History
How a reunion among friends turned into a great association…
It all started in Cancun in November 2016, when a group of about 12 friends met for Ana Barreto’s bachelorette party in “PERICOS”, women from our industry who were attending Mip Cancún.
Liliam Hernández, Gema López from Universal Cinergia and Cecilia Gómez de la Torre from Tondero had organized it.
History
How a reunion among friends turned into a great association…
It all started in Cancun in November 2016, when a group of about 12 friends met for Ana Barreto’s bachelorette party in “PERICOS”, women from our industry who were attending Mip Cancún.
Liliam Hernández, Gema López from Universal Cinergia and Cecilia Gómez de la Torre from Tondero had organized it.
To be a global platform of collaboration and to build an active network, where our associates feel identified as part of a successful group of professionals.
To be a meeting point that connects women in the audiovisual industry to share experiences and knowledge to strengthen the role of women and their development in the industry.
1. Maintain active relationships, generating a network of collaborative contacts.
2. Create a space to share experiences and knowledge about our industry.
3. Reinforce the role of women and their development as professionals.
4. Relax and enjoy good times together.
Values
Leadership: Raise our capabilities and build a better future.
Collaboration: Enhance our collective talent.
Ethics: Be authentic.
Quality: Do things well.
Diversity: Generate a global collaborative network.
Commitment: Put all the passion and enthusiasm in this work.
Values
Leadership: Raise our capabilities and build a better future.
Collaboration: Enhance our collective talent.
Ethics: Be authentic.
Quality: Do things well.
Diversity: Generate a global collaborative network.
Commitment: Put all the passion and enthusiasm in this work.
Values
Leadership: Raise our capabilities and build a better future.
Collaboration: Enhance our collective talent.
Ethics: Be authentic.
Quality: Do things well.
Diversity: Generate a global collaborative network.
Commitment: Put all the passion and enthusiasm in this work.
Renowned business woman with 38 years of experience in the audiovisual industry.
President and CEO of Universal Cinergia Dubbing and Universal Labs of America. Liliam has a degree in Business Administration in Florida.
Recognized executive with 25 years of experience in the audiovisual industry. Cecilia was Programming, Fiction, Acquisitions and International Sales Manager of Frecuencia Latina, important Peruvian TV channel. She was in charge of the production of more than 40 series and telenovelas.
Gema Lopez received her Law degree in 2003 in her native country Nicaragua. She started working at Universal Labs of America in 2007, learning with her CEO and now business partner Liliam Hernández about all the post-production area, both operative and executive.
I am very proud to be included in such a wonderful group of Professional Women! As a woman who has spent her entire career in the region dominated by Latin American men, as many of my WAWA colleagues, I think it is important that all of us present a united front and serve as an example for the next and young women to enter in our industry. The camaraderie and the support of other professional women is undoubtedly at the forefront of our society today. Thank you WAWA!
It is important because women in the industry are a power. Because we HAVE to have an organization that supports us more. Being part of this organization makes me feel proud of my professional career and happy to be part of this wonderful group.
WAWA KEEPS GROWING AND STRENGTHEN
Worldwide Audiovisual Women Association (WAWA), from its foundation, has been growing consistently, it proves the great convocation powers a group of united women with a great vision of our industry, can have. Now, WAWA has 400 associated women’s from all over the world
“…The moment to take our Association to the next level has arrived, we are proud of our Non-Profit Organization.”
Said Liliam Hernandez and Cecilia Gomez de la Torre, founding members of WAWA
“… in addition we want to be more than a great networking association, we want to connect people to employers, conduct business within us, use of the technological tools that we have today in order to grow onto innovate issues. For that reason, WAWA needs leader women in our Industry to be part of its Board of Directors.”
Keeping its path WAWA’s founding Board of Directors, made a new Board of Director’s meeting at MIP TV on Sunday, April 7th, on that date Roxana Rotundo participated as an integral and fundamental part of the Board to lead these changes. The Board also confirms the addition of important executives of the Industry with have a recognized career coming from different countries.
This New and International Boar will be made up of: Liliam Hernandez, Cecilia Gómez de la Torre, Roxana Rotundo, Maria Bonaria Fois, Ana Cecilia Alvarado, Susana Umbert, Offra Elmkies, Emilia Nuccio, Maria Elena Paniza, Karina Martinez, Maria Elena Useche, Vanessa Velazquez in addition to Blanca Ponce y Analida López, reconized with the “WAWA Woman of the Year Award”, for 2018 and 2019 respectively. This new Board will collaborate with innovative and creative ideas that would generate concrete actions of business development and growth, as well as key activities to promote the role of women in the industry. This will be a year of challenges and big projects for WAWA.
