writer | producer | director
Vic Cabrera is a multi-talented writer, producer, director with a diverse background in the entertainment industry. He's an avid observer of the comedy in the human condition and the relationships that make it all worthwhile. Vic’s work is rich in character with stories written from the heart.
Here's what Joy B. said about Vic's book, MY CUBAN STORY… Funny Memories from Serious Times: I started laughing from the first page. Excellent writing that keeps the reader not only intrigued but involved. I can barely put it down...
The tale begins with the Cabrera family in Cuba; the Revolution, escape to Spain, New York and assimilation in Hoboken, New Jersey. The theatrical production includes original music by Esteban Adame.
PAPERBACK - KINDLE - SOUNDTRACK
now available at: MyCubanStory.com
Cabrera Productions LLC, develops, produces and distributes Vic's works, (books, movies, TV, internet and theater).
ComedyWebChannel.com is the distribution center which features original sketches called Comic-toons. In development is a social network, classifieds, forums, referrals, a store and a number of interactive features are on the way.
The Big Deal Vic wrote, produced and directed this, multi-cultural, ensemble movie. It’s a fun story with great characters and a “super-hot” original soundtrack by Esteban Adame.
STAGE
THEY'RE MY STORIES... and I’m sticking to‘em, is a collection of four one-act plays and a monologue being work-shopped for production.
- ISMAEL’S GARDEN
- LOVE IS BLIND AND A LITTLE FORGETFUL
- TESS AND BIG EDDIE
- THE BIG DEAL, being work-shopped for production.
- CONGA FEVER (monologue)
- THE FIX-A-THON a full length relationship comedy.
- MR. & MRS. DESTINY AT THE JERSEY SHORE is an absurdest-romp about love, matchmaking and the power of fate. A full length play.
FILM
- SUMMER BALL (movie) A coming-of-age story about three girls, three families and three strikes. (in development)
- LA EXTRANJERA EN AMERICA (THE FOREIGNER IN AMERICA)
- Sitcom bible with 140 story lines. Based on the movie The Big Deal.
BIO
Mr. Cabrera recently concluded 20 years at NBC where he was a Staff Director, Associate Director and Stage Manager. His most recent assignment was at KNBC-4 news. During his employment at NBC/KNBC, Vic worked on a number of live and taped shows ranging from news to talk, sports to specials.
Before NBC, Cabrera was an On-Air and Post Production Supervisor at Turner Cable Music Channel, based out of The Production Group / Post Group in Hollywood.
Mr. Cabrera was a founding executive in Charge of Operations and Production for KSTS-TV 48, a San Jose / San Francisco start-up station. Before that, Vic was at KOLO-TV (ABC) in Reno, Nevada. There he directed a number of commercials as well as live programs and events.
Vic has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film and television from New York University.
He is an active member of the New Playwrights Foundation, co-founder and past president of the Alameda Writers Group and has taught TV Production at California State University, Northridge.
Cabrera is a member of the Directors Guild of America (1993).
Born in Cuba, Vic speaks fluent Spanish. He is married and has two daughters. Among his greatest accomplishments he lists, “...being happily married for 30 years” and “still laughing as a family.”
