Daniela Richer

Daniela Richer, born in Mexico back in 1980, honestly seems to have been scribbling ideas on napkins since she could hold a pen. She wrapped up her studies at ITESM in Monterrey in 2004, but, let’s be real, her creative streak started way before graduation caps and diplomas. She was already cooking up short stories and dabbling in theater scripts as a kid. One of her early twists of fate? Winning a local thriller contest in Reforma—yeah, that kind of thing that makes your parents stop questioning your career choices for a minute. Not long after, she got into the thick of TV drama, landing a gig as an assistant on a telenovela. Not exactly red carpet stuff, but it’s where she got her hands dirty. Around the same time, she picked up some serious cred adapting language for DreamWorks’ animated flick Over the Hedge in 2006. That wasn’t just a notch on her belt; it got her a scholarship for a master’s in screenwriting and audiovisual development at Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. She didn’t stay away from home turf for long. After Chile, she boomeranged back to Mexico and started rolling out original shows like Morir en Martes, its sequel, Hoy Soy Nadie, and Cuenta Pendiente—all of which hit Televisa Networks. But her big break? That came in 2019 when El dragón dropped on W Studios and Netflix, shooting her work into the international spotlight. From scribbling stories as a kid to streaming on Netflix—that’s one wild, creative ride.