Rosario García-Montero holds a degree in Media Studies from the University of Lima and a Master's degree in Film Production from The New School University in New York. There, she wrote and directed three short films: Atrapado (2002), ¿Te estás sentiendo sola? (2004), and Perfidia (2006), which were selected for several international film festivals, including the Sundance Film Festival. In 2006, she attended a screenwriting workshop at the International Film and Television School in Cuba, where she began developing the idea for Las Malas Intenciones.

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