José Ignacio Cabrujas

José Ignacio Cabrujas
Born
José Ignacio Cabruja Lofiego

(1937-07-17)July 17, 1937
DiedOctober 21, 1995(1995-10-21) (aged 58)
Porlamar, Margarita island, Venezuela
Alma materUniversidad Central de Venezuela
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, actor, screenwriter, soap opera's writer
Years active1961–1995
Spouses
  • Democracia Lopez
    (m. 19601965)
  • Eva Ivanyi
    (m. 19761984)
  • Isabel Palacios
    (m. 19851990)
Children2

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."