Historical drama
The Diary of a Jewish Prostitute
A story of memory, identity and survival connecting two eras in Europe.
View project →A professional life written for the screen
Carlos María
Salsamendi
From television entertainment in Argentina and Paraguay to developing original stories for international film, scripted series and formats.
Professional profile
A career in motion
Carlos María Salsamendi is an Argentine writer, screenwriter and audiovisual creator. His professional path began in the entertainment and television industry, developed over many years in Paraguay and now focuses on screen stories for an international market.
His work spans comedy and entertainment scripts, original television formats, film screenplays, scripted series and projects designed for different languages and territories. Throughout, his central discipline has remained writing stories for the screen.
His professional archive identifies early work in Argentina connected with productions associated with Hugo Sofovich, Aldo Aresi and Pepe Parada. His career then moved to Paraguayan television before progressively expanding into feature-film and series development.
Details of the earliest work are based on the writer's professional archive. The independent press references currently available are identified below. This is a professional biography, not a list of released productions.
Television
The craft of television writing
Early television work in Paraguay
After moving to Paraguay, his archive records writing contributions to La familia Quintana and comedy segments of Holachiquilichingui (Canal 2). Exact dates and credits remain part of the ongoing historical documentation.
Me cargo de risa
The Paraguayan newspapers La Nación (14 August) and Popular (19 August) credited Salsamendi with the scripts for Me cargo de risa on Telefuturo. La Nación also identified him as executive producer. The show was directed by Raúl Proenza.
The programme continues
In July 2003, ABC Color reported on the fifth anniversary of Me cargo de risa. This documents the programme’s longevity, not necessarily that every original team member retained the same role throughout.
Domingo en Folklore
Domingo en Folklore (SNT, Canal 9) combined folk music and comedy. An audiovisual recording held in his professional archive carries an on-screen credit reading “Author and director: Carlos María Salsamendi.” It is a primary-source record of his television work.
Film writing
Stories across borders
Following his work in television, Salsamendi expanded into feature-film screenplays, scripted series and original formats. His portfolio spans historical drama, thrillers, science fiction, horror, comedy, mature romance and music-driven stories. Several projects have Spanish- and English-language versions or adaptations intended for different territories.
A story travels when its human conflict survives the change of country, language or format.
His development work includes screenplays, series bibles, outlines, professional decks and conceptual teasers. These are creative and industry-facing materials; they are not presented as completed, released or financed productions.
Indelible — Havana
The screenplay Indelible (Tinta indeleble) was included in the Unproduced Screenplays Competition of the 46th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana, representing Paraguay under the pen name “Salsa.” The festival catalogue and specialist coverage record the entry. It did not win the category award.
Tau ha Kerana — Havana submission
Tau ha Kerana: The Origin of Shadows, inspired by Guaraní mythology, was submitted in 2026. The festival confirmed receipt of the screenplay for preselection. Official selection in 2026 is not claimed without the corresponding published decision.
Original IP
An international slate, many storytelling forms
These titles illustrate the range of the work. The professional slate comprises projects at different stages of writing, development and industry outreach, and some properties have more than one format.
Philosophical tragedy
The Last Door
Athens, 399 BCE. Socrates must choose between saving himself and remaining true to his principles.
View project →Musical biographical drama
With My Guitar and My Voice
A historical fiction about Paraguayan musician Luis Alberto del Paraná and his international journey.
View project →Technology thriller
AIRGAP
A father and his son confront the consequences of a predictive surveillance system.
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Historical, faith and period drama
- The Diary of a Jewish Prostitute
- The Last Door
- With My Guitar and My Voice
- Between Love and Infamy
- The Book of Job
Thrillers, horror and science fiction
- AIRGAP
- Indelible / Tinta indeleble
- Yvyguy / The Weight of Silver
- La obra
- Obra negra
- 2030: Breathe
- Speedbump
- Tau ha Kerana
- Echoes of the Mind
- Welcome to El Rulo
- Deadly Prejudices
Series and original formats
- A contramano — daily drama
- A contramano Vertical — microseries
- La guerrera — feature and limited series
- The Z Family
- Guardians of Time
- Unbelieved Truth
- Method Public School
- Out of Sync
Romance, comedy and fantasy
- Crystal Moon
- Lo que pasó, pasó
- Casi tu tipo
- Dreaming and Nothing More
- La ruleta, la vida…
The matrix contains 29 project/format entries, not 29 produced or released titles. Multiple formats and adaptations may belong to a single underlying intellectual property.
Documentation
Sources, credits and professional presence
The career is supported by historical press coverage, original production materials, Havana festival documentation and professional profiles. Independent press and institutional records are distinguished from material published by the creator.
- La Nación, 14 August 1998, p. 6 — “Me cargo de risa: el reto de los humoristas locales.” Press clipping from the professional archive; identifies scriptwriting and executive production.
- Popular, 19 August 1998, p. 15 — Article on the premiere of Me cargo de risa, crediting the scripts.
- ABC Color, 15 July 2003 — Fifth anniversary of Me cargo de risa. ↗
- Havana Film Festival, 46th edition (2025) — Festival catalogue listing Indelible in the unproduced screenplays competition. ↗
- Otros Cines, 14 November 2025 — Industry coverage of the festival programme. ↗
- Havana Film Festival, 2026 — Registration and receipt of Tau ha Kerana for preselection, documented in professional correspondence.
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