Cabrujas Lofiego (July 17, 1937 – October 21, 1995 in Porlamar, Margarita Island) was a Venezuelan playwright, theater director, chronicler, soap opera writer, drama librettist, screenplay writer, radio moderator, humanist and political campaigns designer. He is considered one of the founders and innovators of the modern telenovela genre in Latin America, and is called the "Maestro de las Telenovelas."
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 1937-07-17 · Caracas, Venezuela
- Died
- 1995-10-21
Known for
- The Return (2013) — Creator
- Emperatriz (2011) — Creator
- Araya (1959) — Narrator (Spanish Version) (voice)
- Toda una dama (2007) — Idea
- The Smoking Fish (1977) — Screenplay
- Coup at Daybreak (1998) — Writer
- Más allá del silencio (1985) — Screenplay
- Chronicle of a Latin American Subversive (1974)
- The Burning of Judas (1974)
- The Flock of Angels (1979) — Screenplay
- La Dama de Rosa (1986) — Creator
- The Scandal (1987) — Writer
- The Day You Love Me (1986) — Theatre Play
- Carmen (1978) — Co-Writer
- Géminis, venganza de amor (2002) — Original Series Creator
- Señora (1988) — Creator