About
BIO
Breadth of Experience
ELAINE DEL VALLE BIO
Elaine is a native New York, Puerto Rican Director and multi-hyphenate Storyteller.
Her awards include the HBO Latinx Director award, the LALIFF | LFI | Amazon-MGM works-in-progress independent feature film post-production grant and from festivals including SXSW, Urbanworld, Catalyst Stories, Seriesfest and more.
Elaine directed the Tubi Original dance-drama-thriller Midnight Hustle (now streaming.) Her independent narrative feature, Brownsville Bred, which she wrote, produced and directed, is currently in post-production. The YA family drama and gritty slice of Urban American Latina life shares Elaine's coming-of-age story and was filmed in New York and Puerto Rico. The story is adapted from Elaine's award-winning short film, autobiographical novel, and Off-Broadway one-woman show, Brownsville Bred.
Elaine is a WarnerMedia 150 Artist, Sundance Writer & Director Lab alumna, Shondaland Director finalist and two-time Lynn Shelton and Imagen Impact award nominee.
Her TV Director Shadow experiences include on ABC's Queens under producing director Crystle Roberson and on NBC's The Irrational under Cherie Nowlan.
Her short films, Me 3.769 and Princess Cut, can be seen on Max.
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JAVIER MUNOZ
"Knows what she wants and how she's going to get it."
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As a Writer, across mediums, Elaine's original one-hour procedural drama pilot, The System, was bought by the CBS network; The New York Times hailed her off-Broadway stage play, "From Girlhood Trials to Onstage Triumph." Elaine's debut novel was named a "Most Inspirational YA Book" by the International Latino Book Awards.
Elaine completed the (by invitation only) 2023 WGA East Showrunner Academy program and is a proud member of the Rideback Rise Writers Circle.
Elaine was trained as an Actor at New York City's Carnegie Hall by Wynn Handman. She worked on stage and screen, including
recurring guest star roles in the ABC drama Queens, and Dora The Explorer. Other guest star roles include on The Resident, and The Sinner. (Acting Reel)
On a mission to tell authentic stories, and expand representation and opportunities for underrepresented artists, Elaine founded Del Valle Productions. She has Produced over 50 titles, and made history as the first person ever to license an interstitial series to HBO.
As a bilingual, with a keen eye and her pulse on the Latino community, Elaine was approached to source on-camera talent. Elaine is a member of CSA and has provided Casting for high profile brands, agencies, and studios, including for Comedy Central and PBS Kids.
Elaine received the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Arts award. She was a NY Board of Education Literacy Day Keynote Speaker. She was featured as an inspirational figure in the PBS documentary series Beating The Odds. The NYC housing projects (where Elaine grew up) named a park bench in her honor for her "outstanding efforts to uplift the community." In 2024, El Diario (the longest-running Spanish language newspaper in America) named Elaine among its "Mujeres Destacadas" (Outstanding Women).
