Surprise: Argentinian Victoria Alonso leaves Marvel Studios

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victory toothe executive of Marvel Studios longtime, high-profile man whose time with the firm dates back to the former Hombre de Hierrohe left the studio, according to several sources The Hollywood Reporter. Argentina was also a producer of Argentina, 1985.

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The reasons for the departure are not clear, but he parted ways with the studio on Fridaythe sources say.

Alonso had been with the company since the early days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, establishing an enviable 17-year career and watching the studio grow from operating from a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Beverly Hills to being acquired by Disney and becoming the highest-grossing franchise in film history.

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Victoria, with Ricardo Darín, Saturday before the Oscar ceremony.

Victoria, with Ricardo Darín, Saturday before the Oscar ceremony.

Alonso joined the studio in 2006 as head of visual effects and post-production and helped launch the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) as co-producer of Hombre de Hierro 2008. She was co-producer of iron man 2 (2010), Thor (2011) e Captain America (2011). Alonso was then promoted to executive producer of avengers (2012). The film grossed $1.5 billion.

The Argentinian served as an executive producer on subsequent Marvel releases and also worked on the Disney+ television series. In 2021 she was promoted to President, Physics and Post Production, Visual Effects and Animation Production.

When the premiere of "Argentina, 1985" was held in Venice, Alonso (right) held up handkerchiefs in reference to the disappeared.

When the premiere of “Argentina, 1985” was held in Venice, Alonso (right) held up handkerchiefs in reference to the disappeared.

In addition to her behind-the-scenes work, she was a top ambassador for the studio’s representation efforts and spoke during Disney’s uproar with Florida over its Don’t Say Gay bill. “As long as I’m at Marvel Studios, I’m going to fight for representation,” said Alonso, who is gay.

Influential

She was named one of the magazine’s most influential Hispanic women People in Spanish in 2019 and 2020 and appeared on the Women in Entertainment Power 100 list by The Hollywood Reporter repeatedly.

Source: Clarin

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