Gabriel Ripstein (Writing)
Little is known about Gabriel Ripstein, a figure with a modest footprint in Writing. Stay tuned for updates as more details become available.
Works
La Máquina
After a devastating loss, Esteban “La Máquina” Osuna is at a low point in his boxing career. Lucky for him, his manager and best friend Andy Lujan is determined to get him back on top. But when a nefarious organization rears its head, the stakes of this rematch become life or death. Esteban must juggle his own personal demons and protect his family.
Release Date:2024-10-09
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:34
Midnight Family
Marigaby is a medical student by day—and by night, she saves lives with her family in Mexico City's high-stakes business of private ambulances. As pressure from both worlds threatens to drag her down, Marigaby will do whatever it takes to stay afloat.
Release Date:2024-09-24
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:32
My Best Friend's Wedding
A woman is determined to stop the wedding of her best friend, since she has been secretly in love with him.
Release Date:2019-02-14
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:89
An Unknown Enemy
Fernando Barrientos, Head of the National Security Directorate, Mexico's Secret Police, is trying to reach the highest position in the country. On his way, he'll have to manipulate, betray, and kill, and he's well prepared for it. However, his path will be full of obstacles. Nobody, not even his family, will be immune to the chaos left in his quest for total power.
Release Date:2018-10-01
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:8
Vote Count:73
April's Daughter
Valeria is 17 and pregnant. She lives in Puerto Vallarta with Clara, her half sister. Valeria has not wanted her long-absent mother, April, to find out about her pregnancy, but due to the economic strain and the overwhelming responsibility of having a baby in the house, Clara decides to call their mother. April arrives, willing to her daughters, but we soon understand why Valeria had wanted her to stay away.
Release Date:2017-07-26
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:48
Compadres
A disgruntled Mexican cop is forced to work with a teenage hacker to hunt down the criminals who killed his wife, and dismantle their operation.
Release Date:2016-03-31
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:131
From Afar
Examines the struggles of a man petrified by the notion of human contact and intimacy. Armando, aged 50, cruises young men in the streets of Caracas and pays them to come back to his house. He also regularly spies on an older man with whom he seems to have ties from the past. One day he meets 17-year-old Elder, leader of a small band of thugs. Their turbulent relationship will come to mimic the violent, passionate, oppressive unpredictability of the city around them.
Release Date:2016-01-21
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:123
600 Miles
Arnulfo Rubio smuggles weapons from Arizona to Mexico for a drug cartel, but he is being investigated by agent Harris. When agent Harris blows his covers, he and Arnulfo end up in a journey where he will be the hostage of this young criminal.
Release Date:2015-12-03
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:99
Chronic
David is a nurse who works with terminally ill patients. Dedicated to his profession, he develops strong relationships with the people he cares for. But outside of work, it's a different story altogether.
Release Date:2015-10-21
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Vote Count:67
Narcos
A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.
Release Date:2015-08-28
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:2880
Pulling Strings
Rachel is an intelligent, modern-day woman constantly on the move. Primarily focused on her career as a diplomatic consul for the U.S. embassy, she's literally lived her life on the move, globe-trotting from city to city. Currently working in Mexico City and set to leave for London, Rachel's world turns upside down on the eve of her own goodbye party when she gets drunk and passes out on the street. Saved by Alejandro, a handsome Mariachi singer and single father, Rachel wakes up in his apartment with no recollection of how she got there. Nor does she remember that she rejected his visa the day before, which he desperately needs for his daughter. Romance unexpectedly blossoms between the two, but either sparks or fists will fly after she finds out his secret.
Release Date:2013-10-05
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:102
The Ruination of Men
A woman seeks help from one of her bigamous husband's killers to transport his corpse back to her home.
Release Date:2000-09-27
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Vote Count:8