Cienaga Stories

Stories from the Colombian coast

Cienaga Stories is an independent production company rooted in the Colombian Caribbean. We believe in cinema as a way of seeing — slow, attentive, unafraid of silence.

Our work draws from the landscapes, rhythms, and stories of the coast. We produce narrative shorts, documentaries, and experimental work that bridges the personal and the political.

Founded in 2024 by Esteban Corzo, the company takes its name from the town of Cienaga, Magdalena — a place where the mountains meet the sea, and where Gabriel Garcia Marquez witnessed the banana massacre that would shape a century of Colombian storytelling.

Team

Lorena Villanueva

Partner / Founder

Lorena Villanueva is a Colombian director and producer based in Los Angeles with a decade of experience in the Film and TV industry. She completed her Master’s in Film Direction at Bande à Part Film School in Spain and she directed her first short, Fuoco Fatuo in Italy. Back in Colombia she directed two more short films Inés (ColFilmNY ‘21) and Bed Smash (Festival SantaFe de Antioquia Best Short Film ‘24, FICNOR ‘24). Lorena produced the feature film Corozo, which premiered at the ChiLatino Film Festival ´24 and won the Audience Award at the ColFilmNY ‘24. and is the director and producer of The Tide Inside, short film.

Esteban Orozco

Partner / Founder

Esteban, a Colombian screenwriter, debuted with Al Final del Espectro, optioned by Universal Pictures for a remake starring Nicole Kidman. He wrote and produced Saluda al Diablo de mi Parte, starring Golden Globe nominee Edgar Ramírez. His screenplay Nomads made Hollywood’s Black List in 2019. Esteban has written for El Chapo and Distrito Salvaje, served as showrunner for Malayerba, was Executive Producer on Netflix’s Bandidos, and a staff writer for The Night Manager Season 2.