Rodrigo Salem

About

Seasoned professional with over 20 years of media experience. Diversified background consisting of both domestic (Brazil) and international experience. Worked across multiple departments in newspapers and magazines. As editor-in-chief of movie magazine SET, he drove the outlet to exceed sales expectations with exclusive content and editorial focusing on the pop cross-media. The magazine became a best-seller. Features editor & co-founder of the Brazilian version of GQ MAGAZINE, the most important men's magazine in the world. Special coverage in Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, Berlinale, Toronto, The Oscars, the Golden Globes, and many others. Set visit coverages in several parts of the world: "The Matrix" trilogy, "Batman Begins," "Daredevil" (Netflix), "Lord of The Rings," "King Kong," "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory," "Mission: Impossible 3," "Better Call Saul," "Harry Potter," "Django Unchained," and many more. Conducted 1-1 interviews with great authors and talent such as Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Christopher Nolan, The Coen Brothers, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Alfonso Cuarón, Jose Padilha, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, Leonardo Di Caprio, Paul Thomas Anderson, John Green, Ridley Scott, Ben Affleck, Wagner Moura, Gael Garcia Bernal, Ricardo Darin, Tom Hanks, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, and so on. Experienced translator from English to Portuguese, responsible for several Brazilian translations of famous comic books ("Preacher," "Y - The Last Man) and books ("Of Dice & Men," "The Kind Worth Killing," "Star Trek - The 50 year Mission," "Bucky F*cking Dent"). Wrote two screenplays for the American market and currently working on a TV show script. As a freelancer, I write content and localization for Portuguese (BR) for a global technology company. Currently based in Los Angeles, CA.