Jorge Saralegui
Jorge Manuel Saralegui is a Cuban-American film producer and screenwriter. Born in Cuba, he was raised in Bronxville, New York, later graduating with a degree in creative writing from Antioch College.
Career
In 1987, he relocated to Los Angeles, California to pursue script writing. A year later, he was hired as a studio reader at Universal Pictures. Following a brief stint as a story analyst at Daniel Melnick's The IndieProd Company, he joined 20th Century Fox in 1989 as a script reader.At Fox, he was promoted to a junior creative executive position, then, in June 1995, to senior vice-president of production. Two years later, he was appointed executive vice-president of production. There, Saralegui ushered Speed, Independence Day, Broken Arrow and Die Hard With a Vengeance through the development and production processes, and oversaw the productions of Speed 2: [Cruise Control], Alien: Resurrection and Great Expectations.
In late 1997, he negotiated with studios to launch his own film label, settling at Warner Bros. in 1998, where he founded on-lot production company Material Films, with Channing Dungey serving as president.
In 2005, he co-founded horror film production company Midnight Picture Show with Clive Barker.
Fiction
His writings have appeared in literary magazines and an anthology, Latinos in Lotusland. Saralegui's first novel, Last Rites, was published by Putnam Berkley in 1985, followed by Shadow Stalker in 1987, then Looker in 1990.A fourth novel, Sentimental Surgery, was a quarterfinalist in the 2019 ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition.
Filmography
He was a producer of the listed films, unless otherwise noted.Film
;As writer| Year | Film |
| 2002 | Showtime |
| 2018 | Incoming |
;Recognition
| Year | Film | Role |
| 2015 | The Idol | Special thanks |