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name: "Diego Velasco"
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roles: ["Director"]
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updated: "2026-09-17T02:28:24.105442+00:00"
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# Diego Velasco

Director. Born in United States.

## Details

- **Work:** Director

## Biography

Diego Velasco is a director and writer. Born in the United States and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, he made his feature debut with *The Zero Hour* (2010, also known as *La Hora Cero*), which he co-wrote and directed.

Velasco directed an episode of the final season of *Orange Is the New Black* (2019). His other television directing credits include episodes of *Teenage Bounty Hunters* (2020), *Diary of a Future President* (2020), *Social Distance* (2020) and *This Fool* (2022). He is married to writer and producer Carolina Paiz.

*Sources: imdb.com, diegovelasco.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Orange Is the New Black* (2013), Fi1m 79, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/orange-is-the-new-black.md)

## Also known for

- *Teenage Bounty Hunters* (2020), Director
- *The Zero Hour* (2010), Director, Writer
- *Diary of a Future President* (2020), Director

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