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Isabel is the V.P., and one of the two originators of De Varona Group, since 2008. Isabel is in charge of the production department. She oversees all aspects of production and manages the creative talent.

Isabel’s experience includes theater, radio, television and film. In 1986, she co-founded and co-hosted a radio show that aired weekly in Ecuador, called Top Hits-USA, a 90 minute musical radio magazine, becoming the number one show in the country for two years.

In theater she has been part of several productions as an actress. In TV, she co hosted various programs, interviewing, Gloria Estefan, Willy Chirino, Rocio Jurado, Jose Jose, Emmanuel, and Celia Cruz,  to name a few. In radio she was the first female voice in the Miami area to co-host a morning news segment with WSUA – Radio, swiftly moving on to co host the mid-day news. In 1986 Isabel joins SBS- Radio, were she not only hosted but also produced her own daily show for 8 years, along with co-hosting on Saturdays a 6 hour musical radio-show live from Miami-NY. While working at SBS she has the challenge to co-produce a daily four hour variety show for a renowned radio and TV personality Gilda Miros, airing in three markets, MIA-NY-LA.

In 1997, Isabel joins BVI Communications as Senior Director, where she has the responsibility to work and direct a diverse talent pool in series for leading cable programmers including: MTV, SHOWTIME, STARZ, ENCORE, CINECANAL, FILM & ARTS, IFC, MOVIE CITY, LOCOMOTION, DISCOVERY NETWORKS, VIACOM, AND DIGITAL LATIN AMERICA.

Her experience in the production field has helped her to sharpen her talent for organizing and creating innovative concept concerts. Exilio’s first concert, “Bembé”, was a sold out success with the two time Grammy winner Cuban sonera, Albita, and Nery Torres. She later went on to produce a comeback show with another Grammy contender,  Marisela Verena. After two successful sold out concerts, Exilio Productions went on to produce Albita's first solo concert in Miami. Subsequent to a sold out show, Albita joins exilio productions in a co-production, uniting for the first time, three generations of Cuban music, with the world renowned jazz artist and Grammy winner, Paquito D’Rivera, Cuba’s sexciting voices The Marquez Sisters, and Albita. Most recently, exilio productions, brought back to the musical arena, Santo Domingo’s most celebrated merenguera, Milly Quezada, in a “Mano a Mano”, with Albita.

In March of 2009, PROFUNDA- Proyecto Fundación Sín Fronteras, a non for profit organization is created alongside Commissioner Rebeca Sosa and Victim Response Inc., in an effort to bring awareness to one of the most common crime against women and yet one of the least punished, domestic violence. The purpose for this collaboration is to raise awareness about the prevalence of domestic violence, thus, educating and empowering women in the hispanic community.